Brass Crescent
The Brass Crescent is an
History
In 1998, Halalfire Media LLC was founded by Shahed Amanullah to organize and aggregate the dozens of Muslim-oriented travel, education, news and commerce websites launched in the late 90s. newsfeed.
The Brass Crescent Awards
The Brass Crescent Awards were launched in 2004 to honor "the best writers and thinkers of the emerging Muslim blogosphere". Nominees are chosen by committee and voted on by the public. Controversy arose in 2007 when several conservative Muslim bloggers voiced concern that the nomination process was unclear, and accused the nominating committee of being biased in favor of liberal and nontraditional Muslim bloggers.[5] Brasscrescent.org responded by clarifying the nomination process and unveiling a new nominating committee.
Notable figures
Several contemporary Muslim writers began their careers as bloggers within the Brass Crescent. G. Willow Wilson, author of the graphic novel CAIRO and an upcoming book titled The Butterfly Mosque, is a former contributor to Eteraz.org.
External links
- altmuslim.com Archived 2007-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Halalfire Media LLC
References
- ^ Mission Statement at brasscrescent.org. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ Halalfire Media LLC
- ISBN 0-89259-016-5
- ^ Proposal: The Carnival of Brass at cityofbrass.blogspot.com. Updated 2006-05-26. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ Abu Layth: The Disappointing Brass Crescent Awards: Abu Layth's Critique Archived April 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at SeekingIlm.com. Updated 2007-11-30. Removed 2008-12-06.