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Farah Akbar: Gotham Gazette

http://farahakbar.blogspot.com/2010/09/story-on-park51-printed-in-gotham.html

8220; Be careful. journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance. 8221; - Dan Rather. Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Controversy Over Islam and Mosques Spreads Beyond Park 51. Photo by David Shankbone. The area near ground zero has been the scene of several protests for and against an Islamic center proosed for lower Manhattan. Polls show opposition to the construction of the center, known as Park51. People have rallied against it, and while Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Farah Akbar: February 2013

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8220; Be careful. journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance. 8221; - Dan Rather. Wednesday, February 27, 2013. 8220;The Holy (And Sinful) Careers of South Asian Americans” by Farah Akbar. These days, more South-Asian Americans are defying tradition and are taking their chances in careers that would cause Amrik Singh and others of his generation nightmares. They are becoming writers, designers and activists to name a few. They do so despite the criticisms th...The i...

Farah Akbar

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8220; Be careful. journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance. 8221; - Dan Rather. Wednesday, February 27, 2013. 8220;The Holy (And Sinful) Careers of South Asian Americans” by Farah Akbar. These days, more South-Asian Americans are defying tradition and are taking their chances in careers that would cause Amrik Singh and others of his generation nightmares. They are becoming writers, designers and activists to name a few. They do so despite the criticisms th...The i...

Farah Akbar: CNN

http://farahakbar.blogspot.com/2010/09/printed-on-cnncom-on-september-14th.html

8220; Be careful. journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance. 8221; - Dan Rather. Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Is a New York-based writer who has contributed to Gotham Gazette, Islamonline.net, Al-Ahram Weekly and Salon.com. The world is full of attention-hungry individuals willing to do just about anything for fame. Terry Jones got it, and frankly, he did not even have to do much. A provocative threat from him wrapped the media around his finger for days. Simple ...

Farah Akbar: May 2010

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8220; Be careful. journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of balance. 8221; - Dan Rather. Monday, May 17, 2010. SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010 14:01 ET. A troubling cultural gap. If today's young American Muslims can't relate to their imams, where will they turn? Imam Husham Al-Husainy talks to Muslim youth at the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center in Dearborn, Mich., in March. He's gonna say it's haram [forbidden].". A common frustration among young Muslim Americans is that many imam...