Opinion

May 21, 2012

Reflections from a Palestinian Israeli after a Missile Attack

By Rema Kheriya Irshed Over a four-day period this March, sirens periodically sounded to warn residents of Be’er Sheva, one – Read More...
May 21, 2012

The End of Racial and Religious Profiling in America?

By Nadia S. Mohammad As the American public reads of yet another report released on governmental surveillance of Muslim American – Read More...
May 15, 2012

Germany to Young Muslims: ‘Berlin Needs You!’

By Julia Hoffmann “Islam is not a part of Germany” read a headline in the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung before – Read More...
May 15, 2012

Beyond the Two-State Solution

By Michael Omer-Man After two decades, peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians have failed to bear fruit or bring about – Read More...
May 15, 2012

‘Why They Hate Us’ Debate Ignores Positive Role of Arab Men

By Dalila Mahdawi Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy unleashed a veritable media storm on Arab gender relations with her recent article – Read More...
May 9, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Road to Egyptian Democracy

By Nour Bakr Rapid political developments have become a fixture of Egyptian politics in the post-Mubarak era. In the past – Read More...
May 9, 2012

Can Israelis and Palestinians Accept a Divorce?

By Michael Felsen Israeli author Amos Oz was born in Jerusalem in 1939, the son of parents with roots in – Read More...
May 9, 2012

Heavy Metal Music Unites across the Middle East

By Roi Ben-Yehuda Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the – Read More...
April 16, 2012

Women Heralding Winds of Change in Pakistan

By Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam From a country where terrorism, extremism, inner strife and polarisation continue to eat at its roots, – Read More...
April 16, 2012

Mosque Growth Study Good News for Americans

By Reverend Chloe Breyer You don’t have to be Muslim to find good news in a recent study on mosque – Read More...