The
Brass Crescent Awards is an annual awards ceremony that honors the best writers and thinkers of the emerging Muslim blogosphere (aka the
Islamsphere). Nominations are taken from blog readers, who then vote for the winners.
What are the Brass Crescent Awards? They are named for the
Story of the City of Brass in the
Thousand and One Nights. Today, the Islamsphere is forging a new synthesis of Islam and modernity, and is the intellectual heir to the traditions of philosophy and learning that was once the hallmark of Islamic civilization - a heritage scarcely recognizable today in the Islamic world after a century's ravages of colonialism, tyrants, and religious fundamentalism. We believe that Islam transcends history, and we are forging history anew for tomorrow's Islam. These awards are a means to honor ourselves and celebrate our nascent community, and promote its growth.
The online voting polls close on:
Monday Nov. 7th, 2011 9pm, PST, Tues. Nov. 8th, 5am, EST & 12am, GMT
Here's where you cast your votes:
http://www.brasscrescent.org
My blog name: Gareth Bryant's Writing Page
My category: Best Writer
