If Muslims react with anger and indiscriminate violence to a proposed Qur’an burning, then one of promoter Terry Jones’ goals will be fulfilled. Be patient, encourage everyone to be patient, let Terry Jones enjoy the monopoly on barbarity for a while.

Imam Faisal Abdul Rauf’s project to build bridges with America has inadvertently become a lightning rod for hatred. If he succeeds in building his center, it will be a triumph for America and its values. But American Muslims will have to pay a big price for it.

While passage of President Barack Obama’s health care bill will not alleviate all America’s health care problems, it demonstrates to those in the public service that short-term political sacrifices are worth making in pursuit of long-term visions. Perhaps true progress in the Middle East will be next.

There exists in the Sinai a document written by the Prophet of Islam that clearly lays out the responsibility Muslims have to protect the Christians that live in their midst. It is a potent reminder of our collective responsibility to look after our neighbors.

If Muslim Imams told the story of Rabbi Mukhayriq to their congregations in America and elsewhere, I am confident that it will contribute to manifestations of increased tolerance by Muslims towards others.

Most analysts in the Muslim World are not giving President Obama due credit for the changes he has brought to American foreign policy, waiting instead to see if he acts differently. But very soon, Obama will have to start delivering results.

Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinajad are ensuring through their recent actions that the peaceful and just solution to the Arab-Israeli problem inspired by President Obama is harder to reach.