How To Make It in America: Manifesto by the Average American-Muslim How To Make It in America: Manifesto by the Average American-Muslim
The Crescent Directive is a nicely packaged story, stratagem, and vision of "how PTA meetings, Thanksgiving dinners, and Little League baseball can save the image of Islam ...
Jan 24, 2012 / Maria Kari
Vive Normal! Vive Normal!
Your friendly neighborhood Muslim, just like you, likes pie and punk, dislikes terrorists, and answers surveys.
Sep 1, 2011 / Maria Kari
Hitting the Road to Bridge the Gap Between Pakistan and the West Hitting the Road to Bridge the Gap Between Pakistan and the West
Maria Kari interviews Moin Khan, a Pakistani-American who is embarking on a motorbike tour from San Francisco, California to Lahore Pakistan in an effort to re-envision Pakistani-W...
Aug 22, 2011 / Maria Kari
The Newest Avenger: Superhero to Challenge Race Politics The Newest Avenger: Superhero to Challenge Race Politics
When he makes his comeback this fall, Spiderman will ditch Peter Parker’s persona as scrawny, awkward, white, science-nerd and adopt a new one as the half-black, half-Latino ...
Aug 16, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Maria Kari
The Oxford Comma-otion The Oxford Comma-otion
Who gives a [insert expletive] about an Oxford comma?
Jul 11, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Maria Kari
Saudi Women Accelerating Towards Change Saudi Women Accelerating Towards Change
Since the self-immolation carried out by a Tunisian fruit vendor which had far-reaching consequences across the region, the world has watched the political and social transformatio...
Jun 27, 2011 / Maria Kari
The Golden Age of Islam 2.0 The Golden Age of Islam 2.0
The social, cultural and political potential of millions of plugged-in Muslims creating and shaping their own narratives is both titillating and promising.
Jun 23, 2011 / Maria Kari
A Pakistani Student Reflects on Osama bin Laden’s Death A Pakistani Student Reflects on Osama bin Laden’s Death
With Osama bin Laden's death, let us not forget that much remains to be said and done in the name of peace and stability the world over.
May 2, 2011 / Maria Kari
A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia
An American MA student, of Pakistani descent, was flagged by a Southwest Airlines crew member as “suspicious” and kicked off the plane, all for saying "I've got t...
Apr 18, 2011 / Maria Kari
As Muslim Populations Double, Can Americans Conquer Islamophobia? As Muslim Populations Double, Can Americans Conquer Islamophobia?
Over the next twenty years Muslim population in the US will double. As the numbers increase, will levels of mutual understanding and respect do the same?
Feb 4, 2011 / Maria Kari