Islamic Radicalism

Peace In Arabic

David Suissa | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


David Suissa

His words didn't smell like propaganda or activism. He spoke for moderate Palestinians like himself, and he spoke from his heart, not from talking points.

Malaysia's Government Goes Islamic: Commentary

RealClearWorld | Posted 10.26.2009 | World


In Malaysia's current political climate, it is no longer possible to distinguish Islamic radicals from Islamic moderates. Despite official boasting ab...

Somalia: Islamists Whip Women For Wearing Bras

Reuters | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's hardline Islamist group al Shabaab has publicly whipped women for wearing bras they say violate Islam by constituting ...

Dear America: Letter From a Muslim-American

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din

America, you are part of us and we are a part of you. The actions of a violent minority have for too long trumped the selfless and righteous actions of the moderate majority who do good in the name of Islam.

Central Asia Sounds Alarm On Islamic Radicalism

nytimes.com | CLIFFORD J. LEVY | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


KOSH-KORGON, Kyrgyzstan �" The three men were locals who were said to have once crossed into nearby Afghanistan to wage war alongside the Taliban. T...

Saving the Islamic World's Christians

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 08.24.2009 | World


Richard Z. Chesnoff

Even in Islamic countries not strictly run by Sharia law, pressures mount on local Christians to leave the homes they've known for centuries.

Why the "New Atheists" are Right-Wing on Foreign Policy

Robert Wright | Posted 08.13.2009 | World


Robert Wright

It must strike progressive atheists as a stroke of bad luck that Christopher Hitchens, leading atheist spokesperson, happens to have hawkish views on foreign policy.

Barack Obama and Islam

John L. Esposito | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


John L. Esposito

Muslims' major grievance against the West is what they identify as the denigration of Islam and Muslims and how they are seen by the West as inferior and not of equal value.

The Student of History Needs to Go to Summer School

Mark Levine | Posted 07.07.2009 | World


Mark Levine

For all its well-intentioned rhetoric, President Obama's speech was, sadly, conceptually flawed, empirically challenged, and politically blind to the daily realities that drive hundreds of millions of Muslims to increasing despair.

Obama's Challenge to the Muslim World

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf | Posted 07.06.2009 | World


Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

Muslims now have the leader of the most powerful nation on earth agreeing with them and seeking their help.

Cooperation and Conflict: Obama's Cairo Speech

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Aaron Zelinsky

In Cairo, President Obama employed a variety of historical, liturgical, and political references to express America's hope for a new beginning with the Islamic world. Here are ten critical lines from the speech.

Obama to Muslims: Unclench Your Fist

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


Amitai Etzioni

Obama recognizes that although most Muslims reject violence, many Muslims do not favor our kind of political system or the full plethora of human rights as we list them.

What Shariah Law Is All About

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf | Posted 05.25.2009 | World


Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

Rather than fear Shariah law, we should understand what it actually is. Then we can encourage Muslim countries to make the changes that achieve the essence of fairness and justice at the root of Islam.

Women's Rights, Rape and Religion

Carol Hoenig | Posted 05.20.2009 | World


Carol Hoenig

For our Afghanistan sisters escaping from a domineering marriage can mean possible death without punishment for the husband since the government recognizes Islamic law as the law of the land.

How Bush's Policies in the Muslim World Played into Terrorists' Hands -- Can Obama Reverse Course?

Robert Creamer | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


Robert Creamer

What the Bush policy on terrorism ignored was that more than anything else people want a sense of meaning and identity -- and their corollary: respect.

"Honor Killing" and Islam

Kamran Pasha | Posted 03.22.2009 | World


Kamran Pasha

Perhaps the way out of this madness for the Muslim community is to look back at the life of Prophet Muhammad and remember his true legacy as a visionary champion of women's rights.

Southern California Muslims Battle Islamophobia in a Post 9/11 World

Brooke-Sidney Gavins | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics


Brooke-Sidney Gavins

Terrorism. Terrorists. Since the planes flew into the World Trade towers on September 11, 2001, these words have become almost synonymous with Islam and being a Muslim.

A Silk Road to Obama's Success

Sunil Adam | Posted 03.01.2009 | World


Sunil Adam

The Obama administration seems oblivious of the only option it has to solve the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan without broadening the crisis -- involving China in the conflict resolution strategy.

Accused of Funding Hamas, Controversial Charity Collects Money in Lebanon for Palestinians in Gaza (VIDEO)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 02.12.2009 | World


Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

On Beirut's waterfront road, young men dressed in green jackets with the Etelaf Al-Khair logo on their backs are handing out fliers with images of bloodied Palestinian children and holding donation boxes.

Hajj and Terrorism

Jamal Dajani | Posted 01.12.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

Radical Islam can only be defeated from within. The sooner President-elect Barack Obama understands this, the faster innocent lives will be spared.

Starving the Murderers

David Suissa | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


David Suissa

When violence strikes, we get angry and make all this noise about our "Global War on Terror," which only feeds into the jihadists' pathology and apocalyptic visions.

Why They Hate Them

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 01.03.2009 | World


Lapham's Quarterly

To distance itself from last week's terror attacks, the Pakistan-based organization now held responsible issued a missive from a fake terror organization. Indian intelligence was not fooled.

My Uncensored Interview with Deepak Chopra

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 01.03.2009 | World


Michelle Haimoff

I spoke to Chopra Tuesday and gave him the opportunity to speak candidly about censorship in the media, the new patriotism, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and latent anti-Muslim racism in the United States.

The Refugee Who Rocked Islam: an Exclusive Interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Johann Hari | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics


Johann Hari

Here she is, with the last sliver of protection she can afford standing between her and the people determined to murder her, still speaking, still fighting.

Dare We Stand Up for Muslim Women?

Johann Hari | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Johann Hari

Shahnaz's husband and his brothers carefully gathered up battery acid, pinned her down, and hurled it into her face. Her crime was to be a Muslim woman who wanted to be treated as equal to a man.