The Battle for the Soul of Islam
 

The Battle for the Soul of Islam

New America Now, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Apr 22, 2010

In >No god but God, author and professor Reza Aslan challenges the "clash of civilizations" mentality that has distorted our view of Islam and explains this critical faith in all its complexity, beauty, and compassion.

 

The Dangerous Business of Blogging

 

New America Now, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Apr 21, 2010

Stephen Franklin is the ethnic news director for the Community Media Workshop in Chicago. He's also a long time journalist who has spent a long time in the Middle East. He talks about the dangers faced by Arab bloggers.

 

New America Now: Voices From The Muslim World

 

New America Now, Audio, Posted: Apr 16, 2010

This week on New America Now - Voices From the Muslim World: Stephen Franklin talks about the dangers faced by Arab bloggers in the Middle East, author Reza Aslan the looks at the "clash of civilizations" mentality in No god But God, Sumbul Ali-Karamali explains how Muslim women are participating in society and changing the world in The Muslim Next Door, and filmmaker Parvez Sharma on his award winning documentary Jihad for Love which shows the pressures of being a gay Muslim.

 

Exploring the Hikikomori Phenomenon in Japan

 

New America Now, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Apr 15, 2010

In his book Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation, Michael Zielenziger explores the phenomena of the "hikikomori," young Japanese men taking to their rooms in their parents homes for months at a time and leaving life outside.

 

"The Other" Immigrant Experience

 

New America Now, Audio, Sandip Roy, Posted: Apr 14, 2010

What does it mean to be Japanese American during the mid-twentieth century? Sam and Keiko find love but fate intervenes as the U.S. and Japan go to war. John Hamamura is the author of Color of the Sea.

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