Opinion

March 12, 2012

Pakistan’s First Oscar

By Beena Sarwar Pakistan’s online community erupted in virtual cheers as Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy received an Academy Award in Hollywood – Read More...
March 5, 2012

Koran Burnings Indicate Need for Mission Overhaul

By Lisa Schirch and Karim Merchant Recent news of US troops burning copies of the Koran in Afghanistan sparked protests – Read More...
March 5, 2012

A Muslim Chaplain Who Matters for Non-Muslims, Too

By Noah J. Silverman In 1924, Norman De Nosaquo, a Jewish student at the University of Wisconsin, wrote a letter – Read More...
March 5, 2012

Hollywood Recognises Iran’s ‘Glorious Culture’

By Persheng Vaziri If you could climb over the mountain of threats and political posturing that are part of the – Read More...
February 27, 2012

Palestinian Unity Likely to Be Real This Time

By Daoud Kuttab Palestinian reconciliation took a major step forward recently following an agreement that included President Mahmoud Abbas taking – Read More...
February 27, 2012

Decades Later, Malcolm X’s Legacy Lives On

By Muqtedar Khan In February, Americans celebrate Black History Month. It is also during this month in 1965 that Malcolm – Read More...
February 27, 2012

Sowing Seeds of Peace, from Virginia to Iraq

By Rev. Wayne Lavender Soon after the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001, I left the church where I had – Read More...
February 20, 2012

Indonesia TV Drama Challenges Extremism in Prisons, and Living Rooms

By Suci Haryati Many people would argue that football is as much a spiritual experience as it is a physical – Read More...
February 20, 2012

The Life of a Heart: Muslims and Jews Saving Lives Together

By Mehnaz M. Afridi As I listen to soundbites of news, a swarm of words sting me: Iran, Israel, nuclear, – Read More...
February 20, 2012

US-Muslim Brotherhood Relations Key to Egypt’s Economy?

By Mohamed El-Sayed Egypt continues to struggle with violence in the wake of political uncertainty and transition. Yet despite the – Read More...