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This article was first published in the USA Today, April 6th, 2005. Four years ago, Pope John Paul II appeared at one of the oldest mosques in the Islamic world, the Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, Syria. It is deeply cherished by Muslims and Christians because it is believed to be...

I was disappointed to read that when Pakistan beat India in a Cricket match this week in Bangalore they were rewarded with silence by thousands of cricket fans in the stadium. In contrast when India beat Pakistan in Karachi the crowds there roared with approval for the Indian...

This article was published in Altmuslim.com [03.10.2005] and Counterpunch.org [03.11.2005],Associated Press of Pakistan [03.12.2005], NYC IndyMedia [03.11.2005], American Muslim Perspective[03.10.2005], The Muslimwakeup.com [03.14.2005], Iran Daily [03.15.2005], Business and...

Some liberal scholars want to open the explication of sacred texts to all. Others say the path to democracy lies elsewhere. By DAVID GLENN If all goes according to plan, Iraqi political leaders will gather this year to forge a new national constitution. It is easy to imagine many...

This article was published in The Q-News [Feb. 2005 – UK], The Muslimwakeup.com [Feb 18, 2005 – USA],AlMuslim.com [Feb. 17, 2005 – USA], Iqra [Feb 18, 2005 – Canada], Closer [Feb 21, 2005 – Netherlands]. Research Institutions  such as The Brookings...

by Peter Brownfeld | Feb 14, 2005 | DoubleThink Muslims “have more opportunity in America to practice Islam than anywhere else in the world,” says Muqtedar Khan, director of International Studies at Adrian College in Michigan. “The chances of you being...

This article was published by The Globalist [February 14-21, 2005], The Daily Times [02.12.2004] and many other. The Bush administration is under the false impression that the elections in Iraq herald the era of democracy in Iraq and thus justify the Bush preemption doctrine...

This article was published by the MuslimWakeup.com [Feb, 01, 2005], Pakistan Link [February 11, 2005], The Message magazine, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and The Muslim Observer. The importance of American Muslims to an effective and more peaceful US foreign...

Yasser Arafat’s legacy to Palestine, though he is the father of Palestinian nationalism and the last hero of the struggle for decolonization, is complicated. It is easy to understand his political legacy: a dream unfinished. He has left behind a nation on the threshold of...

In the name of Allah, the most Benevolent and the Most Merciful. May this memo find you in the shade of Islam enjoying the mercy, the protection and the grace of Allah. I am writing this memo to you all with the explicit purpose of inviting you to lead the American Muslim...