Position:
On-Air Commentator at National Public Radio, Senior Editor at The Islamic Monthly (formerly Islamica Magazine), Founder at TheMuslimGuy.com, Author at "Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era"
Location:
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Industry:
International Affairs
Work:
National Public Radio since Apr 2007
On-Air Commentator
The Islamic Monthly (formerly Islamica Magazine) since Jun 2007
Senior Editor
TheMuslimGuy.com since Sep 2008
Founder
"Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era" since Sep 2011
Author
Education:
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law 2000 - 2003
Washington University in St. Louis 1995 - 1999
AB, Political Science/Near Eastern Studies
Skills:
Human Rights Law
Legal Affairs
Editing
Media Relations
Commentator
Journalism
Columnist
Human Rights
Breaking News
News Writing
Broadcast Journalism
Broadcast
Politics
Television
Editorial
Radio
Public Speaking
Storytelling
Newspaper
Magazines
Copywriting
Social Media
Online Journalism
New Media
Blogging
Research
Books
Creative Writing
Video Production
Copy Editing
Investigative Reporting
Press Releases
Ap Style
Feature Articles
Public Relations
Content Strategy
Web Content
Newspapers
Speech Writing
Multimedia
Digital Media
Radio Producing
Video
Publications
Publishing
Interviews
AP Style
Strategic Communications
Field Producing
Content Development
Interests:
www.TheMuslimGuy.com
Honor & Awards:
-Interviews and commentaries appear regularly in international media outlets such as CNN, BBC World Service, The TODAY Show, FOX News, Associated Press, MSNBC, C-SPAN, Al-Jazeera, NBC Nightly News, Washington Post, ABC World News Tonight, The New York Times, Rolling Stone and Newsweek magazine.
-Contracted freelance opinion writer with over 15 major daily newspapers including: Houston Chronicle, Detroit Free Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, Charlotte Observer, St. Louis-Post Dispatch, Kansas City Star, Miami Herald and more.
-Contributing author to Taking Back Islam (Rodale Press), winner of the 2003 Wilbur Communications Award for Religion Book of the Year. Also a contributing author for the upcoming Keeping Out the Other: Immigration Enforcement in the Era of 9/11 (Columbia University Press).
-In 2006, nominated and selected by the French Ambassador to the United States and French Foreign Ministry for the Personalites d’Avenir (Personality of the Future) World Leader Program.