American Muslim Project

Asad discusses the recent act of protest by Aaron Bushnell. Later filmmaker Geoffery Hug and documentary subject Jahed Miah discuss “Hudson, America” (2022), and Dr. Maha Hilal discusses The Muslim Counterpublics Lab.

Learn more about “Hudson, America” here: https://hudsonamerica.org/

Learn more about Muslim Counterpublics Lab here: https://www.muslimcounterpublicslab.org/

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Asad interviews two filmmakers from the Islamic Scholarship Fund’s cohort attending the Sundance Film Festival.

Learn more about Samia Khan’s work here: https://railbedproductions.com/about

Connect with Akram Shibly on X here: https://twitter.com/akramshibly?lang=en

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Israel launches attacks on Rafah, the last “safe zone” in Gaza. The stabbing of a Palestinian-American in Austin meets the definition of a hate crime according to the police. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times post some questionable (Islamophobic) opinion pieces. And Selma Blair posts Islamophobic and xenophobic comments on Instagram. Sam Gill, President and CEO of the Doris Duke Foundation, writes an opinion piece on Hollywood’s Responsibility in Combating Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism. Guest Neebz (WatchWithNeebz) discusses the removal of his TikTok account and his hope in the future with Gen Z.

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Follow Neebz on Instagram @watchwithneebz

Follow Neebz on his new TikTok @WatchWithNeebz2

Check out the Salaam Nerds Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fnHFob9WJa5ZZNyCFJC2a?si=669887f41be44735 

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Qasim Rashid discusses his congressional campaign, representation to reflect reality, and his fundraising without corporate donations. Dr. Uzma Jafri and co-founder Zaiba Hasan talk about their organization, the HAWA Collective, and their mission to help prevent podfade in women independent podcasters. Finally, contributor Maryam delivers her analysis on the lack of Muslim representation at the Emmys, especially from Muslim women.

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Learn more about Qasim Rashid and his platform: https://qasimrashid.com/issues/ 

Learn more about the HAWA Collective: https://www.hawacollective.org/

Follow Zaiba and Uzma’s podcast Mommying While Muslim: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcast

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The news today: International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent genocide, Michigan Muslims cancel on Biden, while Canadian Muslims and Arabs push back on PM Trudeau and the Canadian government’s response to the ICJ ruling. Muslim foster homes are needed in Michigan while a Canadian woman’s court case challenges the country’s ban on adoptions from certain Muslim countries. The Marvels comes to Disney+, a new exhibit shows at the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, and Spaghettifish Productions puts on a charity comedy show for Palestinean aid. Guest author M.O. Yuksel discusses the importance of representation in children’s books and how she wrote five books about Muslims around the world and their various holiday celebrations. 

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Check out Mindy Yuksel on Instagram @moyuksel.author

And find out more about Mindy’s upcoming books "Ramadan Kareem" and "Sami’s Special Gift": https://www.moyuksel.com/

Check out Spaghettifish Productions on Instagram @spaghettifishproductions

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The news today: Jews, Muslims and Arabs face threats of violence over social media, pro-Palestinian protesters attacked, Palestinian-American shooting survivors speak up, ex-Obama official gets out of hate crime charges, Florida Marriott cancels Muslim conference, UChicago faculty members form chapter of Faculty for Justice in Palestine, Film Workers for Palestine protest at Sundance, Doris Duke Foundation awards $6 million in grants to Muslim Creators, ISF Opens Scholarships for Muslim American Students in Media and Politics, and we hear all about Muslim House 2024. Guest Eman Abdelhadi discusses life on campus for Palestinian Americans today.

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You can connect with Nadia at Naz Consulting: https://www.nazconsultants.com/

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Siblings Asad and Nadia Butt delve into a range of topics from global protests in support of Palestine and Cornel West's Martin Luther King Jr. Day solidarity speech, Trump’s big election polling updates, bias faced by presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, and controversial actions by a Texas GOP activist. They also discuss CAIR’s efforts in a police officer's victory in a discrimination lawsuit and they introduce listeners listeners to Qariyb, a Muslim community events calendar. Finally, they share a clip from the Halal Gap podcast covering the Mosquers Opening Credits event.

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You can connect with Nadia at Naz Consulting: https://www.nazconsultants.com/

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In this new season kick-off of the American Muslim Project, host Asad Butt and his guest/sister Nadia Butt discuss important issues facing the American Muslim community today. Asad and Nadia dig deep into critical topics such as the impact of the war on Gaza on American Muslims, political inclinations in the upcoming elections and the potential effects on the Biden campaign, and workplace challenges as Muslims. They share their thoughts on Open AI CEO Sam Altman's comments about Islamophobia and antisemitism in the workplace as well as a teacher said to have threatened students using Islamaphobic rhetoric as well as the recent killing of Imam Hassan Sharif. They also discuss Ramy Youssef's call for a ceasefire to the war on Gaza at the Golden Globes. The episode ends with a look toward the future election season, anticipation of the awards season, and the hopes for more people advocating for a ceasefire.

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Asad introduces a new website, Fann, a hub for celebrating Muslim creativity across various fields such as TV, film, books, music, and more. He also introduces a new podcast series in collaboration with the website called FannBoy Friday. Today's episode brings an interview from FannBoy Friday in which Johana Bhuiyan, a senior tech reporter and editor at The Guardian, discusses her coverage of surveillance practices targeting marginalized groups, with a focus on immigration surveillance. She delves into her investigation of a former cattle monitoring company working with ICE to surveil migrants using ankle monitors, facial recognition apps, and smartwatches. Bhuiyan highlights the lack of transparency in the use of such technology, emphasizing the storing of collected data for up to 75 years. The discussion expands to broader issues of privacy, law enforcement requests, and the opaque practices of data brokers, revealing the real harms in the ad tech surveillance model.

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Hosted by Asad Butt and Shahjehan Khan.

You can find Johana Bhuiyan on X @JMBooyah

Read more about this interview at https://www.createfann.com/the-pervasive-technology-of-surveillance-with-johana-bhuiyan-fannboy-friday/

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Asad explores the journies of three Muslim screenplay writers Sarwat Siddiqui, Faroukh Virani, and Halimah Iman as they shed light on creating authentic Muslim narratives, their processes, experiences, and the importance of Muslim representation in media. Highlighting the interplay between personal experiences and their writing, they share insights into crafting diverse, representative narratives.

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