Jennifer S. Bryson

“This ain’t a song about bottles in the club /  This is about a role model filled with love. / A teacher, a preacher, with guidance from above.”  So begins the rap song “I Believe in Jesus” by Mo Sabri, a Muslim from Johnson City, Tennesee. Sabri introduces . . . . Continue Reading »

This week a group of American Muslims has launched a campaign called “ My Jihad .” They are asking, “My Jihad Is . . . What’s Yours?” Their mission is “taking back Islam from Muslim and anti-Muslim extremists alike.” They are placing their ads on buses, starting . . . . Continue Reading »

In an article today for Public Discourse , prominent Muslim scholar Abdullah Saeed argues that the hadith of Islam (the sayings and actions attributed to Muhammad, the second most important source after the Quran), do not support the practice of execution for conversion from Islam to another . . . . Continue Reading »

The Jew Is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths that Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism by Tarek Fatah Mcclelland & Stewart, 272 pages, $24.95 In The Jew Is Not My Enemy , Tarek Fatah examines the history of Muslim anti-Semitism, identifying and challenging “the fundamental myths that sustain . . . . Continue Reading »