In the Media

Television, Radio, & Podcast Interviews

"Episode 8 - Todd Green," a podcast interview with Jeremy McLellan, Holy Wars, May 24, 2019

"Expert: Islamophobia Fueled New Zealand Attack," a radio interview with Iowa Public Radio, Cedar Rapids, IA, March 26, 2019

"Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes and the New Zealand Terrorist Attacks," an interview with Bill O'Reilly, March 18, 2019

"President Trump Expresses Views of White Nationalism as a Global Threat," a radio interview with KCBS, San Francisco, CA, March 17, 2019

"49 Dead in New Zealand Mosque Attacks," a television interview with CTV Television Network (Canada), March 15, 2019

"Terror Attack in New Zealand," a television interview with the Islam Channel (UK), March 15, 2019

"What's Wrong with the Phrase 'Radical, Violent, Extremist Islam?,'" a television interview with TRT World, Istanbul, Turkey, November 10, 2018

"Scapegoating Muslims," a radio interview for Radio Islam International, South Africa, September 21, 2018

"Why We Shouldn't Ask Muslim to Condemn Terrorism," Channel the Rage Podcast with CJ Werleman, July 9, 2018

"U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Travel Ban on Muslim Countries," a radio interview on the Ryan Jespersen Show for CHED Radio in Edmonton, Canada, June 28, 2018

"Two Sides to High Court Ruling on Travel Ban," a radio interview for WNPV Radio in Philadelphia, PA, June 26, 2018

"Trump Attacks May, Defends Islamophobia Britain First Tweets," a television interview with Al Jazeera English, November 30, 2017

"Combating Islamophobia in the Age of Terrorism," radio interview for CBC Saskatchewan, October 23, 2017

"Muslims Targeted in Finsbury Mosque Attack," a television interview with Al Jazeera English, June 19, 2017 

"What are the causes of Islamophobia?," interview with U.S. Embassy in Berlin, May 10, 2017

"Islamophobia on the Rise?," radio interview for the Baltimore NPR affiliate WYPR, June 29, 2016

"Islamophobia and What to Do About It," radio interview for Marginalia Review of Books Radio, April 5, 2016

"Religion Professor Speaking Out Against Islamophobia," broadcast on WYFF 4, Greenville, SC, March 24, 2016

"Islamophobia," a television interview for "Our Issues Twin Cities," broadcast on CW23, Minneapolis, MN, March 6, 2016

"Trump Proposes Ban on All Muslims Entering U.S.," a television interview on Islamophobia in the Donald Trump Campaign, Al Jazeera English, December 8, 2015

"American Islamophobia," a radio interview for On Point with Tom Ashbrook, broadcast on NPR, September 23, 2015

"United States: Is There a Rise in Islamophobia?," a television interview on Islamophobia on the presidential campaign trail, broadcast on France 24, September 23, 2015

"The Fear of Islam: An Interview with Todd Green," a radio interview focusing on the book, broadcast on Things Not Seen, August 2, 2015

"Interview on the Fear of Islam," a radio interview focusing on the book, broadcast on Author Talk, May 13 & 20, 2015

Phoenix Anti-Islam Protests, a radio interview with Steve Kelly focusing on an armed protest outside the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix, broadcast on KPTR in Palm Springs, CA, May 31, 2015

CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin, a television interview on Pamela Geller and the professional Islamophobia Industry in the U.S., broadcast on CNN, May 4, 2015

Jesus and Mo: Provocation or Freedom of Speech?,” a television interview pertaining to the controversy surrounding the tweet of a Jesus and Muhammad cartoon by a British parliamentary candidate, broadcast on the news program Analysis on the Islam Channel (UK), January 28, 2014

Islamophobia,” a radio interview focusing on anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe and North America, broadcast on Things Not Seen, Memphis, TN, July 15, 2012

“The Rise of Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the U.S.,” a radio interview focusing particularly on the wave of anti-Sharia legislation in state legislatures across the country, broadcast on The Dr. Howard Gluss Radio Show, August 12, 2011 

Newspaper and Other Media Interviews

"Baptist Church Cancels 9/11 Anti-Islam Event after Backlash from Legislators, Christian Scholars," The Washington Post, September 11, 2019

"As American Muslims Celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, Mosques Have Ramped Up Security," Pacific Standard, June 4, 2019

Latest Attacks on Ilhan Omar Show That Anti-Muslim Hate Isn’t a Partisan Issue,” Huffington Post, April 13, 2019

"Seventeen Years after 9/11, Muslims Still are 'Presumed Guilt,'" Religion News Service, September 11, 2018

"Muslim Women Poised to Change the Next Congress," Religion News Service, August 16, 2018

"Leaked State Department Memo Advised Trump Administration to Push for 'Islamic Reformation'," The Intercept, June 18, 2018

"Trump Politics, Media Bias Triggers Islamophobia in US," Daily Sabah, August 9, 2017

"Islamophobia in the Time of Trump," Talking Points Memo, July 14, 2017

"Reporting on Islam," Nieman Reports, July 6, 2016

"Incubating Islamophobia," Islamic Horizons, November/December 2015

"Seattle-Area Billboards Aim to Counter Negative Views of Islam," Seattle Times, July 19, 2015

"The Issue is Not All Black and White" [in Turkish], Timeturk, June 27, 2015

"Facing Backlash, U.S. Muslims Counter with New Advertising Campaign," New York Times, June 16, 2015

"Crowds gather for anti-Islam demonstrations outside Phoenix mosque," Reuters, May 29, 2015

"Estado Islamico surgiu da invasao do Iraque pelos EUA, diz autor americano," O Estado de S. Paulo (Brazil), May 16, 2015

"Author Tackles Islamophobia and Holds the West Accountable," Reuters, April 30, 2015 

Articles for The Huffington Post

"It’s Time to Abandon the Word ‘Terrorism,’” published on The Huffington Post, October 10, 2017

"Taking an Inconvenient Stand against Islamophobia," published on The Huffington Post, June 20, 2017

"Is Islam Responsible for the Orlando Nightclub Shooting?," published on The Huffington Post, June 14, 2016

"Will Islamophobia Give Republicans Keys to the White House?," published on The Huffington Post, September 22, 2015

"Is America Becoming More Islamophobic?," published on The Huffington Post, June 26, 2015

"Pamela Geller and the Professional Islamophobia Industry," published on The Huffington Post, May 7, 2015

"Is ISIS Islamic? Why This Is the Wrong Question to Ask?," published on The Huffington Post, March 23, 2015

"American Sniper and the Muslim 'Savage'," published on The Huffington Post, February 9, 2015

"Is Torture an American Value?," published on The Huffington Post, December 10, 2014

"Is CNN America's Most Islamophobic Network?," published on The Huffington Post, October 14, 2014

"What Obama Is Still Missing in the Debate on Torture," published on The Huffington Post, August 4, 2014

"Fighting Islamophobia with 'Political Correctness,'" published on The Huffington Post, June 19, 2014

"The 9/11 Memorial Museum: Appealing to the Head or the Heart?," published on The Huffington Post, June 9, 2014

The Satanic Verses 25 Years Later: Why the Rushdie Affair Still Matters,” published on The Huffington Post (Religion Section), September 26, 2013

Muslim Protestors in the Middle East: What’s Wrong with This Story?,” published on The Huffington Post, September 17, 2012

Norway One Year Later: Are We Any Closer To Understanding This Tragedy?,” published on The Huffington Post, July 21, 2012

Rick Santorum, You’re No Jack Kennedy,” published on The Huffington Post, February 27, 2012

An Open Letter to Lowe’s from Iowans Dedicated to Interfaith Understanding,” co-authored with Connie Ryan Terrell (Executive Director, Interfaith Alliance of Iowa), published on The Huffington Post, December 18, 2011

Where Is the Courage in College Football?,” published on The Huffington Post, November 17, 2011

The Face of Christian Terrorism?,” published on The Huffington Post, July 25, 2011

Herman Cain’s Political Islamophobia,” published on The Huffington Post, July 19, 2011

Does Islam Really Need a Martin Luther?,” published on The Huffington Post, July 5, 2011

Reflections on Faith and Fear in Palin’s America,” published on The Huffington Post, November 30, 2010

What Not To Wear: Dictating Islamic Fashion in France,” published on The Huffington Post, September 16, 2010 

Anti-Mosque Sentiment in America: Lessons from Europe?,” published on The Huffington Post, July 31, 2010 

Other Op-Ed Articles

"The Islamophobia Industry: How Evangelicals See Islam as Sexist but Support Abusers in the U.S.," Sojourners, October 8, 2018

"By Any Other Name: Why the 'Travel Ban' Really Is a Muslim Ban," Religion News Service, July 2, 2018 

"What Will We Do About Pompeo's Islamophobia?," Sojourners, April 23, 2018

"Iowans Should Be Alarmed by the Dangerous Words of Steve King," The Des Moines Register, December 12, 2017

"3 False Assumptions About Muslims in the Age of ISIS," Sojourners, March 28, 2016

"Standing with Paris Doesn't Mean Standing against Muslims," The Des Moines Register, November 16, 2015

"Never Forget...," Sojourners, September 9, 2015

"3 Reasons Christians Shouldn't Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism," Sojourners, July 20, 2015

"Why Study Islam in Europe?," The Des Moines Register, January 8, 2015