My diary: 1 year, 100 cities, 75 mosques, and one question…

This archive documents my writings from the ‘Journey into America’ book and documentary project. The writings here are my own personal opinions and don’t necessarily reflect the overall message of ‘Journey into America’. Most of these entires are ‘notes in the field’, but you may also find published articles. In addition, included here are short documentaries which I directed, filmed, and edited. The question referred to in the title above is ‘What does it mean to be American?’ We dissected this question through the lens of Muslims in the USA.

February 25, 2011 – Islamophobic Yellow Journalists Attack Professor Ahmed, Again

May 8, 2009 – The Qur’an, Thomas Jefferson, and the Universalist American Philosophy

April 13, 2009 – Can a Muslim be a good American? Absolutely.

April 3, 2009 – Washington’s ‘Old Guard’: Meeting with American Soldiers

April 3, 2009 – Dean Louis Goodman: American identity from a Jewish Perspective

March 29, 2009 – From Party Animal to Role Model

March 2, 2009 – The Abrahamic Tradition and America at its Finest: An Interview with Archbishop Fiorenza of Houston

February 27, 2009 – Re-connecting with my Italian roots with Father Nesti

February 23, 2009 – Muslim Acts of Heroism during Hurricane Katrina

February 20, 2009 – Congressman Andre Carson and I see eye to eye

January 28, 2009 – Atlanta: Re-connecting with our Bosnian friends

January 26, 2009 – An Arab in Arab, Alabama