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Global Health Diplomacy and the Muslim World: How Haiti Will Heal Us

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 02.15.2010 | Politics


Qanta Ahmed, MD

Collaborative work is emblematic of the increasingly important field of global health diplomacy and the Muslim world has an enormous role to play in this new conversation.

Oasis and Mirage: Fulfilling the Promise of Cairo

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 02.15.2010 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

From the Emir of Qatar to the Prime Minister of Turkey, the message to Secretary Clinton was that renewed momentum in the Arab-Israeli peace process was crucial to reverse the slide in the president's credibility throughout the Muslim world.

Dateline Doha: Engaging The Islamic World

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 02.13.2010 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Since President Obama was elected, the U.S.-Islamic Forum has striven to sustain the momentum borne from Obama's landmark address in Cairo and the new era ushered in by his election.

Rashad Hussain: Obama Names U.S. Envoy To The Muslim World

Reuters | 31 Mins Ago | Posted 02.13.2010 | Politics


President Barack Obama said on Saturday he was naming a special envoy to the Muslim world....

The Enemy Within: Republican Fundamentalism Confirmed

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 02.14.2010 | Politics


Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

What do Islamic fundamentalists have in common with far-right Republicans? And what do your average, non-extremist Muslims have in common with the (slim) majority of the GOP who are not right wingers?

Dear Muslim World

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 01.11.2010 | World


Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din

We are at a crossroads. At no point in history have we been so divided, so poor, and so undereducated. We are plagued by violence, political turmoil, and damaging extremism.

Dear America: Letter From a Muslim-American

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 12.10.2009 | 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.

More Americans Empathize with Muslims

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Parvez Ahmed

The latest Pew poll shows the percentage of Americans who view Islam to be a violent religion is at its lowest level in recent years.

Obama Continues Outreach To Muslims Despite Setbacks

Wall Street Journal | Peter Spiegel | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama's outreach to the Muslim world started with a video greeting to Iranians on Nowruz, the Iranian new year, and peaked with his J...

"Mabruk" Mubarak

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Mubarak shares the president's goal of moving the Middle East peace process off dead center, and is well positioned now to be Washington's go-to guy in the Arab world, once again.

Bridges of Rhetoric and Suspicion

Abukar Arman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


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.

In Qatar and Egypt, Education Reform Means Learning In English

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.22.2009 | World


Journalism Boot Camp

English instruction in Qatar's schools, according to government plans, is to tailor students for higher education and jobs in English-language workplaces and universities.

Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World


Journalism Boot Camp

Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

Middle East Christians Vie For Religious Freedom In Qatar, Egypt

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


Journalism Boot Camp

The estimated 175,000 Christians in Qatar are cautiously building the foundation to practice their faith within this conservative country in the Muslim world.

Obama-Mania: An Opportunity but Also a Bottom Line

John L. Esposito | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


John L. Esposito

If Obama doesn't deliver significantly, disillusionment and anti-Americanism will increase among the very people who were euphoric at his election.

Somalia, Outside the Violence Box

Abukar Arman | Posted 08.03.2009 | World


Abukar Arman

Instead of sending more weapons to Somalia, as did the Obama administration recently, imagine a two-track benevolent campaign launched concurrently to positively impact hearts and minds.

In Search of the "Muslim World"

John Milewski | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


John Milewski

Journey Into America portrays the experiences of Muslim-Americans, providing much food for thought about how we think about any designated group of Americans.

Obama Announces Special Envoy To Muslim World

CNN | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration continued its outreach to the Muslim world Wednesday, introducing a new special envoy for Islamic relations tasked with impro...

Lazarus and the Iranians

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

A connection has been made. A connection clearly seen between a young generation here in the United States and a young generation of Iranians who have taken to the streets.

Grand Ayatollah's pronouncement is sign of disintegrating regime

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


Cynthia Boaz

In case you missed it, another blow to the Iranian regime's legitimacy was delivered yesterday when the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri issued a statement d...

Saudi Arabia's Regional Clout Returns

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.12.2009 | World


With the weekend election victory of its political allies in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia's traditional clout over Middle East politics appears to be on the ...

Obama's State of the Union With the Muslim World

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


Firas Al-Atraqchi

For the first time in nearly two decades, the US has the upper hand in the Middle East.

Obama's Coup in Cairo

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


John Wellington Ennis

Short-sighted greedy goals end up causing long-term world problems. If Iran was not alienated from Western nations, how different would our geo-political world look today?

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 Speech Obama Didn't Give to the Muslim World

Anis Shivani | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Anis Shivani

The very idea of a speech addressed to more than a billion diverse people, with different grievances against America, seems ludicrous. My advisers ha...