Haneyya: The latest round of dialog was uneasy and strained

Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya stated Wednesday that the latest round of the national dialog which ended Tuesday in Cairo was difficult and strained, attributing this tense atmosphere to the refusal

Iran’s Second Islamic Revolution?

Last week, Ali Gharib made the important point that what’s happening in Iran is thus far not a rejection of the Islamic republic, but a struggle over its founding principles.

How to Make an Islamic Democracy

Aslan argues that a cosmic war is distinct from a holy war, which pits rival religious groups against each other in an earthly battle: "A cosmic war is like a

U.S. taps envoy for Muslim outreach without fanfare

The U.S. State Department has picked an official to help carry out President Barack Obama’s strategy of reaching out to Muslims around the world -- but chose not to formally

Yemen aims to halt next generation of terrorists

Seven years after Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared his country an ally in the US war on terror, two models of religious dialogue – one grass-roots and the other

Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leader

Egyptian security forces have arrested a leading member of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood and three others in pre-dawn raids on Sunday, the group said on its website.

Poll about Muslim Brotherhood Popularity in Egypt

A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds Egyptians continue to view US foreign policy quite negatively and see President Obama as closely aligned with it. At the same time, Obama has much

“Journey into America”

A Muslim professor sets out to discover America with a team of young Americans. They visited over 70 cities and more than 100 mosques on an unprecedented project interviewing countless

74% Pakistanis say democracy is an important tenet of Islam: Survey

In contemporary times the focus has been on Islam and its teachings, social and political. Since the relationship between Islam and democracy is strongly debated among people with different views,

Report: PA security killed six Palestinians, abducted hundreds last month

A report on the PA-Israeli violations issued by Hamas Movement’s information office on Wednesday stated that the PA security apparatuses in the West Bank killed six Palestinian citizens and kidnapped