Focus Article: Religious Tribalism: A Major Obstacle to Peace through Justice by Dr. Robert D. Crane The moral philosopher, Norman Kurland, a self-described ecumenical Jew, is struck by the obvious fact that everyone, even a baby, knows what injustice is…

Focus Article: A Real Interfaith Challenge by Rabbi Marc Schneier New York, New York – With the deserved uproar now fading over Pope Benedict lifting the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop, the Vatican and the Jewish community are seemingly back…

Focus Article: Jihad Against The Abuse Of Jihad by Abukar Arman In light of the rampant extremism and militarism around the world, nothing proves more dangerous than the manipulative alteration of truth to reach certain political ends. In the final…

Focus Article: An Appreciation of Islam: Q&A with Rabbi Reuven Firestone by Brad A. Greenberg Reuven Firestone is both rabbi and renowned Islamic scholar. A professor of medieval Jewish and Islamic studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and…

Focus Article: Perception Management: Source of the Eternal Conflict between Good and Evil by Dr. Robert D. Crane The foreign and domestic policy crises of the current Administration may be blamed someday on Barack Obama if he does not solve…

Focus Article: The Issue of Riba in Islamic Faith and Law by Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina Perhaps one of the most difficult issues in Islamic concern for fairness in business dealings is its prohibition of business transactions that call for charging…

Focus Article: Muslim in America: a ‘voyage of discovery’ Hailey Woldt put on the traditional black abaya, expecting the worst. The last time she’d worn the Muslim dress that, with a head scarf, covered everything but her face, hands and…

Focus Article: Time to Embrace the Muslim World as a Partner, not an Enemy by Hadia Mubarak A shift in U.S. foreign policy that embraces the Muslim world as a partner rather than an enemy is not only possible, but…