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Film on American Muslims Can Help Europe Understand Islam

Frankie Martin | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Culture and Cultures International Film Festival, France, Europe, Islam, Akbar Ahmed, Journey Into America, Denis Piel, Padies, Film, Movies, World News
Frankie Martin

Nestled in a medieval village in the French countryside, we ate delicious international food and watched four films a day from all corners of the world.

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Celebrating July 4th with Rick Warren and 45,000 Muslims

Frankie Martin | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Akbar Ahmed, Islam, Journey Into America, Politics, July 4th, Rick Warren, Pluralism, Interfaith, Living News
Frankie Martin

This 4th of July I celebrated America's Independence with Pastor Rick Warren, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) and 45,000 Muslims as a part of the Islamic Society of North America's annual convention.

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In Search of the "Muslim World"

John Milewski | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Isna, Akbar Ahmed, Documentary, Media Criticism, Media, Fourth of July, America, Muslim World, Media News
John Milewski

Journey Into America portrays the experiences of Muslim-Americans, providing much food for thought about how we think about any designated group of Americans.

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Discovering America

Frankie Martin | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Religion, Islam, American University, July 4th, Politics, Media, Keith Ellison, Isna, Thomas Jefferson, Journey Into America, America, Muslims, Entertainment, Independence Day, Akbar Ahmed, Benjamin Franklin, Entertainment News
Frankie Martin

In every country that we visited, the idea that Americans harbored negative opinions of Muslims was named as the "number one threat to the Muslim world" in surveys we distributed.

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Obama and the Dialogue of Civilizations

Frankie Martin | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Dialogue of Civilizations, Islam, Terrorism, Cairo, Media, Akbar Ahmed, World, Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Isna, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Frankie Martin

One of the questions we asked was "what is the greatest threat to the Muslim world?" In each country, the most common answer was: "American negative perceptions of Islam.

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America's Islamic Slave Roots

Frankie Martin | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Slavery, President Obama, Martin Luther King, Sapelo Island, Obama Inauguration, Akbar Ahmed, African Americans, Muslim World, Cornelia Walker Bailey, Research, Inauguration, Georgia, Family, World News
Frankie Martin

My team and I were on Sapelo Island, off the coast of Georgia, to investigate links between the US and Islam going back centuries to the Africans brought to this country as slaves.

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Obama Must Learn to Play Cricket

Frankie Martin | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: Australia, Islam, War on Terror, Pakistan, Politics, Iraq, US Foreign Policy, David Kilcullen, State Department, Barack Obama, Baseball, Us Surge Iraq, Pashtun, Pervez Musharraf, Akbar Ahmed, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Cricket, World News
Frankie Martin

Americans began to understand tribal culture and tribal codes of honor and hospitality. And they realized that organizations like Al-Qaeda were antithetical to traditional culture.

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