In Forward, the Jewish weekly newspaper, A.J. Goodman reports on a recent trip of Muslim leaders to Auschwitz and Dachau.
Delegation of American Muslim leaders visits Auschwitz and Dachau
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The UK’s first “anti-terror” summer camp
Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri has founded the United Kingdom's first anti-terrorism camp, reports Dominic Casciani for the BBC.
Islamic feminism
Is secular feminism feasible in the Middle East and throughout the Muslim-majority nations of the world? Isobel Coleman, a Senior…
Jewish community responds to ADL statement on the Cordoba Initiative
This past week, adding to the controversy surrounding the Cordoba Initiative, the Anti-Defemation League (ADL) voiced its opposition to the…
Park51 (née Cordoba House) one step closer to construction
The New York Times reported yesterday that the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has effectively made it possible for…
Snake handling, Islam, and the First Ammendment
Following Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey's recent comments suggesting that Islam may not be a religion, but rather "a nationality,…
“Defending one’s character is not an intellectual exercise”
At openDemocracy, Jonathan Gharraie and Farid Boussaid interview Ian Buruma on his intellectual beginnings, his most recent book, Taming the Gods,…
Islam: not a religion?
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is drawing criticism for remarks made earlier this month in which…
More on the Cordoba House
Edward E. Curtis's brief but educative piece in the Daily News brings to light the historical intimacy of Muslim immigrants…
Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism
John Calvert, Professor of History at Creighton University and a specialist in political Islam, in hisforthcoming biography of Sayyid Qutb,…