Around the World Turkey vs. Iran: the regional battle for hearts and minds Toulouse: Let’s not play politics with murder Conversion: A Mexican village’s evangelical shift A boy to be sacrificed: growing up gay in Morocco Saudi woman to carry Olympic flame Situating Imran Khan’s Islamism In these United States Shaima, Trayvon and the race debate Call me Ehsaan, an American cultural translator Failing to educate poor & minority students Ahmed Ali could be Trayvon Martin Rick Warren shouldn’t have... Read more

Around the world French Jews, Muslims struggle to understand Toulouse shootings Ending the Muslim-Jewish blame game Behind the Toulouse shootings  Italy: Human chains against racism Integration in Germany is making progress European Court: Gay marriage is not a human right Syria burns, the Assads continue to live the glamorous life What’s behind the coup-watching in China? Morocco’s king lets Islamist government make real changes Moscow’s Muslims find no room in the mosque In these United States Trayvon Martin & the... Read more

Around the world Across the Atlantic: Islam, Europe & the repercussions of the attacks Toulouse shootings: race, religion and murder The white savior industrial complex Never mind Kony, let’s stop Clooney George Clooney isn’t helping Sudan Will Sudan be China’s quagmire? Let’s stop miscasting Africans Europe’s failure to integrate Muslims 7 worst international aid ideas In these United States Killing of Trayvon Martin & race Discussing the motives of the Afghan shooter When the killer is one of us, we... Read more

Around the World Clooney & Kiir discuss security matters  George Clooney’s Sudan crusade Calls to end rape-marriage laws in Morocco The spark that kindled the Syrian uprising Palestinians prepare to lose solar panels Sarkozy tries to reassure French Muslims Israel & the plight of Mideast Christians Embracing Britain’s identity crisis In These United States Clooney arrested outside Sudanese embassy GI accused of massacre ‘snapped under strain’ The religious language in US foreign policy The trials of Greg Mortenson NYPD &... Read more

Around the World Leaked Assad emails making jokes and buying jewelry Kony vs. Assad Fact-checking Bolton on Iran Kony screening provokes anger in Uganda International obsession with Kony ending Westerners are not the “saviors” of Africa: Ben Affleck gets real, wow (someone should forward this note to his buddy George) In these United States Don’t tread on us: op-ed on women’s rights Why I am leaving Goldman Sachs 8 facts about poverty that will blow your mind West Wing babies... Read more

Around the world Why Israel really advocates war on Iran Will the good BRICS please stand up? How not to intervene in Syria France’s Muslims & Sarkozy’s halal policy Threats & killings alarm Iraq’s gays, “emos” The Arab world’s unlikely leader – Qatar In these United States NYPD report included stores owned by Arab Christians & Jews Atty. Gen. Holder: NYPD surveillance in NJ is “disturbing Bloomberg re: his critics: “It’s a made for tv thing“ Number of anti-Muslim groups... Read more

Around the World Faith on the move the religious affiliation of international migrants Belgian Muslim candidates excluded from municipal elections Saudi women protest on campus Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood’s ideas questioned by founder’s brother In these United States Indefinite detention targeted in terrorism bill Muslim groups urge NYPD to stop surveillance program Documents confirm NYPD spying was focused specifically on Muslims Counter-terrorism: A snoop too far? Social Media The #StopKony backlash: complexity and the challenges of slacktivism Unpacking Kony... Read more

Around the World Solving war crimes with wristbands: the arrogance of ‘Kony 2012’ Joseph Kony is not in Uganda and other complicated things France’s beef with Islam Don’t look away from Bahrain’s revolution Putin declares victory in Russian elections In these United States NYPD Commissioner’s press release to to Fordham Law Alum The NYT  editorial on NYPD Muslim surveillance Atheist group targets Muslims & Jews A group of self-proclaimed Muslim leaders gather to support Islamophobe Rep. King & NYPD surveillance... Read more