"Shooting Kabul." The title would have you thinking it's a war story, a story about terrorism and heartbreak. And while it is all of those things, it's also a children's book, a story about starting fresh with a hole in your heart, and in your family. Above all, "Shooting Kabul" is a story about a kid with a camera and a taste for peanut butter.

In response to a controversies over the construction of a mosque near Ground Zero and on Staten Island, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, on his official blog condemned Islamophobic prejudice. Archbishop Dolan is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which includes Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island.

A proposal for a mosque re-location and expansion on the outskirts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee has ignited a firestorm of controversy, with many residents expressing fear of Muslims and hostility to Islam during a two hour public meeting at the Rutherford County Commission.

Jews, Christians and Muslims prayed together as regional Sufi leader, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari was laid to rest in his home in Old City Jerusalem. On June 1 he passed away at the age of 61, after a long struggle with heart disease.

On June 17, 2008, I turned 28. I also got to watch the Lakers get spanked in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, a 39-point shaming by the Boston Celtics. Nothing can more deeply wound a Lakers fan than to see his (my) team lose to the Celtics, let alone for the ninth time in the NBA finals, never mind by nearly 40 points in Boston.

Oklahoma voters may be voting on a "shariah ban" in November. SQ 755 would amend the Oklahoma state constitution by forbidding state courts from considering shariah or other forms of international law in their rulings. The measure specifically refers to shariah.

A Sunnyvale, Calif. man was beaten after allegedly being called a "terrorist."

Critical Self-Definition is the most significant challenge facing American Muslim communities today. This challenge is the product of an all too popular conversation on "Muslim pathologies" i.e. a "culture of terrorism" created by institutions and individuals who benefit materially from demonizing Muslims. Unfortunately, under the pressure of this pervasive discourse many American Muslims have let this external narrative determine how they see themselves and what their communities' priorities should be.

One Legacy Radio, a radio station created by young Muslim-American professionals, utilizes the latest technology in a bid to be more accessible to Muslims, distinguishing itself from many other stations.

We are all familiar with the great challenges our nation faces; high unemployment, health care reform, reductions in essential public resources and a long litany of other issues. American Muslims are no different from their neighbors in feeling the effects of the economic downturn and the impact of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.