Around the World Libya’s captors become the captives Race is not the issue in Rochdale Sarkozy faces investigations as immunity ends The Arab Spring: the end of postcolonialism Red Cross & UN appeal for Palestinian hunger strikers Congressman endorses apartheid, ethnic cleansing for Palestinians In These United States Divisive presidential politics Obama supports gay marriage Let’s finally bury bin Laden & Al-Qaeda Romney silent as Obama is accused of treason Immigration: America’s secret growth weapon Immigration nightmare: soldier’s wife detained ... Read more

Around the World Zainab al-Khawaja: defying the Bahraini regime Meet Libya’s oldest registered voter Disarmament violence in South Sudan Far right electoral success in Greece Europe’s far right & the French election French Muslims talk elections Sarkozy’s loss due in part to his Islamophobia North Africa’s Berbers get boost from Arab Spring In these United States Ibtihaj Muhammad: Int’l Sportswoman of the Year Romney, Mormons brace for mean political season Obama presidency lures out dormant racism Growing chill between Obama... Read more

Around the World India’s Darul Uloom advises against polygamy  Syrian graffiti artist defiant until death The Gulf and the new Silk Road French Muslims get call to vote for presidency But are they “The Good Muslims?” ANC and Sudan’s ruling party – a bad romance The evolution of Libya’s Islamist groups In these United States I was a terrorist…seriously! Hamtramck High holds all-girls prom Numbers of Muslims & Mormons rise sharply Making halal mainstream Faiza Ali uses faith to unite... Read more

Earlier this year, a racist incident occurred my old high school. An Islamic, all-girls high school, where the majority of the students are of Arab, primarily Palestinian, origin. During a verbal altercation, the “n-word” was used against a girl of African descent and the girl who instigated the trouble was suspended. After her suspension, the school administration addressed racism within the school by hosting a panel discussion featuring women from diverse racial backgrounds and half a day session for the... Read more

Around the World Sweden’s new gender-neutral pronoun Turkey and halal secularism No Arab Spring for Christians Can Turkey make its mosques feminist? Yazidi celebrate new year in Iraq Border emergency between the Sudans Twitter, YouTube and Mexico’s election Amnesty International: Discrimination against Muslims in Europe In these United States Terrorist plots hatched by the FBI Senator Feingold takes on Islamophobia Muslim stories marinate Hawaiian-style  ACLU wants probe into FBI’s Muslim outreach In Harlem, reaching out to Muslims through hip-hop How... Read more

Around the World Swedish Culture Minister in racist cake row In Breivik, echoes of the West’s views of Islam Breivik’s toxic legacy: Norwegians and Islam France’s “burqa ban” isn’t solving inequality Hunger, heroism and hope in Bahrain The lesson from Mali – do no harm Mali: how terror ruined an African success story Tunisian Islamists in power – doing well so far The growing secularization of Turkey’s Islamists Al Jazeera covers standoff between the two Sudans In these United States... Read more

Around the world The Arab spring and Arab tv  Syrian refugees in their own words Sudan breaks off talks with South Sudan Probe says Norway killer Breivik “not insane” Great Mosque of Paris: saving Jews during the Holocaust 3 Cups of Tea author Mortenson “mismanaged” funds   In these United States Zimmerman to be charged in Martin shooting Justices approve strip searches for any offense Challenging Pennsylvania’s misguided anti-Sharia bill The strange persistence of Islamophobia Political trends & attitudes of... Read more

Around the World Assessing Turkey’s potential as a global superpower Shaping Ennahda’s reelection strategy Greece develops cashless, Euro-free currency The last synagogue in Beirut North Africa’s race for universal health care French student sent home for provocatively long skirt In These United States The GOP’s new Islamophobic narrative Shaima Alawadi’s murder – the impact on American Muslims FBI files detail Muslim religious practices The Americanization of Islamism GOP candidates weigh in on Trayvon Martin shooting Jimmy Carter leaves church over... Read more