What forces are behind the spike in anti-Muslim hate speech and what is their goal? Join altmuslim.com associate editor Wajahat Ali and others in discussing this important topic at a panel discussion at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC.

With an epic reach, a new documentary looks at the lives of four high school football players at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan, to see how they reconcile their Arab backgrounds, their love for football, and the demands of Ramadan. The result is an eye-opener for every American.

This Ramadan, Bassam Tariq and Aman Ali expand on last year’s exploration of 30 mosques in New York City with an ambitious drive across 30 states to visit 30 unique mosques, uncovering a diversity and dynamism that surprises us all.

As I screened my latest film, TruthSearch, at the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum, I pondered how the “Muslim” label affects an artist’s ability to be creative and influence others. I was not alone.

A funny video that crossed our path (anonymously, of course) recently asks the age old question that has crossed the mind of many a Muslim shopkeeper in the West. Are pork rinds halal? Kosher? All of the above?

Along with author and screenwriter Kamran Pasha, Editor-in-chief Shahed Amanullah spoke to Al Jazeera’s Riz Khan about a new $150 million remake of The Message (a dramatized story of the Prophet Muhammad) and how Islam and Hollywood intersect.

Jackson Heights resident Mujib Rahman wanted to be the first Bangladeshi elected to New York’s City Council. His strategy: tell voters about his opponent’s sexuality. On election day, he was outvoted nearly 3 to 1.

Are Muslims really trying to take over America? Most estimates indicate that there are 3-4 million Muslims in the United States. In order for Muslims to take over, simple math says they have to be at least 50 percent of the 300 million Americans. As of now, Muslims are still about 147 million people short.

Our own Wajahat Ali moderated a panel discussion on “Politics and New Media in the Muslim World” on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the University of California, Berkeley and sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Center for Southeast Asia Studies.

Longtime blogger and contributor to altmuslim, Ali Eteraz, has released his first book Children of Dust, a memoir of his life growing up in Pakistan and America’s Bible Belt. Here, he tells us more about the experiences that led to its publication.