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Dear America: Letter From a Muslim-American

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Islam, America, Middle East, Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Iraq, Muslim, Barack Obama, Kashmir, Muslim Moderates, Despots, Media and Islam, CIA Afghanistan, Muslim World, Islamic Radicalism, Obama Muslim World, Politics News
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.

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More Americans Empathize with Muslims

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Muslim World, Islam, Colin Powell, American Muslims, Muslims, Interfaith, Public Diplomacy, Adm. Mike Mullen, Pew, Barack Obama, Politics News
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.

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Obama Continues Outreach To Muslims Despite Setbacks

Wall Street Journal | Peter Spiegel | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ramadan, Muslim World, President Obama, Politics News

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...

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"Mabruk" Mubarak

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Iran, The Middle East, Gaza, President Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Cairo, Saudi Arabia, Middle East Peace Process, Hosni Mubarak, King Abdullah, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Muslim World, World News
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.

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Bridges of Rhetoric and Suspicion

Abukar Arman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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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In Qatar and Egypt, Education Reform Means Learning In English

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Usaid, Doha, Middle East, Northwestern University, Education-City, Qatar, Muslim World, English Language, Brain Drain, Arabs, Education, Academic, The American University in Cairo, Arab, Cairo, English Language Skills, Georgetown University, Arabic, Education Reform, World News
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.

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

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Arab World, Egypt, Doha, Islam, Sotheby's Christie's, Antiquities, Art Theft, Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Sotheby's, Muslim World, London, Art, Persian-Arabian-Gulf, Art Auctions, Cairo, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, World News
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.

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Middle East Christians Vie For Religious Freedom In Qatar, Egypt

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Religion, Coptic, Middle East, Cairo, Barack Obama Religion, Religious Freedom, Christianity, Greek Orthodox Church, Religious Tolerance, Qatar, Muslim World, Greek Orthodox, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
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.

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Obama-Mania: An Opportunity but Also a Bottom Line

John L. Esposito | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Middle East Policy, Obama, Muslim World, Obama Iran, Obama Change, Obma Saudi Arabia, Obama Egypt, Obama Syria, Obama Transition, Politics News
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.

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Somalia, Outside the Violence Box

Abukar Arman | Posted 08.03.2009 | World

Read More: Terrorist Watch List, Hizbul Islam, Al Shabab, Somalia, Muslim World, Horn of Africa, World News
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.

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In Search of the "Muslim World"

John Milewski | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Isna, Akbar Ahmed, Documentary, Media Criticism, Media, Fourth of July, America, Muslim World, Media News
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.

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Obama Announces Special Envoy To Muslim World

CNN | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: State Department Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Islam, State Department, President Barack Obama, Muslim World, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Muslims, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Farah Pandith, Politics News

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

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Lazarus and the Iranians

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Global, Wealthy, President Obama, Lazarus and the Rich Man, Jesus, Grassroots, Justice of God, Poor, Injustice, Luke, Government, Streets, Image of God, Iran, Muslim, Wealth, Muslim World, Protest, Muslims, Story of Lazarus, Justice, Poverty, Iranians, Lazarus, Politics News
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.

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Grand Ayatollah's pronouncement is sign of disintegrating regime

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: People-Power, Nonviolent Action, Iran, Middle East, Muslim World, Iranian Election, World News
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...

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Saudi Arabia's Regional Clout Returns

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Lebanon, Iran Election, Lebanon Election, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Arab World, Arab World, Middle East, Saudi Arabia Middle East, Iran, Iran Elections, Barack Obama, Muslim World, Advocacy, World News

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 ...

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Obama's State of the Union With the Muslim World

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Middle East, Cairo, Obama, Muslim, Obama Cairo Speech, Muslim World, Al Qaeda, World News
Firas Al-Atraqchi

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

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Obama's Coup in Cairo

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Shah, Iran, Islam, Obama, Peru, Cairo, Cia, Iranian-Government, Obama Mideast Trip, Muslim World, Politics News
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?

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Barack Obama and Islam

John L. Esposito | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama-and-Islam, Islamophobia, Jerry Falwell, Cairo, Obama Muslim, Prophet Mohammed, Islamic Radicalism, Obama Mideast Trip, Obama Cairo Speech, Barack Obama, Pat Robertson, Muslim World, Islamo-Fascism, Politics News
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.

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The Speech Obama Didn't Give to the Muslim World

Anis Shivani | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Cairo, Pakistan, Obama Egypt, Guantanamo, Taliban, Obama Cairo Speech, Barack Obama, Muslim World, Torture, World News
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...

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The Obama Effect in Iran and Lebanon - Role Model Instead of Straw Man

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leichtenstein Institute on Self Determination, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Obama Muslim World, Hussedin Mousavii, Lebanon Election, Axis of Evil, Obama Cairo, Iranian Election, American Foreign Policy, Muslim World, Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Politics News
Paul Raushenbush

As the Vienna Philharmonic finished its annual outdoor program at the Schonbrunn Castle, the guest conductor Daniel Barenboim exclaimed to the 50,000 ...

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Sexual Taboos In Muslim World Challenged In New Book, With Help From The Quran

nytimes.com | ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 07.07.2009 | World

Read More: Dubai Sex Book, Sex Book Dubai, Sexual Taboos Muslim World, Sexual Taboos, Sex, Books, Muslim World, Muslim, Dubia Sex New Book, Sexual Taboo's in Muslin World Challanged In, Book by Lootah, Wedad Lootah, World News

WEDAD LOOTAH does not look like a sexual activist. A Muslim and a native Emirati, she wears a full-length black niqab -- with only her brown eyes show...

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Jack Shaheen: Obama Delivers a Message of Peace to the Muslim World

Christian Avard | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Muslim, Barack Obama, Arab World, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Muslims, Middle East Politics, Obama Middle East, Palestinians, Obama Arabs, Middle East Peace, Muslim World, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Arabs, Mideast Peace Process, Middle East, Arab, American Muslims, Palestinian, Israel, Muslims, Obama Middle East Policy, Obama Muslim Smear, Obama Mideast Speech, Muslim, Israel Gaza, Anti-Muslim Bias, Obama Israel, Israeli Arabs, China, Gaza, Berlin, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Christian Avard

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President Obama Hits All the Right Notes in Cairo

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Apartheid Wall, Israeli Settlements, Torture, John Bolton, Palestinian Lands, President Barack Obama, George W. Bush, The New York Times, President Obama in Egypt, Palestinians, Dick Cheney, Muslim World, Cairo Speech, Ethan Bronner, Obama's Cairo Speech, Middle East, Elliot Abrams, The Washington Post, Islamic World, Michael Ledeen, World News
Joseph A. Palermo

President Barack Obama's speech today in Cairo hit all of the right notes and was exactly what he needed to say after eight years of saber rattling, r...

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An Update: President Obama's Speech and the Struggle of Iraqi Women Today

Zainab Salbi | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Iraq, Obama, Cario Speech, Muslim World, World News
Zainab Salbi

Iraqi women have been left vulnerable to the consequences of a young nation suffering from a weakened legal infrastructure and a institutionalized role for religious leaders.

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Obama's Cairo Speech: It's a Rorschach Test, But It Doesn't Have to Be

Alexander Kronemer | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

Read More: Middle East, Obama Middle East Trip, What Billions of Muslims Really Think, Egypt, Obama Middle East, Muslim World, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Alexander Kronemer

The diverse reactions to Obama's speech in Cairo will have little to do with what he actually says. What the "Muslim World" wants and thinks remains a mystery to most people, including many Muslims who live in it.

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