Focus Article: Islamic tradition and religious pluralism by Maher Y. Abu-Munshar There is a pervasive view in the media today that Islam does not support pluralism. Sadly, we often hear how difficult it is for non-Muslim minorities to live in…

Focus Article: Rafsanjani’s Steps to Resolve Iran’s Crisis What was Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani trying to say in his Friday prayers sermon? The reform movement and its allies among pragmatic conservatives have developed a narrative about Khomeinist Iran. They allege that…

Focus Article: The Words of God Do Not Justify Cruelty to Women by Jimmy Carter “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language,…

Focus Article: Happy Birthday America: How Exceptional Are You? by Olga Bonfiglio Today, as we celebrate the birth of our nation as the world’s beacon of freedom and democracy, we might also ponder the insights from a book by Godfrey…

A Thank You, and a Koran, for Obama By Andrea Fuller President Obama will soon receive a thank-you gift for his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo. Inspired by the address, in which Mr. Obama quoted the Koran, the Council…

Focus Article: Study on Islam and the West – Mutual Anxiety Review by Mona Naggar Germany’s Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations has brought forward an intercultural study on political violence in the West and the Islamic world, past and present.…

Focus Article: Muslim women: no back doors, no back seats by Seema Jilani Houston, Texas – At my mosque, like almost all mosques across the country, women pray upstairs or at the back of the prayer hall. Watching elderly and…

Focus Article: Analyzing Obama’s Speech to the Muslim World by Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) and the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) co-hosted a panel discussion…