On Islam

Rosemary Pennington has been involved with Indiana University's Voices and Visions project since 2008, serving as project coordinator, podcast producer, and managing editor.She is Assistant Professor of Journalism at Miami University.Hilary E. Kahn is Director of the Voices and Visions Project, Assistant Dean for International Education and Global Initiatives, and Director of the Center for the Study of Global Change in the School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University. She is author of Seeing and Being Seen: The Q'eqchi' Maya of Guatemala and Beyond, and editor of Framing the Global: Entry Points for Research.

In the constant deluge of media coverage on Islam, Muslims are often portrayed as terrorists, refugees, radicals, or victims, depictions that erode human responses of concern, connection, or even a willingness to learn about Muslims. On Islam helps break this cycle with information and strategies to understand and report the modern Muslim experience. Journalists, activists, bloggers, and scholars offer insights into how Muslims are represented in the media today and offer tips for those covering Islam in the future. Interviews provide personal and often moving firsthand accounts of people confronting the challenges of modern life while maintaining their Muslim faith, and brief overviews provide a crash course on Muslim beliefs and practices. A concise and frank discussion of the Muslim experience, On Islam provides facts and perspective at a time when truth in journalism is more vital than ever.

AcknowledgmentsEssaysPrologue: The Vision Behind Muslim Voices / Hilary KahnChapter 1. Reflecting on Muslim Voices / Rosemary PenningtonChapter 2. Shattering the Muslim Monolith / Arsalan IftikharChapter 3. So Near, Yet So Far: An Academic Reflection on the Endurance of American Islamophobia / Peter GottschalkChapter 4. Life as a Muslim in the Media / Zarqa NawazChapter 5. The Prisons of Paradigm / Rafia ZakariaChapter 6. Unveiling Obsessions: Muslims and the Trap of Representation / Nabil EchchaibiChapter 7. How Does the British Press Represent British Muslims? Frameworks of Reporting in the UK Context / Elizabeth PooleChapter 8. How to Write about Muslims / Sobia Ali-Faisal and Krista RileyChapter 9. A Journalist Reflects on Covering Muslim Communities / Robert KingChapter 10. Muslims in the Media: Challenges and Rewards of Reporting on Muslims / Ammina KothariChapter 11. New Media and Muslim Voices / Rosemary PenningtonMuslim VoicesVoice 1. Faiz Rahman: Understanding Will Take TimeVoice 2. Sohaib Sultan: What Muslims BelieveVoice 3. Heather Akou: The VeilVoice 4. Sheida Riahi: Arabic and Persian CalligraphyVoice 5. Zaineb Istrabadi: The SufiVoice 6. Uzma Mirza: The Role of Women in IslamVoice 7. Andre Carson: Life as a Muslim PoliticianVoice 8. Sarah Thompson: Women in Islam, ConvertingVoice 9. Daayiee Abdullah: Being Out and Being MuslimVoice 10. Aziz Alquraini: Mosques-Houses of Prayer, Hearts of CommunitiesCrash Course in IslamCrash Course 1. The Five Pillars of IslamCrash Course 2. The Six Articles of FaithCrash Course 3. The Profession of FaithCrash Course 4. Do Muslims Worship Muhammad?Crash Course 5. The Will of AllahCrash Course 6. What Is Jihad?Crash Course 7. What Is the Meaning of the Word "Islam"?Crash Course 8. What Is a Fatwa?Crash Course 9. The Qur'an: Just a Book?Crash Course 10. Ishmael and IslamCrash Course 11. Do Muslims Believe in Jesus?Crash Course 12. The Crescent Moon and IslamCrash Course 13. Muslim Prayer: How Do Muslims Pray?Crash Course 14. Are Non-Muslims Allowed to Go to Mosque?Crash Course 15. The Muslim GreetingIndex