Dr. Michael Gomez: Islam in the African-American Experience

Dr. Michael Gomez picks up where Dr. Diouf leaves off by focusing on early 20th century Islam in America and the pseudo-Islamic movements in the early 1900’s including the progenitors of the Nation of Islam and a young Elijah Poole (later to become Elijah Muhammad). Read More …

Photos: Fish, Grits and Couscous Event

Fish, Grits and Couscous: Islam and The African-American Experience The following are some web quality stills from the event held at Rutgers University in the Fall of 2009. I was commissioned to do some photography for the event. Below are two photo galleries. The first focuses on the audience at the event and the second Read More …

Hijabi Hip-Hop

The ChaiPod has a conversation with Muslim rapper Miss Undastood one of only a handful of Hijab wearing rappers. Miss Undastood discusses the triumphs and challenges of being a scarf wearing, Muslim female rapper. She discusses the unique issues facing Muslim female performers and the subject matter in her lyrics. Never one to mince words Read More …