By Aisha Gawad



February 10, 2010





After September 11th, when the rest of America discovered the existence of Muslims in their midst (we actually did live here before that, I assure you), there was of course an increase in the representation of our people in American pop culture. We Muslim-Americans, an immensely diverse group of people, were suddenly cast as one single entity - and a scary one at that. Just think of every Harrison Ford movie you’ve ever seen (Star Wars excepted of course. I don’t want one of you Star Wars freaks to come after me with a light saber). Or head over to the “Islam” section at your local bookstore. The book titles are enough to send even me running in fear. 
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