Looking for extremism: Fighting jihadists with inkjet printers

You don’t need dodgy receipts to prove dodgy books are sold by certain dodgy Muslims. Likewise, we have no need for dodgy conservative thinktanks using dodgy excuses to hide their dodgy sectarian prejudices.

Controversy in Sudan: Sudan’s ready teddy

After two decades of civil war, and having the largest population of internal refugees of any country on earth, you’d think Sudanese Muslims have far more pressing issues to worry about than the name of a teddy bear.

Remembering "Crazy" John Ilhan: Merging faith and business

For many Australians, coverage of “Crazy” John Ilhan’s funeral at a prominent mosque will be the first time they will learn that the man behind one of Australia’s most successful business brands was a practising Muslim.

Heroes of 9/11: Clearing Salman’s name

Six years after September 11, 2001, we would do well to remember a particular victim, one who was portrayed as a terrorist before his name was cleared.

India-Pakistan Partition: Lines on a map

Sixty years after the partition that created India and Pakistan, Irfan Yusuf explores why some of the barriers between nations never really kept people apart.

Rushdie Knighthood: Flippant thoughts on Sir Salman

Perhaps those Muslims who waste their time and energy banning books and threatening authors have finally realised this only makes these authors damned rich!

Author Mohsin Hamid: Reluctant fundamentalists and unrepentant Westerners

Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist recently visited Australia, and I was fortunate to have the chance of catching up with him to discuss the main character in his novel.

Islam in Australia: Animal Farm Islam

Clearly all Muslims are moderate, but some are more extremely moderate (or moderately extreme) than others.

Radio talk shows: Why Don Imus should move to Australia

A sensitivity against racism in the US has created a backlash against “shock jocks” such as Don Imus. The same racism against Lebanese and Middle Eastern minorities in Australia goes unpunished.

The Hilali affair: Has Mufti Day ended down under? (Part III)

The ethno-religious dynamic among Australian Muslims, along with politics, has compounded the potential removal of controversial imam Sheikh Taj el-din Al Hilaly