RELIGION NEWS SERVICE and WASHINGTON POST: U.S. Muslims worry about fall-out from Libya attacks

BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2012 – Muslim Americans condemned violence in Egypt and Libya that left four Americans dead, but remain concerned that the deaths could rekindle anti-Muslim sentiment just as post-9/11 resentment was starting to ebb. Nasser Weddady, the civil rights outreach director at the American Islamic Congress, agreed that protests would be useful in…

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NATIONAL JOURNAL: Comedian Dean Obeidallah uses comedy to break down stereotypes

WASHINGTON — July 17, 2012 — Political comedy is nothing new. But in a post 9/11-world, some young Muslim Americans are finding that comedy is one way to break down stereotypes and educate mainstream America about one of the most racially diverse religious groups in the U.S.  Comedian Dean Obeidallah, a New Jersey native whose…

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