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We're baaaaack! We speak about the ongoing controversy over Park51 and what means for the future of lower Manhattan. Also, a discussion with Farhad Chowdhury of the M100 Foundation, which seeks to change the way Muslims pay zakat Read more
We're baaaaack! We speak about the ongoing controversy over Park51 and what means for the future of lower Manhattan. Also, a discussion with Farhad Chowdhury of the M100 Foundation, which seeks to change the way Muslims pay zakat Read more
Now that the developers of the Muslim community center known as Park51 have secured their legal rights to continue development, what can we do to help heal the tensions that arose in its wake? Read more
While there have been some military victories against militant strongholds in Pakistan's tribal areas, the social project of producing a radicalised Pakistan attracted to literal and intolerant interpretations of faith is flourishing. Read more
With its last legal hurdle cleared, Park51 will still face protests that threaten to undermine the freedom of a religious community to provide a space that is open to Americans of all faiths. We must stand with Park51 as part of a free society. Read more
America would be well-served to provide better explanations and offer more concrete tools for engagement and interaction with young people in Pakistan. It could be a long struggle, but we’ll certainly need to make more friends in Pakistan in the long run. Read more
In this excerpt from her new book, The Butterfly Mosque, American author and graphic novelist G. Willow Wilson begins to describe her experiences arriving in Egypt and her impending immersion into the Muslim world. Read more
The use of reactionary language in place of context when covering issues related to Muslims is simply lazy journalism. But there is more at stake than that conclusion implies. These hollow phrases fail to portray Muslims as human beings or to accord Islam the same stature as other global faiths. Read more
In the wake of growing public debate, we ask Sharif El-Gamal, the CEO of Soho Properties and the developer of Park51, some hard questions about the plans to develop a Muslim-run community center in lower Manhattan. Read more
As a result of the Supreme Court ruling on Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project (HLP), the ability of American civil society to pursue peaceful means to resolve violent conflict is now curtailed. Read more
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Fasting: Ramadan and God’s love
You can fake prayer: you can pray in front of other people so that they can say you pray. You can fake giving alms; you can fake going to Mecca. But you can’t fake fasting. And that is how we can show our love for God. Read more