Briefings

In the aftermath of last week's bombing of the St. Mark and St. Peter's Church...

It might not have been a very good year for Muslims around the world, but...

Mohamed Mohamud had never been to Afghanistan or Pakistan, and he had never spent time...

The existence of Pakistan's blasphemy laws institutionalises the persecution of religious minorities and allows anyone...

Perhaps lost in the embarrassment felt by the US government over leaked cables by the...

A haj speech by the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia calling for moderation and condemning...

Critics of Shariah in Oklahoma argue that they oppose it because it is against freedom...

The President's trip to India highlights a deepening, if complicated, relationship between the world's largest...

Backlash against improvement in the coverage of religions – not only Islam – has resulted...

The presence of stoning punishments for sexual crimes in the law books of Muslim countries...

Zaytuna College's very existence in America repudiates notions of Islam as an exclusively Eastern ideology....

With international support for victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan coming in at lesser...

By investing heavily in a strategy of rapid progress and counterinsurgency before next summer, we...

America's First Amendment enables the expression of repugnant and abhorrent opinions, but it also allows...

Although reduced productivity in during the month of Ramadan may be a predictable fact for...

The Arab world needs is increased freedom and engagement by diverse bloggers, beyond the activists...

The political backlash and opportunism surrounding President Obama’s defense of Muslims’ First Amendment rights continues...

What drives a Western born-and-bred youngster, with all the privileges of an education, a modern...

The campaign for school holidays for Muslim students in New York City may actually be...

While there have been some military victories against militant strongholds in Pakistan's tribal areas, the...

The never-ending ability of Iran to outsmart and be underestimated by its foes means that...

In setting up an institution in the Netherlands that specializes in Islamic education, the newly...

Despite the worldwide recession, Muslims in greater numbers are searching for Muslim-friendly hotels and resorts...

In the Middle East, a growing science culture is challenging preconceived notions of religion, commerce,...

A recent assessment of Islamic finance as a "huge flop" is a needed wake-up call...

Through large-scale public events like Streets 2010, the Riyaadah, and the Islamic Games, Muslim Americans...

Israel's reaction to the Gaza flotilla lays bare the lie of an evacuated Gaza, and...

Instead of penalizing the speaker in order to prevent violence, as Indonesia has just done...

In light of last weekend's attempted bombing in Times Square, allegedly by a Pakistani-born American...

If only extremist voices have exploited blogging and the Internet until now, they are no...