Opinion

June 20, 2011

Strong Voices of Women of the Arab Spring

By Natana J. DeLong-Bas What do Asmaa Mahfouz, Munira Fakhro and Tawakul Karman all have in common? They are all – Read More...
June 13, 2011

Israeli Leaders Must Lead Public to Peace

By Dahlia Scheindlin President Barack Obama’s speech to the US State Department in May should have made Israelis happy. While – Read More...
June 13, 2011

Equipping Schools with Tools for Religious Education

By Sana Umair “Do you believe it’s right to kill yourself for God?” “Don’t you think it’s unfair that Muslim – Read More...
May 28, 2011

Lessons from South Asia for an Arab Spring

By Ali Gohar and Lisa Schirch People-power and the use of mass nonviolent action are not new to Muslims. Even – Read More...
May 28, 2011

Obama Addresses a Fearless Middle East

By Dalia Mogahed At a lunch at the American embassy in Cairo shortly after US President Barack Obama’s 2009 address, – Read More...
May 24, 2011

The New Arab Spirit

By Mahmoud Amin Hishmeh Over the past few years, we have often heard about a new Middle East, as envisioned – Read More...
May 16, 2011

Moving Past Bin Laden

The last 10 years have been marked by the events of 9/11, which Osama bin Laden set in motion. The – Read More...
May 7, 2011

After Bin Laden Killing, Trouble Ahead for US and Pakistan

By Huma Yusuf Scenes of rejoicing in Washington and New York accompanied the news that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden – Read More...
May 2, 2011

The Ahmadi Problem Needs Resolution at Grassroots Level

By Didin Nurul Rosidin The Ahmadis are once again in the front and centre of Indonesian media. And yet when – Read More...
April 25, 2011

Indonesian Road Signs for an Egyptian Roadmap

By John Riady The Arab Spring and its Jasmine Revolution have naturally brought historical analogies to the fore as pundits – Read More...