Shahrukh Khan’s newest Bollywood film, “My Name Is Khan” has been lauded by many as a cinematic gift to Muslims all over the world. The film follows the Asperger’s afflicted protagonist Rizwan Khan as he struggles to find his way through a pre and post 911 America. Many Islamic organizations have lavished the film with praise for breaking down barriers and showing Muslims in a positive light. For that reason, the movie is undoubtedly a Bollywood landmark as most Bollywood films revolve around couples trying to get married for three hours.

After the New York Observer‘s D.M. Levine wrote a story involving Mos Def sipping “a bottle of Rolling Rock” (a brand of beer), Mos Def valiantly defended the allegation in a letter to the editor, making proud Muslims all over these United States of America. Although the letter wasn’t posted on the Observer‘s website, the transcription from the print edition is below.

If you watched last week’s episode of Community you already know that Abed gets, for lack of a better cliched term, smashed. Which begs the question: What, if anything, does it mean for a mainstream Muslim character on network television to get hammered?

Although Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family, it is also an insatiable beast that demands two things in return: your time and dignity. Just like the rest of humanity, Muslims are on Facebook as well.

The above picture is a screenshot of a series of email messages forwarded to me by a friend who was subjected to a common pastime amongst loser Muslim guys - creeping out girls on the Internet.

Ok fine. There aren’t very many examples of Muslims portrayed favorably in Hollywood movies. That we can all agree on. But I wanted to take some time out to remember the few Muslim characters that are, surprisingly, cool and somewhat accurate.