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Will Harvard do the right thing?

Writing in yesterday's New York Times, Nicholas Kristof called attention to a recent blog post by New Republic editor Martin Peretz.

To Burn or Not To Burn

I am glad that Pastor Jones has decided to cancel the Quran burning event. However, neither I, nor Imam Musri (of Florida) have spoken to Pastor Jones. I am surprised

Church leader, Fred Phelps vows to take over Jones’ Quran burning plans indicating Islamophobic tendencies

According to sources the Phelps clan at Westboro insists it will not back down or be persuaded to change its plans of burning the Quran. In fact this is not

Muslims, Quran Burnings, and the Problem of Freedom of Speech

People often ask me how Muslims can get so worked up about symbolic acts but have trouble summoning the same anger over the killing of innocent civilians. It is understandable,

My Muslim Brothers and Sisters

It's wrong to judge Americans because of the actions of Michael Enright (NYC cab-driver stabbing). It's wrong to judge Americans for the actions of Terry Jones. And it's wrong to

Global disappointment & outrage over the burning of the Holy Quran to mark the 9/11

An “emergency summit” held in Washington with the attendance of Prominent Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders denounced the planned event of burning the holy Quran describing it as derision, misinformation

Munir’s Story: 28 years after the Massacre at Sabra-Shatila

This wall, adjacent to Abu Yassir's shelter is used by Shatila refugee camp tykes for playing ball and other games, unaware that some of their relatives and families' friends were

Egypt: Mubarak Builds Support for Son

Over at the Hudson Institute’s Hudson New York blog, Khaled Abu Toameh writes that Hosni Mubarak’s goal in attending the Middle East peace summit was to build support in the

US Congress: Obama must press Egypt to relax its political restrictions

Congress and human-rights groups have been urging Obama's administration to force Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to relax regulations and restrictions regarding the country's political system before the presidential elections slated

The worst possible scenario for republicans when the poor cast their vote

Author Scott Nance describes the Republicans as spending the last 20 months hammering the American poor and unemployed at nearly every turn. In an article posted on Blog critics politics.