US Muslim Relations

Arabs Not Responsible For 9/11, Say Majority In Muslim Nations

Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: September 11, Arab World, Islam, Muslim Public Opinion, Pew Research Center, Muslim-Western-Relations, September 11 Attacks, U.S.-Muslim Relations, 9/11 Conspiracy Theories, Muslim World, Decade After 9/11 - Religion, Religion News

A report released today by the Pew Research Center reveals that a majority of Muslims in several Middle Eastern countries believe that the Sept. 11 at...

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Bin Laden and the Arab Spring: A Turning Point in U.S.-Muslim World Relations?

John L. Esposito | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: US Muslims, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Osama Bin Laden Killed, US-Muslim Relations, Osama Bin Laden Death, Arab Spring, Osama Bin Laden, World News
John L. Esposito

Despite political and cultural differences and perceptions of national interest, universal aspirations and principles do exist and form the basis for a new way forward.

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Ahmadi Sect Struggles For Recognition, Respect From Other Muslims

Religion News Service | Nancy Haught | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Muslims, Islam, U.S.-Muslim Relations, Pakistan, Ahmadi Sect, Ahmadi Muslim Sect, Ahmadi Muslims, Religion News

By Nancy Haught Religion News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Like many teenagers, Saira Ahmad questioned her religious faith--once she found out what i...

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Compassion in Taliban Territory

Akbar Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Swat Relief Initiative, Swat, Pakistan, Taliban, World, Development, Public Health, Terrorism, US-Muslim Relations, World News
Akbar Ahmed

If you were a Swati and lived in that idyllic land and were suddenly forced to leave your home to seek shelter outside the district, and then saw the ...

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Somalia: America Needs to Engage

Frankie Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uganda, Islam, Africa, Somalia, Burundi, US Foreign Policy, World Cup Bombings, Al Shabab, African Union, Terrorism, Ethiopia, US-Muslim Relations, World News
Frankie Martin

Despite Somalia's problems, we should never despair or lose hope. The US needs to become much more involved at a local level and adopt a zero-tolerance approach to civilian causalities.

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Islam, the Founding Fathers and the 4th of July

Frankie Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Freedom, Islam, Liberty, George Washington, Politics, John Adams, Founding Fathers, US Foreign Policy, Thomas Jefferson, World, Fourth of July, US-Muslim Relations, Benjamin Franklin, Religion News
Frankie Martin

In a country where feelings against Islam are precarious, the outlook of the Founding Fathers, who openly embraced Muslims, could not be more significant.

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Stanley McChrystal's Departure a Blow to US-Muslim Relations

Frankie Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Af-Pak, Coin, Politics, President Barack Obama, Counter-Insurgency, Stanley McChrystal, Diplomacy, Taliban, Afghanistan, World, US-Muslim Relations, David Petreaus, World News
Frankie Martin

McChrystal was succeeding by playing not by the traditional rules of the military, but the rules of Afghanistan, specifically the Pashtun tribesmen. These relationships, based on building trust, take time.

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U.S. Cultural Exports Complicate Ties With Muslims

Religion News Service | By Nicole Neroulias | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) As Carrie Bradshaw might write in her "Sex and the City" column, when it comes to America's relations...

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U.S. Public Diplomacy Still Ineffectual in Islamic World

Philip Seib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doha, U.S.Islamic World Forum, U.S.-Muslim Relations, Public Diplomacy, Barack Obama, World News
Philip Seib

At the U.S. Islamic World Forum here in Doha (organized by the Brookings Institution and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs), it has been clear that the Obama magic has lost its pizzazz.

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Bridges of Rhetoric and Suspicion

Abukar Arman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al-Shabab, Muslims, Dhs, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Janet Napolitano, Somalia, US Muslim Relations, Obama, Fbi, September 11, Demonization, American Muslims, 9/11, Anti-Muslim Bias, New York Police Department, FBI Surveillance, Muslim World, Politics News
Abukar Arman

We must build bona fide bridges of understanding to significantly reduce elements hindering the ability of the US and Muslim world to work together on critical issues of mutual importance.

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Clinton In Indonesia Seeks To Improve US Image With Muslims

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hillary Clinton Asia, Indonesia, Barack Obama Indonesia, Hillary Clinton, Clinton Indonesia, Clinton Asia, US-Muslim Relations, Hillary Clinton Indonesia, Clinton in Indonesia, World News

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday relentlessly hammered home the Obama administration's message that Am...

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