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TLC Cancels 'All-American Muslim'

2012-03-07T14:38:01Z

TLC has cancelled its controversial docuseries "All-American Muslim" after one season, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.

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All-American Muslim Stars Allegedly Caught With Marijuana

2012-01-11T18:50:11Z

Two reality TV stars from TLC’s "All-American Muslim" show found some real life drama at the Ambassador Bridge recently: Authorities said they were ...

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Red Room: Samina Ali: All-American Muslim Season Finale

2012-01-08T17:35:19Z

Weeks before Islamophobes organized a campaign against All-American Muslim, more than a few Muslim Americans were already denouncing the show.

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Date Night On 'All-American Muslim'

2012-01-06T17:20:55Z

TLC's controversial eight-part docu-series, "All-American Muslim" (Sundays at 10 p.m. EST), follows the day-to-day lives of five very different Muslim...

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John Feffer: All-American Bigotry

2012-01-06T10:54:28Z

If All-American Muslim can prove to mainstream America that Muslims are as boring, community-minded, socially conservative, occasionally wacky and celebrity-obsessed as the rest of us, then it deserves a place on TV.

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Nida Khan: All American Muslims Better Get Ready for a New Reality

2012-01-03T12:55:38Z

As American Muslims, we're happy that some are starting to ease the negative imaging and stereotyping against us, and are instead open to learning more about what the Islamic faith truly stands for.

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Symi Rom-Rymer: All-American Muslim Confronts 9/11

2011-12-28T00:31:22Z

If viewers have not yet been convinced that this show is about being American as much as it is about being Muslim, this episode clinches it. The characters' words and actions constantly speak to their deep sense of patriotism.

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TLC's Controversial New Show Takes On 9/11

2011-12-29T17:38:29Z

NEW YORK -- A television show about members of a Muslim community in Michigan is focusing what may be its second-to-last episode almost entirely on th...

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Rabbi Jack Bemporad: From Many, One Nation: The Case Of 'All American Muslim'

2011-12-29T15:03:11Z

We don't normally look to reality TV to teach lessons of faith and religious freedom. But one TV program is doing just that. Rather than tune-out in protest, as Americans, it's time to tune-in.

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Michelle Chen: Lowe's All-American Muslim Fiasco and the Politics of Normalcy

2011-12-25T16:08:38Z

Maybe what prime time television needs right now isn't a showcase of Muslims being as ultra-American as possible, but a conscientious exploration of why our image of the "All American" is actually a complete fiction.

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Kashif N. Chaudhry: Lowe's: 'Let's Build A Prejudiced America?'

2011-12-23T12:33:18Z

The world's second-largest hardware chain, Lowe's, proudly displays the slogan "Let's Build Something Together." However, the company's recent actions suggest this togetherness might not include Muslim-Americans.

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Hollywood For Ugly People: 2011's Top Fights

2011-12-23T14:12:15Z

While it's been said that Washington is Hollywood for ugly people, it's the beautiful people who have found themselves -- with increasing frequency --...

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Frank Fredericks: Tired Of Lowe's? Draft Home Depot To Advertise On All-American Muslim

2011-12-22T10:05:37Z

Let us speak, using the power of the free market to demonstrate that stores that choose to single out Muslims will lose in the marketplace of ideas and goods alike.

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Wajahat Ali: A Lowe's Down Dirty Shame

2011-12-22T10:02:00Z

Lowe's shameful action has created a positive externality which will hopefully serve as a precedent and bulwark against future attempts at diving Americans along religious and racial lines.

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Michael B. Keegan: An Open Letter to Kayak CEO Steve Hafner

2011-12-21T17:12:32Z

Buckling to the pressure of anti-Muslim extremists is extraordinarily offensive not only to Muslims, but to all Americans who value the diversity of our society and the freedom of religion enshrined in our Constitution.

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Muslims Caught In Reality Show Crossfire Struggle To Understand Controversy

2011-12-21T11:01:01Z

By Kevin Allen
USA Today

DEARBORN, Mich. (RNS) When Fordson High School football coach Fouad Zaban was asked to be on a reality show about Muslim ...

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Lowe's Will Not Advertise For Controversial TLC Show

2011-12-21T10:43:35Z

Lowe's stands by its decision to pull its ads from TLC's All-American Muslim even after being presented with 200,000 signatures urging it to reinstate...

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Christian Piatt: All-American Muslims, Meet Un-Christ-Like Christians

2011-12-21T07:19:44Z

In railing against the depiction of Muslims as mainstream Americans, the forces behind FFA expose in their own ranks the very fundamentalist type of aggression they claim to fear.

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Asher Huey: Complaints Against All-American Muslim Are Ridiculous, Lowe's Looks Bad For Capitulating

2011-12-20T14:50:00Z

Lowe's says it supports diversity and doesn't want to take a position on hot button issues. So how does Lowe's feel when I slightly change the initial complaint?

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Nadine Smith: He Just Makes Stuff Up

2011-12-19T18:14:56Z

David Caton's attack on the TV show All-American Muslim has exposed Caton as a cross between the Westboro Baptist Church and the "minister" who likes to burn Korans.

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Brad Lander: Don't Shop Lowe's... Shop Local

2011-12-19T13:51:37Z

Lowe's has the right to advertise wherever it chooses, of course. And we as consumers have the right -- the power -- to shop where we choose, and spend money in a way that is most aligned with our values.

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Valarie Kaur: An Open to Letter to Steve Hafner, CEO of Kayak

2011-12-19T15:12:29Z

There is a groundswell of people out there who are tired of the politics of fear. People of faith are tired of their religion being used as a tool of oppression. What's more, a new generation of young people can't stomach hate groups.

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'All-American Muslim': Murder Shakes Community

2011-12-19T05:19:22Z

It might seem alarmist that Ali, a friend to Bilal and her family, is so concerned about how the media and the rest of the country is going to see a m...

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Todd Green, Ph.D.: An Open Letter To Lowe's From Iowans Dedicated To Interfaith Understanding

2011-12-18T19:59:23Z

We call on you to reverse your decision and to send a clear message to all Americans that Lowe's will no longer make advertising decisions rooted in Islamophobia.

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Daniel Tutt: The Lowe's Controversy And The Success Of Religious Pluralists

2011-12-18T19:50:06Z

When Lowe's decided to pull its ads from "All American Muslim," they sparked a national crisis over Islamophobia in America. But crisis is the wrong word. I prefer opportunity.

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