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Dear Americans, I hope this memo finds you all well on the way to recovery. I pray that God, who is most merciful and most benevolent, will be with you every step of the way as you recover from the collective anguish and fear precipitated by the events of Sept 11.  God promises...

We made you a nation of moderation and justice (Quran; 2:143) To advocate what is right and forbid what is wrong (Quran, 3:110). In the aftermath of Sept. 11th, ordinary Americans displayed an extraordinary resolve to preempt any backlash against American Muslims. President Bush...

The American Muslim community is at a crucial crossroads. It is experiencing an existential crisis. Students of Islam in the West are beginning to ask questions about the future of Islam, and Muslims in an increasingly Islamophobic West are growing wary of the unrest and growing...

Various versions of this article have been published in The Globalist [12.15.05], The News Journal [12.14.05], Naseeb [12.16.05] and AltMuslim [12.11.05]. The dialogue with Belgium Muslims was getting depressing and had a dampening effect on my usually upbeat attitude towards the...

This article was published in The Daily Times [Pakistan, 09.16.05], The Daily Star [Lebanon, 09.24.05], Middle East Online [09.12.05], Pakistan Link [09.15.05], [Middle East Web [09.14.05],  AltMuslim[09.10.05], American Muslim Perspective [09.09.05], The America...

Charles Strohmer is the author of seven books and is currently writing a book about wisdom, U.S. foreign policy and the Muslim world. This article appeared in The Christian Century, August 9, 2005, pp. 24-27. Copyright by the Christian Century Foundation; used by permission....

The nightmare that began on 9/11 continues. Another major terrorist attack in the West and the style clearly indicates that the attackers are mimicking or emulating the al Qaeda signature of coordinated, multiple, simultaneous attacks. Along with other Americans, my heart reaches...

This article was commissioned by and published in the San Jose Mercury News [07.03.2005] In the weeks since the FBI announced a terrorism probe and began making arrests in Lodi, precious little has become clear. Among the many open questions is whether authorities still believe...

CAIR Revises American Muslim Policy on Women in Mosques CAIR has announced that it will distribute a “Women Friendly Mosques” Brochure. This document is perhaps the most enlightened statement that CAIR has ever issued in its eleven-year history. This is a good beginning for their...

This article was published in the Al Ahram [05.26.2005], The Detroit Free Press [05.29.2005] Common Dreams [05.19.2005], Aljazeerah [05.19.2005], AltMuslim [05.19.2005] and American Muslim Perspective[05.18.2005], Islamic-World Net [05.20.2005], Iran Daily [05.23.2005], Naseeb...