Over the past five years, the Middle East and North Africa have witnessed inspiring events. The world has been amazed at the energy and vision of youth who courageously ushered in change, with some ...

The politically incorrect view of Islam seems to be gaining momentum. In the wake of Sept. 11, the Bush administration had insisted that Islam is a peaceful religion, “hijacked” by a few extremists.

Reviewed Works: Hiwar 'ala 'ard myhayyida: Wajhan li-wajh [Dialogue on a Neutral Ground: Face to Face] Khalid al-'AbbudAl-Islam wa-l-'asr. Tahdiyyat wa afaq [Islam and Modernity: Challenges and ...

Aly Salem shows a refreshing honesty when he notes how any critique of Islam or even Islamist fundamentalism is often shouted down as being Islamophobic (“Let’s Talk About How Islam Has Been Hijacked, ...

A few years ago, Robert Reilly wrote a book that may offer the key to understanding the advance of Islamic terror against the West: The Closing of the Muslim Mind ...

When SherAli Tareen came to the United States from his native Pakistan two decades ago, he took an introductory course on Islam at Macalester College. It was an eye-opener. “That made me realize how ...

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