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IDEAS AND THEMES FOR HUMAN INTEREST STORIES RELATING TO AMERICAN MUSLIMS General Interest Stories on Muslims and Their Faith For the media agency or reporter that is new to writing a human-interest story about Islam or Muslims, we suggest the following: * Series of articles about local Muslims – population, ethnic makeup, Islamic centers, organizations, demographics, history of community * Islamic teachings, practices and holidays * General story that describes Ramadan -- Islamic month of fasting --- practices and activities (consider going to a private or community Ramadan iftar gathering at sunset where you could participate in breaking the fast and sampling different ethnic dishes at the end of the day) * Muslim Student Associations and religion on campus (consider visiting a college or university to report on Ramadan events where non-Muslims also participate) General Interest Stories on Muslims and Specific Practices For the reporter or media agency that has some familiarity with Islam and has previously written human-interest stories about Muslims: * The Islamic New Year, its history and the Islamic lunar calendar * Fasting in the workplace (consider shadowing a Muslim employee) * Fasting while going to school (consider shadowing a Muslim student who attends a high school or college) * Religious practices at work (consider shadowing a Muslim employee) * Playing sports during Ramadan (consider shadowing a Muslim youth who play sports while fasting) * Muslim charitable activity and relief efforts, locally and nationally, during Ramadan (food drives, feeding the poor, etc.) * Fasting for the first time (fasting is obligatory for Muslims at the age of puberty, but some Muslim children begin experiencing the fast as young as seven years of age) * Marriage in Islam * Islamic health practices * Islamic dietary guidelines * Islamic consumer products, e.g. greeting cards for Islamic holidays * Best Muslim (halal) restaurants in the Bay Area * Muslim artists and Islamic art in the Bay Area * Muslim-owned businesses in the Bay Area * Profiles of famous Muslims, e.g. authors of recently published books, athletes, artists, politicians * Islam on the Internet * Home schooling for Muslim children * Full-time Islamic schooling * Early Muslims in the Bay Area or the United States (the forgotten roots of African slaves of which a third were Muslim) * Stereotyping of Muslims in American popular culture (e.g., movies, books, magazine articles, other media) Stories About Islam, Muslims and Relationships to Other Faiths More ideas for reporters who are very familiar with Islam and Muslim practices: * Muslims and Interfaith dialogue * Quran in relation to the Bible and Torah * New Muslim converts * The Prophet Muhammed, his history and life * 99 Names of Allah (how Muslims refer to God in Arabic) * Islamic economics (Islamic finance without interest) * Political involvement of American Muslims * Islam as a reforming agent for incarcerated persons * The Other Jihad: purification of the self in Islam and during Ramadan Previous Level Links . . .  Request an Islamic Speakers Bureau presentation  Educational Seminars on American Muslims and Their Faith Editorial Policy Guidelines for Media Agencies Calendar of Important Islamic Dates Ramadan Information Sheet Hajj Information Sheet Islamic New Year Information Sheet Interfaith Speakers Bureau |
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