Fighting extremism: Judge Al-Hitar’s “intellectual surgery” against militants

Last updated on: February 25, 2005 at 2:00 am By zahedamanullah

Negotiate with terrorists? One judge in Yemen is doing exactly that - challenging the interpretation of Islam by captured militants - with surprising results. Read more

Legacy of Malcolm X: Why Malcolm matters

Last updated on: February 22, 2005 at 6:05 pm By Guest Contributor

Forty years ago today, Malcolm X graced the stage of the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, NY and greeted his audience in the name of peace, "Asalaamu alaykum." Read more

Rebuilding Iraq: What if Iraq goes Islamic?

Last updated on: February 20, 2005 at 4:29 pm By Hesham Hassaballa

I can almost sense the nervous trepidation in Washington, because I am almost certain that this was not the outcome they had hoped for. Read more

Islam In The West: The threat of internal extremism

Last updated on: February 18, 2005 at 1:41 am By Muqtedar Khan

The struggle for acceptance of Islam and Muslims in the West cannot be divorced from the acceptance of the West within its Muslim communities. Read more

: A Despicable Crime, And A Disconcerting Response

Last updated on: February 16, 2005 at 6:03 pm By Hesham Hassaballa

Hesham Hassaballa is concerned that the winds of war may be starting to blow from Washington and heading towards Damascus. Read more

Assassination of Rafik Hariri: Shades of the past after Hariri’s death in Lebanon

Last updated on: February 15, 2005 at 9:50 pm By zahedamanullah

The assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, who spearheaded the rebuilding of Lebanon, shows again that it is so much easier to destroy than to build. Read more

Democracy in the Middle East: One small step (for men) in Saudi elections

Last updated on: February 11, 2005 at 2:00 am By zahedamanullah

While the municipal elections in Saudi Arabia won't raise too many Western eyebrows, the real surprise may come once men (and women) find they can't get enough. Read more

Rebuilding Iraq: No Islamic government in Iraq?  Don’t be so sure

Last updated on: February 6, 2005 at 11:38 pm By Shahed Amanullah

Bush administration officials nervously shrug off the possibility of an Islamic government in Iraq, while Shi'a leaders call for just that. Read more

: Faulty Generalizations: Freedom House Cries Wolf

Last updated on: February 4, 2005 at 9:58 am By Guest Contributor

Despite its limitations, this study highlights an ugly undercurrent in modern Islamic discourse that American-Muslims must openly confront. Read more

Commentary: Speeches do not an ummah make

Last updated on: February 2, 2005 at 10:48 pm By Guest Contributor

Speeches are supposed to be a means to inspire and motivate people to do good work and accomplish things in life, rather than becoming an end in and of themselves. Read more