While many Muslims (and people outside the faith for that matter) were heavily embedded in a debate over the controversy surrounding hardware store Lowe's and its recent decision to remove ads from TLC's reality show All American Muslim, a more detrimental attack against their future was all but...

When Newt Gingrich, the now extremely plausible GOP nominee, stated 'But I'm also a 68-year-old grandfather' during Saturday's Iowa debate when the question of marital fidelity and trust was raised, he did more than just play the victim card. In one quick swoop, Gingrich effectively shot down criticism and the...

When President Mahmoud Abbas took center stage at the UN General Assembly last Friday, there was a resounding applause and standing ovation throughout the packed room from the assembly floor all the way to the visitor's gallery that quite honestly lasted much longer than I expected. As he humbly nodded...

Following a decade long international search now referred to as the greatest manhunt in history, Osama bin Laden was discovered in the quaint, picturesque area of Abbottabad, Pakistan. Situated some 60 miles from the country's capital of Islamabad, Abbottabad (named after the British Major James Abbott) is home to more...

Patiently waiting for luggage in baggage claim at San Francisco International Airport recently, I had a chance encounter with Major Garrett, formerly of Fox News, now back to print at the National Journal. In a brief -- yet engaging and civil conversation -- Major Garrett and I discussed the tumultuous...

President Obama is angry, and rightfully so. He's endured two years of meticulous Republican opposition to virtually every measure put forth, even when he -- dare I say -- compromised. Setting aside campaign promises of a public healthcare option and a closing of Guantanamo Bay, the President has abandoned many...

'Young people know thinking is patriotic'

These six words, etched on a giant handmade poster board, accompanied a group of 20-somethings last weekend at the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert dueling rallies in Washington, D.C. One of countless creative, insightful and at times severely sarcastic banners, it in effect summarized the sentiments...

It's that time of year again. Congress is on its lengthy August recess, and candidates have only a few months until the November elections. Just shy of the coveted midterms, both Republican and Democratic politicians will undoubtedly up the ante during these few weeks of downtime. But as we all...

'Drones Kill 12 Children Playing Outside'
'A Family Buries 15'
'Americans Target the Wrong House Again'

Virtually every morning on the streets of Karachi, Pakistan, these sorts of headlines gleamed across the front pages of major papers, led the evening news broadcasts and drove conversations around dinner tables...

Long before the now-infamous scantily clad pictures of the newly crowned Miss USA gyrating against a pole surfaced, the debate surrounding Rima Fakih's triumph was already well under way in certain households. Virtually overnight, the American Muslim diaspora was cast into the spotlight in an unprecedented and complex manner. On...

We are living in precarious and dangerous times. The economy remains unstable, joblessness is still unacceptably high, development is stagnant and unpredictable circumstances around the world are exacerbating the fears of many. But what is also quietly bubbling underneath the surface is a far more treacherous and detrimental push for...