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June 2010

June 25, 2010

Social Entrepreneurship: Solving social challenges, shaping public policy

Financial aid to developing countries can be mired in corruption, lack of governance, and inefficiency....

June 23, 2010

Author Thomas Friedman: Either an idiot or…

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, in his unendingly offensive series of "Letters from Istanbul,"...

June 21, 2010

Education in the UK: How can Muslim disengagement be reversed?

How can we use the educational system to promote a sense of national belonging amongst...

June 18, 2010

Religion and the law: Unveiling religion in the public sphere

Outward displays of religiosity from Muslims, as well as those from other faiths, are being...

June 16, 2010

Gender segregation: On second thought…

Recent admissions by some clerics in Saudi Arabia that the monarchy's strict gender segregation may...

June 11, 2010

Cordoba House: Zero tolerance at Ground Zero

Criticism of the proposed Cordoba House near Manhattan's Ground Zero are working to undo significant...

June 09, 2010

Justice: Policing the innocent, domestically and abroad

Domestically and internationally, force has been used by people in power to maintain the status...

June 07, 2010

UCLA basketball coach John Wooden: More than a coach

Famed UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, who died last week at the age of 99,...

June 04, 2010

Perspectives: The fast of a lifetime

One mother’s fast becomes an act of solidarity with her son who suffers from a...

June 02, 2010

American Muslims: Lost and leaderless

During the past year alone, many unfortunate opportunities have thrown up questions about the intentions...

May 2010

May 28, 2010

Pakistan's madrassas: Terror factories?

Though not all madrassas are singing the chorus of hate and jihad against the West...

May 26, 2010

Charitable giving: Help Muslims give without fear

One year ago, President Barack Obama promised to make it easier for American Muslims to...

May 24, 2010

Pakistan's Facebook ban: Protecting the violent?

Pakistan's recent censoring of Facebook in response to an "Everybody Draw Muhammed Day" campaign is...

May 19, 2010

Jacksonville Human Rights Commission: When media acts responsibly

When University of North Florida professor Parvez Ahmed was nominated to the Jacksonville Human Rights...

May 10, 2010

Niqab: Cover up, your hatred is showing

Politicians in Europe should understand that freedom works both ways. If cartoonists are free to...

May 05, 2010

Franklin Graham: Hearing can prevent smearing

As Muslims, how can we expect to engage in dialogue and promote discourse if we...

April 2010

April 30, 2010

Fear of Muslims: Muslim-phobia has gone beyond a joke

Muslims know of Muhammad as a man who happily forgave the men and women who...

April 26, 2010

Education: In defense of Islamic faith schools

Muslims have a right, as much as any other faith, to be taught their religion...

April 23, 2010

South Park: South Park and the freedom to blaspheme

The Muslim response to depictions of the Prophet has been mostly indifference with perhaps some...

April 21, 2010

Extremism: Life of a Muslim de-radicalizer

Texas native Mohamed Elibiary has found himself caught in between radicalized Muslim youth and their...

April 12, 2010

Religious violence: Food for thought for Qur’an bashers

Something must be said about the many contemporary critics who ignorantly and offensively denigrate the...

April 07, 2010

The Hutaree: Another man’s freedom fighter

It is much easier to see the "other" as being depraved enough to become a...

April 05, 2010

Justice: Protecting speech, preserving charity

By requiring proof of specific intent to support violence, the U.S Supreme Court would preserve...

April 02, 2010

Security: It’s hard not to feel like a criminal

Based on my experiences traveling from Britain to the US and Arab countries, additional security...

March 2010

March 24, 2010

Politics: Obama’s historic first victory

While passage of President Barack Obama's health care bill will not alleviate all America's health...

March 22, 2010

Holy Land Foundation trial: Seeing my father through magic eyes

As Holy Land Foundation (HLF) co-founder Ghassan Elashi may be transferred to a higher security...

March 15, 2010

Art: Jihad Jane and the Muhammad cartoons

Art can be used as a loaded cultural and political weapon to incite animosity amidst...

March 10, 2010

Obituary: Remembering Sister Aminah Assilmi

Aminah Assilmi, who passed away last week in a tragic automobile accident, was a tireless...

March 01, 2010

British Muslims: Can madrasahs bridge the education gap?

Because Muslims are one of the most insular groups in Europe, some British mosques have...

February 2010

February 26, 2010

Social networking: Fatwas against Facebook?

Even if one sympathizes with the rationale and the language attributed to an Egyptian sheikh's...