Although women have become heads of state in Muslim countries such as Pakistan, Senegal, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, women have a long way to go to achieve full political and social equality. The electoral victory of four women in Kuwaiti elections is a huge first step. Read more
Although we must all be vigilant against this or any other attack against any community, the recent arrest of four "dimwitted" would-be terrorists, egged on by a paid government informant, continues a worrying trend of fishing expeditions substituting for real intelligence. Read more
US foreign policy-makers and military leaders have something to learn from what author and philanthropist Greg Mortenson has achieved. Long-term success in the tribal regions of Pakistan takes patience, resilience and the ability to listen. Read more
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. Read more
Despite the threat to stablity from Al Shabaab, Somali governments from 1960 to 1991 (when the last government fell) adopted a mix of Islamic law and Western systems of governance that were compatible with Somalis' sense of moderation and faith. Read more
Coming this Friday, a debate on the future of the Muslim Internet, sponsored by the Radical Middle Way (the debate, not the Internet) and held at the London School of Economics. Along with myself will be bloggers Shelina Zahra Janmohamed, Indigo Jo, Musab Bora, and Omar Tufail. Read more
The concept of life is taken as a precious thing, to save one life is as if to save the life of the whole mankind. However, this is, again, an abstract idea. What is real and tangible is the community around me. And I would die to defend it. Read more
It is hard to predict what the Pope has accomplished on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, which essentially used interfaith relations as a means to mediating international relations. But nevertheless, he spoke with sincerity and faith as he linked justice with peace. Read more
In Pakistan, poor law enforcement, inadequate counterinsurgency know-how, popular conspiratorial thinking, failing infrastructure and the absence of good governance as exposed through declining economic and social indicators shows us a dismal scenario. However, all of this presents only one side of the coin. Read more
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Inclusion: Could there ever be a Muslim Supreme Court justice?
Even though Muslim slaves help build this country from the time of its founding, and millions of Muslim live here today, having a Muslim Supreme Court justice will probably not occur within our lifetimes. Read more