Banning the extremist group Islam4UK does not refute the organization’s twisted beliefs and, worse still, marginalizes British Muslims who do not support them.

A new crop of Christian leaders, such as Rick Warren, are demonstrating a willingness to reach out to Muslims in spite of the “Islam is evil” message delivered by many of their counterparts. Are American Muslims ready or able to reciprocate beyond dialogue?

In order for American Muslims to dispel the misperception of incompatibility, American Islamic scholars will need the intellectual gravitas to go toe to toe with foreign trained and overseas scholars. Zaytuna’s proposed “Muslim Georgetown” could achieve this.

Last week, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a speech in Chicago that focused entirely on a “fundamental” Islam that is “the opposite of what extremists preach.” Instead, if his focus been on extremism as a global threat, he would have been justified in confronting extremist interpretations of Islam.

The decision by Tyson Foods and its unions to replace Labor Day with Eid-ul-Fitr in its holiday schedule – pitting Islam against America – was doomed from the start. As a result, the perception of coercing Islam on society will continue.

On March 17, 2005, 28 year-old Hassiba Belbachir died mysteriously at the McHenry County Jail while in the custody of the US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

I am thankful for Rev. Lovelace’s incendiary words because they help bring to light the steadily growing Islamophobia in the United States.

Am I a Paul Rusesabagina? If I were in Paul Rusesabagina’s shoes in 1994 would I have been able to do what he did?