Brass Crescent Awards


The Brass Crescent Awards, started in 2004 by Shahed Amanullah and Aziz Poonawalla, is an annual contest that allows visitors to Muslim or Islam-themed weblogs to vote for the best weblogs in various categories. Nominations and voting are conducted online at the awards website, .

Purpose

The awards describe themselves in this way:

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.

Categories

Categories as of the 2011/1432 awards include Best Blog, Best Non-Muslim Blog, Best Post or Series, Best Ijtihad, Best Female Blog, Best Thinker, Most Deserving of Wider Recognition, Best Group Blog, and Best Middle-East/Asian Blogger.

Winners (Best Blog)