Today we must ask ourselves whether America is safer because the Wall Street Journal outed and exposed to the world an honest patriot volunteering for a cause he believes in and partaking of democracy which is his right as a concerned citizen. Read more
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. Read more
Some of the more abrasive encounters between Muslims and others have not centered around politics or foreign policy, but in the arena of free expression. It doesn't have to be this way. Read more
The very people who fight to push Muslims out of the public square are also the ones clamoring for our communities to get out in the streets and prove our loyalty to the US. If only they could see the contradiction for themselves. Read more
There is literally a whole world of ideas and perspectives out there. Most are not related to Islam. We should be mindful of them, even if we decide to reject any literal truth other perspectives might offer. Read more
New initiatives in the interfaith community that draw in top-level scholars and leaders are transforming inter-religious discussion Read more
A gesture of friendship from Bush, a surprise visit to Tehran by Rice, or a gift of six passenger aircrafts, should be enough to send Ahmedinajad packing in the elections due in 2009. Read more
Web 2.0 technologies are being incorporated into promising interfaith initiatives that can help overcome misunderstandings between Muslims and those of other faiths. Read more
Rather than being an attempt to bring about justice, the arrest of war criminal Radovan Karadžić is more likely part of a gambit for EU membership for Serbia Read more
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Detainee Aafia Siddiqui: It’s women and children now
The case against Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani MIT graduate and detainee of the US held for over five years under mysterious circumstances, is finally being made public - and looks to fulfill more in a pattern of dubious evidence and maltreatment in the name of the War on Terror. Read more