Opinion

January 3, 2011

Season for Jews, Christians and Muslims to Look Back at 2010

By Prince El Hassan bin Talal At the time of Idul Adha, which marks the end of the Muslim pilgrimage – Read More...
December 20, 2010

Counter-Radicalisation Is Bedevilled by Fiery Pitfalls

By Abbas Barzegar Many of us are still bewildered by the bizarre news of the 19-year-old Somali-born American citizen, Muhammad – Read More...
December 20, 2010

Sidelining Christians in Arab World Will Be Our Downfall

By Hasni Abidi Should we be concerned about the fate of Christian communities in the Arab world? This issue hits – Read More...
December 13, 2010

Facebook, Twitter and Change in the Middle East

By Arianna Huffington We all know the many ways the internet has been used in the service of terrorism – – Read More...
November 28, 2010

Media Should Drop the Fighting Words so Peace Has a Chance

By Samiaji Bintang “To what extent does the media’s coverage of terrorism fuel terrorists?” a member of a mailing list – Read More...
November 28, 2010

Haj Condemnation of Fanaticism is an Important First Step

By Muqtedar Khan The haj sermon this year – one of the highlights of the three-day pilgrimage that millions of – Read More...
November 22, 2010

Transforming Stereotypes of the West

By Inayah Rohmaniyah Extremism in Indonesia appears to be on the rise amid recent news of attacks against police headquarters – Read More...
November 22, 2010

Mislabeling the Thai conflict

By W. Scott Thompson and Oliver Geronilla For the last six months, the fabled “land of smiles” has been a – Read More...
November 15, 2010

With Indonesia as Axis, Obama Can Further Peace Agenda

By Brian D. Hanley US President Barack Obama arrived in Indonesia this week for a historic visit. “Barry,” as he – Read More...
November 8, 2010

Religious Leaders Should Spread the Message of Peace

By Hanna Siniora In a message that concluded two weeks of meetings of the Vatican Synod on the Middle East, – Read More...