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"Jihad" is out in the "War on Terrorism" [ANALYSIS]  Federal agencies, including the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security are telling their people not to describe Islamic extremists as "jihadists" ..More
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Ahmadiyya's and the role of the Majority [ANALYSIS]  The real issue is not about who is a Muslim, but it is about the role of a majority in a diverse society. Should the bad decisions of a few in the name of Islam, reflect on the Muslim community at large?More
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Media Control [ANALYSIS]  "So we need something to tame the bewildered herd, and that something is this new revolution in the art of democracy: the "manufacture of consent." More
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Mixed Priorities: Why Palestinian Unity is Not an Option [OPINION]  The Palestinian fight was also good for Israel; no longer would the nuisance of Palestinian democracy compete with Israel's self-ascribed "only democracy in the Middle East." More
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Qualities of an Exemplary Leader [COLUMN]  The Prophet mentioned, "All of you are shepherds, and each of you will be asked concerning his flock." Let us examine some of the implications of the verse relevant to leadership.
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To meet or not to meet the Pope? [ANALYSIS]  We Muslims are good at making a mountain out of a molehill. We expend a lot of our energy in discussing non-issues. Take for example, the question of meeting with Pope Benedict ..More
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'Allah' vs. 'God' [OPINION]  Using English to separate the two has become a dangerous practice.More
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Is the Pope Provocative? [OPINION]  People have a right to choose whatever ideas they want to subscribe to. Islam recognizes this freedom when it declares "to you is your religion and to me is mine," or "there is no compulsion in matters of faith." More
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Terror has No faith [OPINION]  Dutch politician Geert Wilders in his documentary entitled "Fitna" has tried to conclude that God is responsible for all the hatred that Islam shows towards the world... More
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The Name Game Comes Home to Roost: Islamophobe [OPINION]  In 1991-92, in the famed Lutheran Gustavus Adolphus College at St. Peter, Minnesota, a now retired professor, an ex-colleague said We cannot give arms to the Bosnian Muslims even for self-defense. More
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Why Shariah? [FEATURE]  Shariah, properly understood, is not just a set of legal rules. To believing Muslims, it is something deeper and higher, infused with moral and metaphysical purpose. More
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