Andrea Elliott
Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Reporter
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott is arguably the most distinguished chronicler of Muslim life in America. Her penetrating, deeply-observed stories in The New York Times have brought international attention to the plight of Muslims in a post-9/11 America. Elliott has broken new ground in the study of radicalization, illuminating why a subset of young western Muslims have taken the militant path.- The New York Times
Gaining unparalleled access to the nation's Muslim communities, Andrea Elliott's stories have explored the travails of a young Egyptian imam in Brooklyn, the challenges of Muslims serving in the United States military and the simmering conflicts between Muslim immigrants and African-American converts to Islam. Elliott's coverage of Islam in America earned her the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, along with many other awards, and is featured in "Best Newspaper Writing of 2007." Her New York Times Magazine cover story on the lives of suicide bombers in Morocco won an Overseas Press Club award.
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One Decade, Many Lessons: Islam in a post-9/11 America
As the ten-year anniversary of 9/11 approaches, American Muslims are confronting a stark new reality: mounting opposition to the construction of mosques, congressional hearings into the radicalization of Muslim youth and rising hate crimes against Muslims. Americans hold a less favorable view of Islam today than even after the attacks. What happened?
To answer this question, Andrea Elliott transports her audiences into the little-known world of American Islam—a community in search of itself. As terrorism in the name of Islam endures, Muslims in America are engaged in an urgent quest to reclaim their faith. At the same time, they must reckon with widespread government surveillance and persistent media coverage, driven by a powerful, grass-roots movement that routinely characterizes Muslims as untrustworthy and dangerous.
Elliott mixes gripping, human anecdotes with careful analysis to paint a nuanced and unforgettable portrait of today's Muslim Americans and their opponents. Drawing on award-winning reporting, she illuminates the key themes of the last decade through the stories of young Muslims at a crossroads: alienated teenagers seeking refuge in their faith, women mobilizing for progressive reforms, religious leaders striving to balance the strictures of Islam with the pressures of contemporary American culture. Elliott's lecture traces the evolution of America's Muslims—who they are and how they identify politically, socially and religiously. In the process, she explains what their struggles in America tell us about the broader crisis within Islam and its future in the West.
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