{"id":1882,"date":"2004-03-31T02:05:56","date_gmt":"2004-03-31T07:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2004-03-31T02:05:56","modified_gmt":"2004-03-31T07:05:56","slug":"generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/03\/generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america\/","title":{"rendered":": Generation M: Growing Up Muslim In America"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altmuslim.com\/ee_images\/salam_shirt.jpg\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>In the TV special \u201cKeeping Faith: Muslim Kids in America,\u201d which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freep.com%2Fnews%2Fchildrenfirst%2Fduf26_20040326.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">aired<\/a> this past Sunday on Nickelodeon, one Muslim schoolgirl recounts having heard taunts of \u201cGo back to your own country!\u201d in the months following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. \u201cThis is my country,\u201d she <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com%2Fnews%2Fglobe%2Fliving%2Farticles%2F2004%2F03%2F27%2Fnick_news_talks_to_muslim_kids\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">protests<\/a>. \u201cI was born here!\u201d  The show highlighted the lives of Muslim children in the US, and followed them as they went through their daily routine, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com%2Fentertainment%2Fplaindealer%2Findex.ssf%3F%2Fbase%2Fentertainment%2F1080383762319052.xml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">combining<\/a> American culture with their Muslim faith.  Even in a post-9\/11 America, Muslim youth are feeling more comfortable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrens-express.org%2Fdynamic%2Fpublic%2Fmuslim_children_011101.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">expressing<\/a> their Muslim identity, through high school <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masnet.org%2Fnews.asp%3Fid%3D1032\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">clubs<\/a>, clothing and dress that are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islamicashop.com%2F\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">uniquely<\/a> American Muslim, and even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.786boyz.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">music<\/a>.  Through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimpoet.com%2F\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">poetry<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimfilmfestival.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">films<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meccaone.org%2F\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cultural expression<\/a>, American Muslim youth are helping define the parameters of Islam in America, reconciling their two identities in the process. There\u2019s also \u201cFor Us By Us\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/soundvision.com%2FInfo%2Fteens%2Fpositive.asp%2F\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">websites<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myna.org%2Fyadults.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">community organizations<\/a>, social <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naseeb.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">networking sites<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimyouthcamp.org\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">summer camps<\/a> that cater to them as well.  But there are many challenges ahead.  David R. Hodge, a professor who helps train social workers to deal with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naswdc.org%2Fpressroom%2F2002%2F020102.asp\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">problems<\/a> facing Muslim youth, cites the difficulty of prayer and fasting in school, a significant degree of peer pressure because of their beliefs, and being ridiculed or worse for failing to follow secular values.  This week, Nashala Hearn, a Muslim sixth-grader in Oklahoma who was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk%2Fworldlatest%2Fstory%2F0%2C1280%2C-3922129%2C00.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">suspended<\/a> for wearing a head scarf was joined in her legal complaint by the US Justice Department.  But challenges such as these don\u2019t scare \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianweek.com%2F2002_06_21%2Farts_generationm.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Generation M<\/a>\u201c.  \u201cAfter September 11, the older generation who ran the show thought it was best to lie low,\u201d said Atif Jaleel, 23, a Muslim youth organizer. \u201cWe decided we must <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com%2Fmld%2Fcentredaily%2Fnews%2F6771571.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">become active<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From civil rights struggles to forging a hybrid culture, growing up Muslim in America is a difficult, yet rewarding experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":530,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-briefings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>: Generation M: Growing Up Muslim In America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From civil rights struggles to forging a hybrid culture, growing up Muslim in America is a difficult, yet rewarding experience.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/03\/generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\": Generation M: Growing Up Muslim In America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From civil rights struggles to forging a hybrid culture, growing up Muslim in America is a difficult, yet rewarding experience.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/03\/generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"altmuslim\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2004-03-31T07:05:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.altmuslim.com\/ee_images\/salam_shirt.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shahed Amanullah\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shahed Amanullah\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/03\/generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/03\/generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america\/\",\"name\":\": Generation M: Growing Up Muslim In America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2004-03-31T07:05:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2004-03-31T07:05:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#\/schema\/person\/0e0efbb645cc461c721083358f82f945\"},\"description\":\"From civil rights struggles to forging a hybrid culture, growing up Muslim in America is a difficult, yet rewarding experience.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/03\/generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/03\/generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2004\/03\/generation_m_growing_up_muslim_in_america\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\": Generation M: Growing Up Muslim In America\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/\",\"name\":\"altmuslim\",\"description\":\"Global perspectives on Muslim life, politics &amp; 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