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PRESS ROOM Altmuslimah in the press
Saturday, November 19, 2011 Jamiah Adams to be keynote speaker at CAMP NJ Eid dinner   Please join CAMP NJ on Saturday, November 19th as we host our first annual Eid dinner! We are pleased to hold our event at the Rosewood, a centrally located banquet hall that offers a delicious, halal cuisine in an elegant setting. In addition to networking among top professionals in the industry, we are excited to announce our keynote speaker for the night, Jamiah Adams. Jamiah produces political, advocacy and documentary media for web, television and film. Her wealth of experience includes new media production for CBS Entertainment and video production for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. She also works to highlight the efforts of the American Muslim community with production projects such as Count Me In and My Fellow American. Don't miss a night of good food, great company, and excellent discussion among peers--buy your ticket today!  |
Monday, October 24, 2011 Asma Uddin and Michael Gerson in conversation with Meryl Chertoff  AltMuslimah  THE CONSTITUTION AND THE POLITICS OF RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY
featuring
MICHAEL GERSON
The Washington Post
&
ASMA UDDIN
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
in conversation with Meryl Chertoff
Director of the Aspen Institute Justice and Society Program
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Vanderbilt University Asma Uddin Speaking at “Covering Islam in the Bible Belt” Conference- August 21-23  Altmuslimah  Covering the topic of Islam is becoming an increasingly challenging assignment for journalists, especially in the South. To help those who report on issues involving Muslim communities, the MTSU School of Journalism is hosting this conference and workshop, featuring veteran reporters and experts in Islamic history and culture.  |
PRINCETON SEMINAR: Islam and Religious Freedom Princeton Theological Seminary  AltMuslimah  Asma T. Uddin will be speaking at a seminar on Islam and Religious Freedom at the Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey on Friday and Saturday, July 8 & 9. Brought to you by the Witherspoon Institute.  |
Cornell University Asma Uddin speaks at Cornell University  Eric Tagliacozzo  As part of Cornell University's program on Comparative Muslim Societies, Asma Uddin gave a talk on "Altmuslimah: Creating an Alternative Discourse on Gender and Islam"  |
MPAC Convention Asma Uddin at 10th Annual MPAC Convention  Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)  Asma Uddin spoke at MPAC's 10th Annual Convention, on a panel entitled: The State of Our Umma (Community): Facing Our Challenge  |
Center for American Progress The Center for American Progress interviews Asma Uddin  Sally Steenland  This interview is part of the Young Muslim American Voices Project, a CAP project launched late last year that seeks to strengthen the voices and visibility of young Muslim-American leaders.
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Elan Magazine Muslimahs in the Media Do It Themselves  Arwa Abura  This “spotlight” may also explain the success of these sites and organisations which, Asma Uddin of Altmuslimah insists, are taking issues that were previously restricted to academic circles and the masses and Muslim women are dealing with them in their daily lives.  |
NPR Altmuslimah on NPR  National Public Radio  Altmuslimah's Sarah Jawaid discussed modesty and the burqa ban on NPR. Though the burqa and niqab have made news in recent months, Islam is only one of many religions that connect modesty to faith with specific garments. Many Mormons, Amish, Orthodox Jews and Christians promote modest appearance, among men and women, to various degrees.  |
Duke University Altmuslimah at Duke University  Duke University  Altmuslimah's Asma Uddin led a discussion on gender-in-Islam in conjunction with the screening of The Mosque in Morgantown.  |
University of Delaware Altmuslimah at University of Delaware  University of Delaware  Altmuslimah's Asma Uddin spoke at the University of Delaware about being a female, Muslim lawyer. Read about a student's perspective here, and from the moderator's perspective below.  |
United Nations Altmuslimah at the United Nations  United Nations  Media Advisory: Asma Uddin Speaking at United Nations panel parallel to Commission on Status of Women meeting in New York. Post-event coverage can be found here.  |
ONE NATION: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Altmuslimah wants your photos!  One Nation Staff  Altmuslimah has officially launched its photographic campaign - aimed at providing an alternative to the dominant media image of oppressed Muslim women and angry Muslim men. In partnership with Altmuslimah, One Nation will be posting each new video every other week.  |
Muslim Public Affairs Council MPAC Featured in PBS Documentary Airing Tonight  MPAC Staff  "Also, Altmuslimah.com shares this interesting take on Nomani's interaction with MPAC's Edina Lekovic, which is featured in the documentary: 'Lekovic goes on to say that by pushing this issue, Nomani risks distracting from more important indicators of women's empowerment in their mosques - women serving on the mosque's governing board'"  |
ONE NATION: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Altmuslimah.com, a place for comment on gender in Islam  Leah Borkin  "What makes Altmuslimah different is its combination of journalistic and academic perspectives with deeply private looks into our identity struggles vis-à-vis both Muslims and non-Muslims," says Asma Uddin, Editor-in-Chief of Altmuslimah.com.  |
Islam in America AltMuslimah tackles Gender Relations among Muslims  Anas Coburn  "AltMuslimah provides well-written articles that address issues about which there has previously been either silence, or apologia that miss the impact these issues have on the lives of women, men, and children."  |
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