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    <title>elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture &#45; Profile</title>
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      <title>Meet Edina Lekovic, Communications Director for MPAC</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Edina Lekovic&#8217;s passion for activism is one to be reckoned with. From her TV appearances to the leadership programs she helped create for the Muslim Public Affairs Council, it&#8217;s clear that Edina enjoys helping others and making a difference. And believe it or not &#45; she has Peter Jennings to thank for all that. As the Communications Director of MPAC, Edina strives to create a more accurate image of Muslims in the media. But where did this passion originate and what can we expect from Edina in the future? elan is here to find out.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/meet_edina_lekovic_communications_director_for_mpac_nid787711973-nid3627020/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Meet The Bilz and Kashif</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re from anywhere in the South Asian region, chances are that at some point in your life, you&#8217;ve tapped your feet (or bopped your shoulders) to some form of Punjabi&#45; bhangra&#45;hip&#45;hop&#45;pop fusion music, widely known as &#8220;urban&#45;desi.&#8221; And if you&#8217;re not from South Asia and have no idea what I&#8217;m talking about, maybe you&#8217;ve heard of a little chart&#45;topper known as Jay Sean. Before Jay was dropping beats with Lil&#8217;Wayne and Sean Paul, he was collaborating with Punjabi artists like Rishi Rish, Juggy D and the like. Although Jay Sean&#8217;s recent success makes us really want to assume that Urban Desi is the new gateway to global pop superstardom, we&#8217;ll hold out for a few more breakouts before proclaiming Billboard domination with a signature bhangra flourish (we&#8217;re waiting for it though).&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/meet_the_bilz_and_kashif-nid437734779/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Profil</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-21T15:56:17-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Meet the Press: Spotlight on Journalist Rima Abdelkader</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On the surface, Rima Abdelkader may be yet another grad student pursuing a Masters degree at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, but in actuality, she&#8217;s already well on her way to giving Barbara Walters a run for her money. An emerging name to watch both in the media industry and in the Muslim world, Rima&#8217;s list of accomplishment includes doing broadcast reports for local TV  stations on Hurricane Katrina (before she even finished her undergrad degree), and starting her career with a not&#45;too&#45;shabby gig as a print journalist at the United Nations. Currently in Syria teaching the world of social media to young students, elan grabbed Rima to shed light on her career path so far, and to share her words&#45;of&#45;wisdom for aspiring journalists:&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/meet_the_press_spotlight_on_journalist_rima_abdelkader/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Profil</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-08-03T18:53:29-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Next Wave in Civil Rights Heroes: CAIR&#45;New York&#8217;s Aliya Latif Channels a Bit of Erin Brockovich</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Law and Order&#8221; might be her go&#45;to television show, but CAIR NY&#8217;s Civil Rights Director Aliya Latif asserts Jack and Abbie had nothing to do with her choice to lunge at a law degree. The tough time she endured wading through law school prepared her that much more to be dedicated and commited to organizing and mobilizing American Muslims. Plus, her work for CAIR (Council of American&#45;Islamic Relations) has enhanced her exposure to the spectrum of discrimination cases facing the community.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/the_next_wave_in_civil_rights_heroes_cair_new_yorks_aliya_latif_channels_a_/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Profil</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-29T15:11:20-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Face of &#8220;The Muslim Guy&#8221;: Arsalan Iftikhar Finds the Time to Do It All</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Odds are you&#8217;ve already seen him on a CNN roundtable, heard him on NPR or read his stuff in the opinion section of your hometown newspaper. He was even featured as an extra in the 2008 film Body of Lies, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. The question is: Where does Arsalan Iftikhar find the time to do it all? A Washington, D.C.&#45;based international human rights lawyer by profession, Iftikhar is the self&#45;described &#8220;snake&#45;charming, belly&#45;dancing Muslim Guy&#8221; for the U.S. media, spearheading his popular TheMuslimGuy.com website, all on top of his other responsibilities, including contributing posts at Islamica magazine and the Tell Me More show on NPR. Arsalan recently spoke with elan about his accomplishments, motivations and penchant for Diet Coke.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/the_face_of_the_muslim_guy_arsalan_iftikhar_finds_the_time_to_do_it_all/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Profil</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-27T18:57:56-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>&#8220;Sexy Rediscovered&#8221;: Meet the team behind Muslim fashion line, Eva Khurshid</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tackling yet another field in which Muslims have not &#45; yet &#45; dominated are Nyla Hashmi and Fatima Monkush, the creative forces behind the most buzzed&#45;about fashion line for Muslims, Eva Khurshid. The two have combined their passion for business and design to create an innovative concept for the modern Muslim woman. The clothing style, and even the concept behind the name, mirrors the ideas of femininity and strength, originating from the pair&#8217;s American and South Asian ethnicities. Nyla and Fatima are keeping busy these days by prepping their company to break into mainstream fashion and by reiterating the importance of making a difference within the Muslim community.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/sexy_rediscovered_meet_the_team_behind_muslim_fashion_line_eva_khurshid/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Profil</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-23T15:00:58-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Iranian Hip&#45;Hopper YAS Breaks Barriers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[To many in Iran looking for hope at a difficult and tumultuous time, hip&#45;hopper YAS has been one of the most distinct voices of leadership and inspiration for the country&#8217;s youth. On the global music stage, YAS is becoming a force to be reckoned with in hip&#45;hop, as the world&#8217;s first legitimate Iranian rapper. In this Profile interview with elan, YAS discusses the motivations and challenges that drive him and his unique style (he raps only in Persian), and his view on the perceptions of young Muslims around the globe today.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/iranian_hip_hopper_yas_breaks_barriers/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Profil</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-21T16:30:22-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Meet Wajahat Ali, Muslim&#45;American Blogger and Playwright</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[elan&#8217;s first&#45;ever &#8220;Profile&#8221; features Wajahat Ali, a Muslim&#45;American blogger who has risen to Internet fame as an authority on Muslim culture in the United States, and through his cleverly named Goat Milk Blog. In the following interview, Wajahat shares the motivations behind his writings, his start as a Muslim blogger, and his plans for his pioneering play, &#8220;The Domestic Crusaders,&#8221; (slated to debut in New York City on 9/11 this year).&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/meet_wajahat_ali_muslim_american_blogger_and_playwright/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Profil</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-14T21:55:06-05:00</dc:date>
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