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No-name radicals vs. ‘South Park’ just a distraction

Free speech issues and portrayals of Islam needlessly stirred a hornet’s nest recently when “South Park” depicted the Prophet Mohammed disguised in a bear suit in the 200th episode of

Islamophobia – Now in American Children’s Textbooks?

True, the demonizing of Arabs and Muslims in America began well before the terrible tragedy of September 11, 2001 but, what is new post-9/11, is that now demonizing Muslims and

Website workers defiant after boss dismissed

Employees at a popular Cairo-based Islamic website have vowed to continue their strike and launch a fundraiser to build a new site "to promote moderate Islam" after Qatar installed an

Poland demonstrates Islamophobic sentiments

The Muslim League in Poland's plans of the building of a modern, three-story mosque near the centre of Warsaw has been met by angry Poles.

Ousted Islamonline’s employees launch new website.

The launching of a new website project titled "Alam Al-Umma" or "Islamic Nation Information," was revealed after the website Islamonline's employees were unjustly relieved from their positions on the website

Open Letter to Islamophobe Dutch MP Geert Wilders

Ok, you don’t like Muslims. Yet they are not going to go away. Your case is analogous to that of the man whose garden was infested by ladybirds. They were

Halaiqa: Netanyahu’s annexing decision a war declaration.

Hamas lawmaker Samira Al-Halaiqa warned Sunday that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to annex the Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil and Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque in Bethlehem to the list of

Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy will release its final report, which focuses on

My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist

In MY NAME IS KHAN, Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol Devgan inhabit the most challenging roles of their careers.

Spiritual roots of Islam – What would Muhammad do?

Scholar and author Omid Safi is best known to many Muslim Americans as being at the forefront of the Progressive Muslims movement, which finds in Islamic spirituality a powerful voice