Press Clippings

Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow in the News

Listen

• United Nations Radio: “Future Muslim Leaders Meet in Doha” - 1/16/09: MLTs Hussein Rashid, Haroon Moghul and Darya Sheikh join ASMA’s Rushda Majeed for a press conference at the United Nations prior to the 2009 MLT forum in Doha, Qatar.
• Chicago Public Radio: “300 Young Muslim Leaders Compose Open Letter to World Leaders” - 2/16/09: MLTs Azhar Usman, Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur and Jihad Saleh explain what they took away from the 2009 MLT forum in Doha, Qatar.



Watch

• British Satellite News: London MLT Press Conference | Five young Muslim leaders meet in the UK to discuss the modern challenges facing Muslims globally. Such subjects will be under review at a top Muslim conference in Doha later this month.
  

  
  

• MLTs on CNN’s American Morning discuss a recent Pew Survey containing allegations that American Muslims support suicide bombings.
  
  




Read

• Daily Mashriq [Urdu] - 2/10/09
• Al Watan - 2/16/09
• Almadina: “[3]00 Muslim Youth Meet in Doha to Make a Positive Change to the Ummah”       [English Translation]
• Gulfnews: “Melting Pot of Fresh Thoughts”
• Le Corriere (Italian): “Guarite le ferite dei musulmani Usa”     [English Translation]
• CNN: Anderson Cooper 360: Muslims from 70 Countries Publish Letter to Obama
• Kristeligt Dagblad: “Unge muslimer: Obama skal bekæmpe ekstremisme”       [English Translation]
• The Guardian: Wajahat Ali on Barack Obama’s interview with Al-Arabiya
• Ashraq Al-Awsat (Arabic): “Muslim activists gather to communicate (exchange) and build a better future…and they learn from Obama”     [English Translation]
• Greater Kashmir: “Young Muslims to Obama”
• Al Arabiya: “Obama’s Not the Only One Promising Change”
• Muslimah Media Watch: “The Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow”
• Greater Kashmir: “We Have to Script Our Own Destiny - Interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Chairman of the Cordoba Initiative”
• USA Today: “Muslim youth request Obama’s help in fighting extremism”
• AllVoices: “‘Young Muslim Leaders’ Open letter to Obama!“
• The Jakarta Globe: “The Muslim Leaders Of Tomorrow Speak Up”
• NDTV: “Young Muslim Leaders Write Open Letter to Obama
• Trouw (Dutch): Jonge moslims op zoek naar ’change’    [English Translation]
• Simply Islam: “Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow Conference in Doha”
• The Times of India: “Young Muslims’ Open Letter to Obama”
• Modern Ghana: “Muslim Youth Meet in Doha”
• Marketwatch: “Muslim Leaders Call for Dialogue”
• The Peninsula: “Open Letter to World Leaders”
• IINA: “Young Muslims’ Open Letter to Obama”
• The Christian Science Monitor: Qatar: Future Muslim Leaders Seek Fresh Path
• The Peninsula: “Muslim Leaders Call to Delve Into the Causes of Extremism”
• Atlanta Daily World: “Young Muslim Leaders From 75 Countries Set Agenda For Positive Change”
• Newsweek: Anger Management - Christopher Dickey on MLT Conference in Doha
• The Peninsula: “Education Key to Improve Gaza’s Living Conditions”
• Daily Guide: “Muslim youth meet in Doha”
• The National - Rushda Majeed’s Op-ed: “A New Era in Muslim Leadership”
• Trouw (Dutch): ‘Een goede moslim predikt altijd vrede’    [English Translation]
• The Sekai Nippo (Japanese)
• Associated Press of Pakistan: “British Young Muslim leaders to participate in Doha moot”
• Spirit21 Blog: Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow Conference in Doha
• Associated Press of Pakistan: Young Muslim Leaders to Meet in Doha Next Week
• The Peninsula:Islam’s Young Envoys to Gather in Doha
• Associated Press of Pakistan: “Young Muslim Leaders to Meet in Doha Next Week”
• UN Press Conference on MLT Conference in Doha
• Lawn Griffiths on Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow
• NewsMax: “Youth leaders press for change in Islamic world”
• America’s Independent Party National Committee on MLT Conference in Doha
• The Christian Science Monitor: Backstory: What it means to be Muslim
• Los Angeles Times: Good news about Islam
• IslamOnline.net on MLT’s 2006 Conference
• International Herald Tribune: After fury over cartoons, an attempt at dialogue in Denmark
• Saudi Gazette on MLT 2006 Conference
• America.gov: Young Muslims Work To Improve Muslim-Western Understanding