I wrote this brief reflection for the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) on the recent US midterm elections. American civil religion took a massive shellacking all summer in a momentum that reached into the fall as politicians on both sides of the aisle demonized Islam and Muslims. Boosted by the... read more →
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Oct
01
Question from a Correspondent After studying history, politics, society, and culture, I realized that multiple factors shaped what we call Sharia. This means to profess this idea of perfect faith and Sharia would be wrong. But to... read more →
Sep
19
IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN Iran’s President Ahmadinejad has become quite adept at dealing with the US media. In a public relations offensive since he has arrived for the United Nations annual general assembly opening he has stuck to his talking points, managing the tough questions effectively. He clearly outsmarted CNN’s Larry... read more →
Sep
19
ACT OF RECONCILIATION: AN APOLOGY? The strong opposition to the proposed Park51 Islamic Center in New York over the summer of 2010 made me ponder and think hard as to why so many Americans had serious fears and misgivings about Islam and Muslims. Troubled and pained while agonizing over this... read more →
Sep
18
MY EXCHANGE WITH TAREK FATAH ON IMAM FAISAL AL-RAUF After watching a post by Tarek Fatah on Facebook in which he posted an audio tape about Imam Faisal al-Rauf followed by his unhappy comments, I felt compelled to respond to Tarek. Tarek first wrote on FB: Was stunned after listening to... read more →