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Sacred Ground: The Interfaith Triangle
Former US ambassador to Ethiopia praises new party chief Desalegn
Why the film upsets so many Muslims
Interview with Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt
The current crisis has been precipitated by numerous factors; there is no one single cause to which we can point. Rather, this is a complex matter involving the fundamental inabil…
Are Muslims being provoked?
Richard Barrett on Embassy Violence in the Middle East
Richard Barrett is an expert on Al Qaeda-related terrorism. He is based in New York. Since March 2004 he has been the United Nations Coordinator of the Analytical Support and Sanc…
Responding to profanity
It was indeed shocking news of what happened in the aftermath of a released preview of a profane film which has left the Muslims in a state of sadness and shock across the world.…
The Tyranny of Small Numbers
In the last few days we have seen violent demonstrations in the world from Nigeria to Cairo to Indonesia to even Australia. Some are thinking this is representative of the 1.5 bil…
Wake Up Call to Speak Out for Our Common Values and Rights
At a summer school, organized a few weeks ago by the Alliance of Civilizations, which brought together over 170 young people, from 70 countries, all participants were invited to s…