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An acclaimed new film set in Afghanistan, The Kite Runner, is testing the cultural differences between East and West with an inference of child rape. Read more
An acclaimed new film set in Afghanistan, The Kite Runner, is testing the cultural differences between East and West with an inference of child rape. Read more
It is not that the "teddy bear incident" is inconsequential or unimportant. It is that it lacks perspective, framed to overly vilify one group while enhancing the other. Read more
After two decades of civil war, and having the largest population of internal refugees of any country on earth, you'd think Sudanese Muslims have far more pressing issues to worry about than the name of a teddy bear. Read more
The rumors about Obama’s faith are based on America's long history of mistrust and misapprehension of Islam, a faith that we associate with our own ‘Others’. Read more
The paranoia against Russians during the Cold War reminds us of how quickly we return to our senses once a frenzy of bigotry dies down. But it is also a reminder of the worst we are capable of. Read more
The thought of denying a Muslim the opportunity to manage a large mainstream food business because of his religion would be unconscionable. That Al-Safa suffered the same fate should give Muslims pause. Read more
Doctoral student Sadek Hamid has created Britain's first university degree programme in Muslim youth social work. We speak to him to find out how programmes like his can make a difference. Read more
We explore the world of Muslim-inspired comedy further with an interview of the "Axis of Evil" comedy troupe, featuring Arab and Iranian-American comedians and all the stereotypes you can laugh at. Read more
Karen Hughes' public diplomacy administration was certainly better than her "brand America" predecessors. Too bad an unchanging US foreign policy precluded any meaningful improvement in US-Muslim world relations. Read more
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Looking for extremism: Fighting jihadists with inkjet printers
You don’t need dodgy receipts to prove dodgy books are sold by certain dodgy Muslims. Likewise, we have no need for dodgy conservative thinktanks using dodgy excuses to hide their dodgy sectarian prejudices. Read more