New York City is home to as great a range of Muslim adherents as Mecca itself. Africans, African-Americans, South Asians, Central Asians, Southeast Asians, Latinos, Jamaicans, Europeans, Russians, Chinese and more. Many speak with the accents of their native tongues while others talk with a decidedly American twang. Join us to explore the microcosmic diversity of Muslims in New York.
This program was funded by The Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Robina Niaz, Founder and Executive Director: Turning Point for Women and Families
Imam Shamsi Ali Muhammed, Director, Jamaica Muslim Center
Louis Cristillo, Professor at Columbia University
Sister Aisha al Adawiya, Director for Women in Islam
(Click on a guest's name to listen to their full unedited interview.)
Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Chuck Rogers
Associate Producer: Kara Hochner
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Music in this program: open- "Dimension 37" by Chris Surma, courtesy of Chris Surma; welcome- "A United Earth I" by Alan Stivell and Youssou N'Dour, Putumayo World Music; break 1- "Light Years" by Susheela Raman, Narada Records; break 2- "Lost for Words" by Pink Floyd, Columbia; bottom of the hour billboard- "A United Earth I" by Alan Stivell and Yousou N'Dour, Putumayo World Music; break 3- "Chordhiya" by Susheela Raman, Narada Records; close and credits- "Idi Samayam" by Susheela Raman, Narada Records. Distribution: WFMT Radio Network, Chicago. Marketing: Creative PR, Los Angeles.
Duration: 55:00 minutes
Turning Point for Women and Families was created by Robina Niaz. Ms. Niaz is a social worker that is also Muslim and Pakistani. After 9/11 Niaz saw a need for a place that Muslim women and girls could to turn to when they had nowhere else to go.
Imam Shamsi ali Muhammad is the director of the Jamaica Muslim Center in Queens, New York.
Louis Cristillo, a Southern California native, found himself in Morocco after joining the Peace Corps. In Morocco he found Islam. Cristillo is now an active member of the Muslim Community in New York City and does many Muslim research projects for Columbia University where he works.
Sister Aisha Al-Adawiya grew up in Alabama during a time of discrimination and segregation. As an adult she found Islam and is now the Director for Women in Islam.
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