Growing out of the workshop "Presenting Islam and Muslim Communities in Context," funded by the Social Science Research Council and held in November 2008, CMES has gathered the following set of resources for journalists and Muslim community members. The aim of these resources is to facilitate the collaborative efforts of academics, journalists, and Muslim community members in the accurate and contextualized portrayal of Islam and Muslim communities.

Exploring Muslim Understandings of Islam (PDF), by Prof. Ali Asani

Feature Story Ideas for Journalists Utilizing Harvard Faculty and Student Resources: Three Feature Story Ideas Combined (PDF), by Shenila Khoja-Moolji

Individual Feature Story Ideas:

• Islam & Women (PDF): The Other Side of the Story
• Islamic Ethos in Practice (PDF): The Ismailis in the Northeast, USA
• Teaching About Religion (PDF) in Public Schools 

Glossary of Terms (PDF) Related to Islam and Muslim Communities in Inter-Regional Settings

Overcoming Challenges to Reporting (PDF) on Islam and Muslim Communities in Context: Tips and Resources for Journalists, by Dr. Diane L. Moore

Faculty Resources at Harvard on Islam and Muslim Communities

Islam in the West Program at Harvard

"Windows on Iraq: Images & Context," an audio slide show by freelance photojournalist and Nieman Fellow Kael Alford