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August 2005

August 18, 2005

Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Consititution Stalls On Major Points

Iraqi constitutional drafters, bogged down by debates over federalism and the role of Islam in...

August 11, 2005

Extremism in the UK: Will Britain’s ban mean the end of Hizb-ut-Tahrir?

Tony Blair's anti-climactic response to the London attacks - the banning of Al-Muhajiroun and Hizb-ut-Tahrir...

August 02, 2005

Death of King Fahd: Saudi Arabia and the legacy of King Fahd

alt.muslim's Zahir Janmohamed sat down with Ali Al Ahmed, founder and director of the Gulf...

July 2005

July 28, 2005

Professional wrestling: “Muslim” wrestlers get smackdown in wake of bombings

There's nothing like an Arab villain to rile up the crowds at professional wrestling matches....

July 27, 2005

Terror Arrests: With the damage done, two Muslim teenagers are quietly released

Two 16 year old New York teenagers were arrested last March and accused of plotting...

July 22, 2005

Hassan Nasr Abduction: For the CIA, one ‘extraordinary rendition’ too many

While the kidnapping of the extremist Egyptian cleric from Italy wasn't botched, the paper trail...

July 11, 2005

July 7th Attacks: Will London attack mark a turning point for extremism?

London's terrorist attack has galvanised British Muslims into facing the extremist threat within their midst,...

July 04, 2005

Censorship in China: Can a poem get you 10 years in jail?

Chinese poet Nurmuhemmet Yasin's "Wild Pigeons" was seen as a call to Muslim separatism, and...

June 2005

June 29, 2005

Asian tsunami: Tsunami aid snub upsets Sri Lankan Muslims

With $3 billion in tsunami aid is up for grabs, Sri Lanka's minority Muslims get...

June 24, 2005

An Islamic development bank: Will an Islamic “World Bank” be any better than the real one?

Can capital be invested more ethically when wielded by a Muslim hand? Muslim governments and...

June 23, 2005

Pakistan's courts: Mukhtar Mai wins the fight to tell her story

Mukhtar Mai, a poor village woman, suffered at the hands of her rapists, at a...

June 17, 2005

Elections in Iran: Democracy (or not) in Iranian presidential elections

Although it looks like an election and smells like an election, the recent Presidential vote...

June 10, 2005

Arrests in California: Mosque politics take center stage in Lodi arrests

It's yet another case of the FBI stumbling onto leads in terror cases by dumb...

June 07, 2005

Kidnapping in Iraq: Hopes rise (and fall) for Douglas Wood’s release

An Australian cleric offers himself in exchange for ailing hostage Douglas Wood in Iraq amidst...

June 02, 2005

European Union membership: Turkey starts waking up from its European dream

Lost in the shock of the European Union's constitutional defeat at the hands of France...

May 2005

May 30, 2005

Muslims in the military: Crescents among the crosses at Arlington Cemetery

Forgotten by both Muslim and non-Muslim Americans this Memorial Day are the many Muslim who...

May 18, 2005

Uzbekistan: Mixing oil, arms, & human rights

It's hard for the US to crack down on Uzbekistan's abuse of human rights when...

May 16, 2005

Anti-terror marches: Marching towards alienation

It was billed as a mainstream Muslim march against terror. But the politics behind the...

May 04, 2005

Indian Muslim personal law: A new divorce code for women in India’s Nikahnama

For years, Indian Muslim men have been allowed to divorce their wives with three repeated...

April 2005

April 28, 2005

Ali al-Timimi: “Paintball jihad” imam convicted

Can an imam be held liable for what his students do, or try to do?...

April 25, 2005

Hollywood history lessons: “Kingdom Of Heaven” sparks more crusades than jihads

A blockbuster movie about the Crusades surprises critics by its portrayal of Muslims. Will this...

April 22, 2005

Homeland Security: Muslim Americans sue for answers to border detentions

After 4 months of evasion from Homeland Security officials on the reasons for their detention...

April 15, 2005

Muslims in the UK: Muslims In Britain prepare to flex their political muscle

Muslims in Britain have never had so many candidates to choose from, not to mention...

April 12, 2005

A nuclear Middle East: A few words from the US rattle Israel’s “nuclear ambiguity”

An unexpected statement by US officials calling for the eventual nuclear disarmament of Israel raises...

April 06, 2005

Pope John Paul II: Will dialogue survive the death of Pope John Paul II?

Pope John Paul II was, in many ways, the Muslim world's best friend among Christians...

April 01, 2005

Corporal punishment: Shining a light on the “white elephant” of hudud punishments

Will Tariq Ramadan's call for a moratorium on Islamic corporal punishments result in a more...

March 2005

March 30, 2005

After Aslan Maskhadov: Chechnya searches for a post-Maskhadov identity

With the death of "moderate rebel" and former Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, uncertainty returns to...

March 28, 2005

Legalizing euthanasia: Where do Muslims stand on the Terri Schiavo case?

Muslim spokespeople are coming down firmly on the side of keeping Schiavo alive - even...

March 23, 2005

Selling the US in the Muslim world: Adventures in public relations (part III)

Both Charlotte Beers and Margaret Tutwiler tried (and largely failed) to make much of a...

March 22, 2005

Muslims in comic books: Holy Vimanarama, Batman! It’s a Muslim superhero!

A new series of comic books set in largely Pakistani Bradford, England, features a teenage...