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This article was published in OpEdNews [10.04.2006], The American Muslim [10.03.2006], AltMuslim [10.02.2006], Al Ahram [Egypt: 5-12, October, 2006], and Pakistan Link [5-12, 2006] Iraq is a man made disaster. According to the UN, 6000 Iraqi civilians were killed in July and...

Muslims who do not support the terrorist acts committed by others who claim the same faith are quietly beginning to move, and in a direction that intends to transform Islam. Muqtedar Khan is an assistant professor of political science and international relations at the University...

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Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations The United States Senate Islam and the West: Searching for Common Ground July 18, 2006 By M. A. MUQTEDAR KHAN ___________________________________________ Assistant Professor, University of Delaware Nonresident Fellow, Brookings...

This article has been published in the Chicago Tribune [07.17.06], The News Journal [07.15.06], The Daily Times [Pakistan: 07.16.06],AltMuslim.com [07.14.06], The American Muslim [07.14.06], OpEdNews.com [07.14.06]. The crisis in the Middle East is rapidly reaching dangerous...

This article has been published in the Khaleej Times [06.02.06, UAE], AltMuslim [06.01.06, USA], Alarab Online [06.01.06, UK], the Daily Times[06.05.06, Pakistan], The News Journal [06.05.06, USA], The American Muslim [06.05.06, USA], Naseeb Vibes [06.05.06, USA], A...

Students, world leaders seek UD professor’s thought-provoking views on Muslim politics, religious extremism By GARY SOULSMAN The News Journal The BBC wanted a free-thinking Muslim to talk about the implications of the life-threatening stroke of Israel’s Prime Minister...

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Muslims correctly value those who have knowledge with good reason. They are led by the Ulema — Muslims scholars trained in Islamic law — who have determined how Muslims understand Islam and the world for centuries. But over time, Muslims mistakenly began equating knowledge with a...