Author

Geneive Abdo

@AbdoGeneive

Geneive Abdo, a 2002 Nieman Fellow, has reported from the Middle East and in Iran for nearly a decade. She is the author of three books on contemporary Islam, including "Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11," published in 2006 by Oxford University Press.

When the News Media Focus on Islam’s Internal Struggles

Journalists highlight the secular Muslim vision ‘because it reflects a Western outlook that Islam needs to transform and modernize.’

Reporting to a Western Audience About the Islamic World

American journalists often lack training, knowledge and sensitivity needed to tell these stories.