Sep 20 Decades after ‘the Arab problem,’ Muslim and Arab Americans are leading political change in Metro Detroit By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Despite a long history, Muslim or Arab American communities in the metro Detroit area have not had significant presence in local government other than city council -- until now. Continue reading
Sep 16 Post-9/11 surveillance has left a generation of Muslim Americans in a shadow of distrust and fear By Saher Khan, Vignesh Ramachandran National security programs and their reach went through significant changes in the period that followed 9/11. Continue reading
Sep 14 WATCH: How American Muslims have been represented in popular culture post-9/11 By Vignesh Ramachandran At the 20th anniversary of 9/11, American Muslims are considering what the last two decades have meant for them and their communities. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 10:57 American Muslims remember how 9/11 changed America as they knew it This week, the PBS NewsHour is marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with stories examining some of the ways that day transformed the nation and the world. Amna Nawaz begins our coverage with a look at the effect… Continue watching
May 10 How Muslim families are celebrating a second pandemic Ramadan By Justin Stabley This week will mark the end of Ramadan, and even though vaccinations, mask mandates and social distancing have slowed the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic is still hampering what’s meant to be a deeply communal holiday. Continue reading
Jul 20 WATCH: Biden addresses the Million Muslim Votes Summit By Associated Press Biden will speak at the Million Muslim Votes Summit, held online and hosted by Emgage Action, which endorsed Biden in April. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 2:51 How a Muslim-American glamour girl became the new face of CoverGirl By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 19 Flynn is a harsh critic of Muslim culture, extremism By Stephen Braun and Robert Burns, Associated Press Flynn has argued that Islamic State militants pose a threat on a global scale and demanded a far more aggressive U.S. military campaign against the group. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch When a comedian realized she could fight Islamophobia By PBS News Hour Growing up in Palm Springs, Iranian-American Muslim comedian Negin Farsad yearned to fit in. But as she grew older amid rising Islamophobia, Farsad realized she had her own people, and she could use her comedy to do more than make… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 8:58 How do we reconcile today’s divergent voices of Islam? By PBS News Hour With the rise of the Islamic State group, there have been questions about just who speaks for Islam and what the message should be. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks with Manal Omar of the United States Institute of… Continue watching