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INDEX OF TOPICS:
- General Statistics
- Qur'an
- Hadith
- Islamic History
- Islamic Sciences, Mathematics & Architecture: Historical Accomplishments
- Islamic Sciences: Contemporary Developments
- Islam & Contemporary Environmental/Ecological Concerns
- Higher Education in the Islamic World: Contemporary Developments
- Islamic Commerce/Finance: Contemporary Developments
- Art & Music
- Film
- Sharia (Islamic Law)
- Wahhabism & the House of Saud
- Contemporary Sunni-Shi'a Relations
- Gender & Women in Islam
- Sexuality in Islam
- Islam & the Challenges of Modernity/Postmodernity/Globalization
- Islamism/Jihadism
- Project for a New American Century (PNAC) & the U.S. Invasion of Iraq (2003)
- Interfaith Dialogue & Relations with Other Religions
- A Common Word Between Us and You
- Islam in the United States
- Contemporary Islamic Televangelists
- Reza Aslan's Essays & Interviews
- Pope Benedict XVI & Medieval Islamic Polemics
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GENERAL STATISTICS
Muslims More Numerous Than Catholics (Washington Post, 30 March 2008).
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QUR'AN
Reading the Koran (New York Times, 6 January 2008).
Who Wrote the Koran? (New York Times, 7 November 2008).
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HADITH
Turkey in radical revision of Islamic texts (BBC News, 26 February 2008).
Turkey seeks a more modern Islam (Asia Times, 27 March 2008)
- ISLAMIC HISTORY
The Early Days (New York Times, 6 January 2008).
The Pragmatic Caliphs (New York Times, 6 January 2008).
The Lost Garden (New York Times, 6 January 2008).
- ISLAMIC SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS & ARCHITECTURE: HISTORICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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ISLAMIC SCIENCES: CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS
Science & Technology: Historical Innovation, Modern Solutions [PBS Global Connections: The Middle East]
Islam on the Internet [A Three-Part Series Explores Intersection of Faith and Technology, on NPR All Things Considered, originally broadcast in March 2002]
Science & the Islamic World: The Quest for Rapprochement (Physics Today, Aug 2007). Click here for the web version of this article.
Stem Cells and the Rebirth of Islamic Science (Wired Science, 7 May 2007)
Shiites and Sunnis Disagree Over Cloning (Wired Science, 2 January 2008)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- Please click here for the official press release of this university project.
- Among the cutting edge projects that KAUST is involved in is embryonic stem cell research: see page 2 of the article, Gulf States embrace stem cell technologies at home and abroad (Nature Reports Stem Cells, 17 January 2008)]
- For US news reports of this new research university, see
- Saudi King Tries to Grow Modern Ideas in Desert (New York Times, 26 October 2007)
- U.S. Universities Join Saudis in Partnerships (New York Times, 6 March 2008)
- Berkeley and Stanford Sign Deals With New Saudi University, Despite Some Professors' Misgivings (Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 March 2008)
Jeddah Biocity
- Established in 2002, Jeddah BioCity - a research facility with close ties to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center - is constructing the first Bio Park in the Middle East with state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratories intended to allow Saudi Arabia to enter the biotechnology sector. Jeddah BioCity is in the process of developing a stem cell research program that would include therapeutic stem cell cloning (which is prohibited in the United States).
- For a US newsmedia report of this venture, see: Saudis take lead on stem-cell cloning (USA Today, 8 July 2002).
Gulf States embrace stem cell technologies at home and abroad (Nature Reports Stem Cells, 17 January 2008)
At the bottom of this article (Box 1) is the fatwa issued by the Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) Council of the Muslim World League permitting adult, child, and embryonic stem cell research. The Saudi fatwa permitting embryonic stem cell research is much wider than the highly restrictive limits set by the Bush Administration on federally funded embryonic stem cell research in the United States.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences: Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Funded with the personal wealth of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the United Arab Emirates's Minister of Finance and Industry.
Dubai: Hub of Islamic Scientific Renaissance? (CBC News, 7 May 2007)
Alabbar launches two Dubai-based companies in stem cell research and robotic surgery with global bio-medicine pioneer Dr. Lim (AME Info, 12 February 2005)
Dubai International Stem Cell Conference (2007)
Stem cell research promises biotech boost for Dubai (Arabian Business, 6 February 2008)
Qatar's Science Revolution (SciDev.Net, 14 March 2007)
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ISLAM & CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL/ECOLOGICAL CONCERNS
UAE Has Mixed Motivations for Eco City (NPR Climate Connections, 5 May 2008)
Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi Builds Renewable-Energy City (NPR Morning Edition, 5 May 2008) [Part 1 of 2]
Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City (NPR Morning Edition, 6 May 2008) [Part 2 of 2]
A Green City Blooms in the Desert (Fortune, 3 December 2008)
Gulf Oil States Seeking a Lead in Clean Energy (New York Times, 13 Janaury 2009)
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HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD: CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS
Qatar Foundation
Education City (Qatar)
U.S. Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad (New York Times, 10 February 2008)
In Oil-Rich Mideast, Shades of the Ivy League (New York Times, 11 February 2008)
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ISLAMIC COMMERCE/FINANCE: CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS
King Abdullah Economic City (Saudi Arabia)
- For a US newsmedia report, see: The Construction Site Called Saudi Arabia (New York Times, 20 January 2008)
Dubai International Financial Centre [the newly emerging financial capital of the 21st century?]
Dubai Internet City
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai Healthcare City
City on the Gulf: Koolhaas Lays Out a Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai (New York Times, 3 March 2008)
Searching for the next Dubai (Fortune, 22 February 2008). Click here to view the images for this Fortune article.
Kuwait plans $77bn 'City of Silk' (Arabian Business, 6 February 2008)
Abu Dhabi:
The richest city in the world (Fortune, 12 March 2007) [article on Abu Dhabi overtaking Dubai as the richest city in the world]
UAE Has Mixed Motivations for Eco City (NPR Climate Connections, 5 May 2008)
Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi Builds Renewable-Energy City (NPR Morning Edition, 5 May 2008) [Part 1 of 2]
Abu Dhabi Aims to Build First Carbon-Neutral City (NPR Morning Edition, 6 May 2008) [Part 2 of 2]
Emirates Palace (Abu Dhabi) [NB: The most opulent hotel in the world]
- For a US newsmedia report, see:
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ART & MUSIC
Saudi Hip-Hop's Painful Birth (Washington Post, 22 February 2008), p. A16.
Muslim Metal: Bands crank up multiculturalism in the Islamic world by Mark Levine (Chronicle Review, 4 July 2008), pp. B8-B11
Rock the Casbah (New York Times, 20 July 2008)
As Taboos Ease, Saudi Girl Group Dares to Rock (New York Times, 24 November 2008)
The AccoLade: Saudi Women Rock Out (NPR All Things Considered, 16 December 2008)
Young Muslims Build a Subculture on an Underground Book (New York Times, 23 December 2008)
In pop culture, new heroes emerge
in Arab world (Washington Post, 15 February 2009)
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FILM
Story of Jesus Through Iranian Eyes (ABC News, 16 February 2008). New Movie By Iranian Filmmaker Tells Story of Christianity From Muslim Perspective.
- SHARIA (ISLAMIC LAW)
- WAHHABISM & THE HOUSE OF SAUD
- CONTEMPORARY SUNNI-SHI'A RELATIONS
- GENDER & WOMEN IN ISLAM
- Islamic Women as Scholars and Theologians
- Death of a Princess (PBS Frontline Documentary)
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Divorce
Malaysian Man Gets Double Whammy Divorce (San Francisco Chronicle, 2 April 2009) [source:AP]
Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland (Washington Post, 8 May 2008), p. B02.
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Rape
Ruling Jolts Even Saudis: 200 Lashes for Rape Victim (New York Times, 16 November 2007).
Court Sentences Rape Victim (Washington Post, 16 November 2007).
U.S. offers mild criticism in Saudi rape case (Washington Post, 19 November 2007).
U.S. Astonished by Saudi Rape Sentence (San Francisco Chronicle, 20 November 2007).
Saudis Defend Punishment for Rape Victim (San Francisco Chronicle, 21 November 2007).
Saudi Rape Victim Tells Her Story (ABC News, 21 November 2007).
Saudi Rights Lawyer Sidelined: License Revoked Over Advocacy for Rape Victim Who Faces Lashing (Washington Post, 22 November 2007).
Rights Advocate Fights Back: Attorney for Rape Victim Is Suing Saudi Justice Ministry (Washington Post, 29 November 2007), p. A18.
Saudi Rape Case Spurs Calls for Reform (New York Times, 1 December 2007).
Saudi King Pardons Gang Rape Victim (Washington Post, 17 December 2007).
Pardon Reported for Saudi Rape Victim (New York Times, 18 December 2007).
- Women's Modesty & the Veil (Hijab)
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Female Circumcision
In Egypt, a Rising Push Against Genital Cutting (New York Times, 20 September 2007).
A Cutting Tradition (New York Times, 20 January 2008).
For Kurdish Girls, a Painful Ancient Ritual (Washington Post, 29 December 2008), p. A09.
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Hymenoplasty
In Europe, Debate Over Islam and Virginity (New York Times, 11 June 2008)
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Polygamy
American Muslim Family Chooses Polygamy (NPR Weekend Edition, 13 October 2007)
Some Muslims in U.S. Quietly Engage in Polygamy (NPR All Things Considered, 27 May 2008)
Philly's Black Muslims Increasingly Turn to Polygamy (NPR All Things Considered, 28 May 2008)
The pluses of polygamy (by Fazile Zahir) (Asia Times, 26 September 2006); and
The cons of polygamy (by Fazile Zahir) (Asia Times, 27 September 2006).
Polygamy Fosters Culture Clashes (and Regrets) in Turkey (New York Times, 10 July 2006).
In Secret, Polygamy Follows Africans to N.Y. (New York Times, 23 March 2007).
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Islamic Feminism
Muslim Rebel Sisters: At Odds With Islam and Each Other (New York Times, 27 April 2008)
In Quest for Equal Rights, Muslim Women's Meeting Turns to Islam's Tenets (New Yor Times, 16 February 2009)
- General/Popular Articles
- Women in the Qur'an
- U.S. Muslim Women Please click here for articles on U.S. Muslim Women.
- Scholarly Articles
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SEXUALITY IN ISLAM
Gay Muslims Find Freedom, of a Sort, in the U.S. (New York Times, 7 November 2007).
Gays Living in Shadows of New Iraq (New York Times, 18 December 2007).
Gay Muslims Pack a Dance Floor of Their Own (New York Times, 1 January 2008).
- ISLAM & THE CHALLENGES OF MODERNITY/POSTMODERNITY/GLOBALIZATION
- Multimedia Resources
VODCAST: Islamic Fundamentalism in Nigeria: The Shari'ah and Osama bin Laden
VODCAST: Muslim women and the headscarf in Turkey
Interview with Professor Akhbar Muhammad of SUNY-Birmingham, New York.
Interview with Professor Amina Wadud of Virginia Commonwealth University.
Interview with Professor Nilufer Gole of Bogazici (Bosphorous) University in Istanbul. -
Global Islam & International Politics
Russia challenges US in the Islamic world (Asia Times, 29 March 2008)
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Islamic Democracy
Most Muslims 'desire democracy' (BBC News, 27 February 2008)
The End of Jihad (New York Times, 2 March 2008)
Islamic Democracy (Washington Post, 27 July 2008), p. BW11.
- Islamic Banking
click here for articles on Islamic banking in the United States.
Click here for a PDF version of this article [NB: PDF version does not have chart showing various "halal" (permissible) forms of loan financing].
Adapting Finance to Islam (New York Times, 22 November 2007).
Islamic Banking: Steady in Shaky Times (Washington Post, 31 October 2008), p. A16.
Islamic Finance May Be On to Something (BusinessWeek, 13 November 2008)
- Modernity, Secularism and Globalization
Beyond Skimpy Skirts, a Rare Debate on Identity (New York Times, 19 October 2006).
New Clicks in the Arab World (Washington Post, 12 November 2006, p. A13).
Bloggers Challenge Longtime Cultural, Political Restrictions.
Australian Muslims Go for Surf, Lifesaving and Burqinis (New York Times, 9 March 2007).
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Afghanistan
Afghans' Passion for Indian Soaps Faces Unhappy Ending After Ban (Washington Post, 24 May 2008), p. A18.
Deep in the Land of the Taliban by Anand Gopal (Asia Times, 6 December 2008). For another copy of the same essay: Who are the Taliban?
Afghan Shiites Embrace New Acceptance (Washington Post, 4 January 2009), p. A12.
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Bosnia
Islamic Revival Tests Bosnia's Secular Cast (New York Times, 27 December 2008)
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Dubai
Young and Arab in Land of Mosques and Bars (New York Times, 22 September 2008)
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Egypt
A Compass That Can Clash With Modern Life (New York Times, 11 June 2007).
In Egypt, a Rising Push Against Genital Cutting (New York Times, 20 September 2007).
Fashion and Faith Meet, on Foreheads of the Pious (New York Times, 18 December 2007).
Dreams Stifled, Egypt's Young Turn to Islamic Fervor (New York Times, 17 February 2008).
As Tensions Rise for Egypt's Christians, Officials Call Clashes Secular (New York Times, 2 August 2008)
Ultraconservative Islam on rise in Mideast (Washington Post, 19 October 2008) [source: AP]
Egyptian women break new ground at the mosque (Washington Post, 4 January 2009) [source: AP]
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France
A Veil Closes France's Door to Citizenship (New York Times, 19 July 2008)
Muslim Women Resist Stereotyping (Washington Post, 26 July 2008), p. B09.
French Muslims Find Haven in Catholic Schools (New York Times, 30 September 2008).
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Indonesia:
Obama's Indonesian Lessons (New York Times, 14 April 2008)
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Iran
For Iran's Shiites, a Celebration of Faith and Waiting (New York Times, 30 August 2007).
Molding the Ideal Islamic Citizen (New York Times, 9 September 2007).
Designer's Rainbow Brightens Iranian Women's Look (New York Times, 2 January 2008).
Warmth for Americans in Once Hostile Tehran (New York Times, 13 February 2008)
Story of Jesus Through Iranian Eyes (ABC News, 16 February 2008). New Movie By Iranian Filmmaker Tells Story of Christianity From Muslim Perspective.
In Iran, fashion as protest (Asia Times, 11 March 2008)
In Iran, Debate Over an Article of Faith (New York Times, 18 May 2008)
Who Wrote the Koran? (New York Times, 7 November 2008).
Woman Blinded by Spurned Man Invokes Islamic Retribution (Washington Post, 14 December 2008), p. A01.
Starting at Home, Iran's Women Fight for Rights (New York Times, 13 February 2009)
Iran: CIA 1953 Coup against Mohammed Mossadeqh
Secrets of History: The CIA in Iran. An analysis of the declassified CIA Documents on Operation Ajax in 1953 to overthrow Mohammed Mossadeqh.
Declassified Documents on the 1953 Iranian Coup (Operation Ajax) from the National Archives [source: National Security Archive]
The Secret CIA History of the Iran Coup, 1953 [source: National Security Archive]
The spectre of Operation Ajax (The Guardian [UK], 20 August 2003). Britain and the US crushed Iran's first democratic government. They didn't learn from that mistake.
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Iraq
Gays Living in Shadows of New Iraq (New York Times, 18 December 2007).
Violence Leaves Young Iraqis Doubting Clerics (New York Times, 4 March 2008)
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Italy
Italy's right to curb Islam with mosque law (Washington Post, 16 September 2008) [source: Reuters]
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Jordan
Jordanian Students Rebel, Embracing Conservative Islam (New York Times, 24 December 2008)
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Kuwait
Islamists Win 24 of 50 Seats in Parliament of Kuwait (New York Times, 19 May 2008)
Author Looks to the Koran For 99 New Superheroes (Washington Post, 11 June 2008), p. A14.
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Lebanon
A Deadly Miscalculation in Lebanon. By Sami Moubayed (Asia Times, 14 May 2008)
Hezbollah's shots ring in Bush's ears. By Jim Lobe (Asia Times, 14 May 2008) [source: Inter Press Service]
Coups and Countercoups. By Kaveh L Afrasiabi (Asia Times, 16 May 2008)
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Malaysia
Rise of Islam rankles Malaysia's minority faiths (Washington Post, 8 July 2007).
Words of Faith Inflame Malaysia (Asia Times, 10 January 2008).
Muslim Official Visits Church, Temples (Washington Post, 2 April 2008) [source: AP]
New Malaysia Rule on Islamic Conversion (Washington Post, 11 April 2008) [source: AP]
Malaysian Islamic body bans yoga for Muslims (Washington Post, 22 November 2008) [source: AP]
Once Muslim, Now Christian and Caught in the Courts (New York Times, 24 August 2006).
Malaysian Christian Tests Islamic Law (Washington Post, 28 May 2007, p. A12).
Malaysian Court Rules in Religion Case (Washington Post, 30 May 2007).
Malaysia Top Court Doesn't Honor Muslim's Conversion (New York Times, 31 May 2007).
Christian Convert May Leave Malaysia (Washington Post, 31 May 2007).
Islamic court says Muslim convert can return to Buddhism (Associated Press, 8 May 2008)
Malaysian Islamic court allows convert to renounce faith (Associated Press, 8 May 2008)
- Nigeria
In Nigeria's North, a Compromise Between Islamic Law, Secular Culture (Washington Post, 15 April 2007).
Nigeria Turns From Harsher Side of Islamic Law (New York Times, 1 December 2007).
Emirs still hold power in Nigeria (Washington Post, 19 October 2008) [source: AP]
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Pakistan
Turkish Schools Offer Pakistan a Gentler Vision of Islam (New York Times, 4 May 2008)
- Palestine (including Palestinian/Arab-Israeli Relations)
Bush Meets Abbas, but Palestinians Criticize Plans for Trip (New York Times, 25 April 2008)
Arab and Israeli Peace, at Least for Children (New York Times, 3 May 2008)
Endless War (New York Times, 4 May 2008)
After 60 Years, Arabs in Israel Are Outsiders (New York Times, 7 May 2008)
For Israelis, an Anniversary. For Palestinians, a Nakba. (New York Times, 18 May 2008)
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Qatar
First Christian Church Opens in Qatar (Washington Post, 15 March 2008)
In Qatar, Muslim, Jewish clerics meet (Washington Post, 16 March 2008) [source: AP]
A Priest Walks Into Qatar and... (Washington Post, 20 July 2008), p. B02.
- Saudi Arabia
Youth in the Kingdom (New York Times, 12 May 2008)
Love in Saudi Arabia (New York Times, 12 May 2008)
Love's Rules Vex and Entrance Young Saudis (New York Times, 12 May 2008)
Love on Girls' Side of the Saudi Divide (New York Times, 13 May 2008)
Saudi Youth Use Cellphone Savvy To Outwit the Sentries of Romance (Washington Post, 6 August 2006, page A01.
The (Not So) Eagerly Modern Saudi (New York Times, 6 May 2007).
Cultural Collisions in the Slow Lane to Modernity (New York Times, 9 May 2007).
Saudi Hip-Hop's Painful Birth (Washington Post, 22 February 2008), p. A16.
Saudi king calls for interfaith dialogue (Washington Post, 25 March 2008)
Saudis Face Soaring Blood-Money Sums (Washington Post, 27 July 2008), p. A14.
A Subversive Soap Roils Saudi Arabia (Washington Post, 3 August 2008), p. A17.
Don't let them eat cake, Saudi cleric says (Washington Post, 4 September 2008) [source:AP]
Young Saudis Reinvent Ramadan (Washington Post, 27 September 2008), p. A13.
Saudi King Dismisses 2 Officials in a Shuffle (New York Times, 15 February 2009)
Saudi Women Rise in Defense of the Veil: Some Conservatives Fear U.S.-Led Erosion of Traditional Islamic Values
(Washington Post, 1 June 2006), page A12.
For Cloaked Saudi Women, Color Is the New Black (Washington Post, 28 May 2007), p. A01.
The Man Who Put Color Back in Saudi Menswear (Washington Post, 11 September 2008), p. A10.
Unholy row as Saudi clerics slam Ramadan TV (New York Times, 15 September 2008) [source: Reuters]
Saudi Women Find an Unlikely Role Model: Oprah (New York Times, 19 September 2008)
As Taboos Ease, Saudi Girl Group Dares to Rock (New York Times, 24 November 2008)
The AccoLade: Saudi Women Rock Out (NPR All Things Considered, 16 December 2008)
Aspiring Saudi Filmmakers Offer a Different Take (Washington Post, 15 January 2009), p. A12.
Religious police break hearts in Saudi Arabia (Washington Post, 12 February 2009) [source: AP]
A Drive Toward the Goal Of Greater Freedom (Washington Post, 15 April 2008), p. A09.
Saudi Women Petition for Right to Drive (Washington Post, 24 September 2007), p. A09.
Saudi Arabia Debates Women's Right to Drive (New York Times, 28 September 2007)
Saudi Woman Drives on YouTube (ABC News, 10 March 2008). Click here for the original article on abcnews.com.
Saudi ban on woman drivers may be eroding (Washington Post, 21 August 2008) [source: AP]
Saudi Princess Says She's Ready to Drive (ABC News, 9 February 2009) [source: AP]
Saudi Super Lawyer Sues Religious Police (ABC News, 4 August 2008)
Drinking Coffee a Crime in Saudi Arabia? (ABC News, 8 February 2008). U.S. woman strip-searched and detained by the Saudi mutaween for stopping by Starbucks With male colleague.
Religious police in Saudi Arabia arrest mother for sitting with a man (The Times, 7 February 2008)
Ruling Jolts Even Saudis: 200 Lashes for Rape Victim (New York Times, 16 November 2007).
Court Sentences Rape Victim (Washington Post, 16 November 2007).
U.S. offers mild criticism in Saudi rape case (Washington Post, 19 November 2007).
U.S. Astonished by Saudi Rape Sentence (San Francisco Chronicle, 20 November 2007).
Saudis Defend Punishment for Rape Victim (San Francisco Chronicle, 21 November 2007).
Saudi Rape Victim Tells Her Story (ABC News, 21 November 2007).
Saudi Rights Lawyer Sidelined: License Revoked Over Advocacy for Rape Victim Who Faces Lashing (Washington Post, 22 November 2007).
Rights Advocate Fights Back: Attorney for Rape Victim Is Suing Saudi Justice Ministry (Washington Post, 29 November 2007), p. A18.
Saudi Rape Case Spurs Calls for Reform (New York Times, 1 December 2007).
Saudi King Pardons Gang Rape Victim (Washington Post, 17 December 2007).
Pardon Reported for Saudi Rape Victim (New York Times, 18 December 2007).
- Turkey
Why You Should Care About Turkey (NPR Talk of the Nation, 3 May 2007)
In Turkey, Fear About Religious Lifestyle (New York Times, 30 April 2007).
A bullet at the heart of democracy (Asia Times, 11 May 2007).
Turkish City Counters Fear of Islam's Reach (New York Times, 15 May 2007).
A Rumble is Heard in Ataturk's Grave (New York Times, 20 May 2007).
Interview with Sabrina Tavernise on Contemporary Turkey (New York Times, 19 May 2007).
A Secular Turkish City Feels Islam's Pulse Beating Stronger, Causing Divisions (New York Times, 1 June 2007).
Alliances Shift as Turks Weigh a Political Turn (New York Times, 20 July 2007).
Head Scarf Debate Intensifies in Turkey (New York Times, 19 January 2008).
In Turkey, a Step to Allow Head Scarves (New York Times, 29 January 2008).
For Many Turks, Head Scarf's Return Aids Religion and Democracy (New York Times, 30 January 2008)
Veiled Democracy? (New York Times, 8 February 2008)
Under a Scarf, a Turkish Lawyer Fighting to Wear It (New York Times, 9 February 2008)
Turkey's Parliament Lifts Scarf Ban (New York Times, 10 February 2008)
Turkey: Wrapped and delivered (Asia Times, 15 February 2008)
Divided Turkey Debates Rights, Religion (New York Times, 13 February 2008)
Tension About Religion and Class in Turkey (New York Times, 19 February 2008)
Turkey in radical revision of Islamic texts (BBC News, 26 February 2008).
Turkey seeks a more modern Islam (Asia Times, 27 March 2008)
Turkey wrestles with a 'judicial coup'. By Hilmi Toros (Asia Times, 18 April 2008) [source: Inter Press Service]
Turkey's High Court Overturns Headscarf Rule (New York Times, 6 June 2008)
Turkish Schools Offer Pakistan a Gentler Vision of Islam (New York Times, 4 May 2008)
Turkish Alevis fight back against religion lessons (Washington Post, 5 May 2008) [source: Reuters]
Youthful Voice Stirs Challenge to Secular Turks (New York Times, 14 October 2008)
Newfound Riches Come With Spiritual Costs for Turkey's Religious Merchants (New York Times, 26 December 2008)
Abdullah Gul's Election as Turkey's President:
Turkish Party's Pick for President Worries Secularists (New York Times, 24 April 2007).
Presidential Pick in Turkey Is Sign of a Rising Islamic Middle Class (New York Times, 25 April 2007).
Turkish Candidate Withdraws, as Voting Stalls (New York Times, 7 May 2007).
Turks Move Toward an Elected Presidency (New York Times, 8 May 2007).
A Religious Candidate Is Ascendant in Turkey (New York Times, 28 August 2007).
Turk With Islamic Ties Is Elected President (New York Times, 29 August 2007).
Gul Elected to Turkey's Presidency (Washington Post, 29 August 2007).
The Traps in Turkey's Power Shift (New York Times, 2 September 2007).
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United Kingdom
Veil Debate in Britain Is Also Divisive for Muslims (Washington Post, 21 October 2006).
For Multiculturalist Britain, Uncomfortable New Clothes (New York Times, 22 October 2006).
Old Church Becomes Mosque in Uneasy Britain (New York Times, 2 April 2007)
British Civics Class Asks, What Would Muhammad Do? (New York Times, 21 August 2007).
Britain Grapples With Role for Islamic Justice (New York Times, 19 November 2008)
- Conversion to Islam
Hungry for Fresh Recruits, Cult-Like Islamic Groups Know Just When to Pounce (New York Times, 17 August 2006).
New Malaysia Rule on Islamic Conversion (Washington Post, 11 April 2008) [source: AP]
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Blasphemy
Dutch Lawmaker Releases Anti-Quran Film (Washington Post, 27 March 2008) [AP]
Dutch Koran Film Angers Iran and Indonesia (Washington Post, 28 March 2008) [Reuters]
Online, a Violent View of Islam (Washington Post, 28 March 2008), p. A08
Muslims Denounce Film Critizing Islam (Washington Post, 28 March 2008) [AP]
Uproar Over Anti-Islam Film Falls Flat (ABC News, 28 March 2008)
Arabs Denounce Dutch Anti-Islam Film (Washington Post, 30 March 2008) [AP]
Indonesian President Urges Calm Over Dutch Film (New York TImes, 31 March 2008) [Reuters]
- Apostasy (Takfir)--Renouncing Islam
Once Muslim, Now Christian and Caught in the Courts (New York Times, 24 August 2006).
Malaysian Christian Tests Islamic Law (Washington Post, 28 May 2007, p. A12).
Malaysian Court Rules in Religion Case (Washington Post, 30 May 2007).
Malaysia Top Court Doesn't Honor Muslim's Conversion (New York Times, 31 May 2007).
Christian Convert May Leave Malaysia (Washington Post, 31 May 2007).
Islamic court says Muslim convert can return to Buddhism (Associated Press, 8 May 2008)
Malaysian Islamic court allows convert to renounce faith (Associated Press, 8 May 2008)
Egyptian Court Allows Return to Christianity (New York Times, 11 February 2008)
Pope baptizes fierce critic of Islamic radicalism during Easter Vigil by John L. Allen, Jr. (National Catholic Reporter, 22 March 2008)
Muslim baptized by pope says life in danger (Washington Post, 23 March 2008)
Muslim's conversion conflict hits Vatican on Easter (Washington Post, 23 March 2008)
Muslim Baptized by Pope Sought Dialogue (Washington Post, 24 March 2008)
Muslims question Vatican baptism of Islamic critic (Washington Post, 24 March 2008)
Muslim Scholar Denounces Vatican Baptism (Washington Post, 25 March 2008)
Vatican says Pope's baptism of Muslim not a hostile act (Washington Post, 25 March 2008)
Vatican distances Pope from views of baptized Muslim (Washington Post, 27 March 2008)
The Story of a Convert from Islam – Baptized by the Pope at St. Peter's, by Sandro Magister (Chiesa, 28 March 2008)
NB: The last person to be officially executed by the Roman Catholic Church on charges of apostasy from the Catholic faith is the Italian priest, scientist and philosopher, Giordano Bruno. He was accused of Copernicanism, infinite universe and the possibility of other habitable worlds besides earth. He refused a full and unconditional recantation at his trial, and the Inquisitor, Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, S.J., pronounced the guilty verdict and handed him over to civil authorities for execution in 1600. The last person to be executed by the Spanish Inqusition on charges of heresy and apostasy is Cayetano Ripoli, who was accused of renouncing Catholicism for Deism, and executed on 26 July 1826. The Spanish Inquisition was only abolished in 1834. - ISLAMISM/JIHADISM
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Osama bin Laden's Jihad
Interview with Osama bin Laden. Originally published in Nida'ul Islam (October-November 1996).
Osama bin Laden's 1996 fatwa
Osama bin Laden's 1998 fatwa. Click here for an alternative English translation of this fatwa. The original Arabic version of this fatwa may be viewed here.
Al-Qa'ida and al-Qur'an: The "Tafsir" of Usamah bin Ladin, by Rosalind Gwynne, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This is an excellent analysis of Osama bin Laden's use of quranic exegesis (tafsir) and his reliance on ibn-Taymiyyah in his early fatwas. Click here for the PDF version of this article.
Official Website: Hunting Bin Laden (PBS Frontline)
Chronology of Osama bin Laden's Life (PBS Frontline)
Young Osama, by Steven Coll (The New Yorker, 12 December 2005)
Bush and Bin Laden's virtual war (Asia Times, 28 March 2008)
- Theological/Scholarly
Bombing Without Moonlight: The Origins of Suicidal Terrorism (by Abdal Hakim Murad)
The Poverty of Fanaticism (by Abdal Hakim Murad).
Click here for a duplicate of this essay on
Islam For Today website.
How Just is Islam's Just-War Tradition? Scholars Debate the Meaning of Jihad by Evan R. Goldstein (The Chronicle Review, 18 April 2008), pp. B7-B10.
A Dialogue Among Scholars About a Dialogue With Islam (The Chronicle Review, 18 April 2008), p. B11.
- Popular
Sayyid Qutb's America (NPR All Things Considered, 6 May 2003).
The Philosopher of Islamic Terror (New York Times, 23 March 2003)
Islam, Terror and the Second Nuclear Age, by Noah Feldman (New York Times Magazine, 29 October 2006).
In Somalia, Islamic Militias Are Fighting Culture Wars (New York Times, 19 June 2006).
And Now, Islamism Trumps Arabism (New York Times, 20 August 2006).
Al Qaeda and the Jihadis (by Patrick Lang) (America, 2 October 2006).
The Guidebook for Taking a Life (New York Times, 10 June 2007).
Radicalism Among Muslim Professionals Worries Many (New York Times, 14 July 2007).
An Internet Jihad Aims at U.S. Viewers (New York Times, 15 October 2007).
Where Boys Grow Up to Be Jihadis (New York Times, 25 November 2007).
Soldiers of Allah (New York Times, 6 January 2008).
Dreams Stifled, Egypt's Young Turn to Islamic Fervor (New York Times, 17 February 2008).
How Terrorist Organizations Work Like Clubs (Washington Post, 4 August 2008), p. A02.
Deprogramming Jihadists (New York Times, 9 November 2008)
Unsettling Times for Jihadists (Washington Post, 16 November 2008), p. B07.
Deep in the Land of the Taliban by Anand Gopal (Asia Times, 6 December 2008). For another copy of the same essay: Who are the Taliban?
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PROJECT FOR A NEW AMERICAN CENTURY (PNAC) & THE U.S. INVASION OF IRAQ (2003)
Official Website: Project for a New American Century (PNAC)
PNAC's Letter to President Clinton on Iraq (1998)
Rebuilding America's Defense: Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century (A Report of the PNAC, September 2000). Click here for a mirror site copy of this report.
PBS Frontline Documentaries:
Bush's War (2008) (official website and full videocast). Watch the full documentary online. This documentary was first aired in 2008.
The War Behind Closed Doors (official website). This documentary was originally aired in 2003.
The War Behind Closed Doors (full videocast). Watch the full documentary online.
Chronology: Evolution of the Bush Doctrine
Newsmedia Reports/Analysis:
Bush planned Iraq 'regime change' before becoming President (Scottish Sunday Herald, 15 September 2002). Click here for a copy of this article as mirrored on Information Clearing House
Analysis: Power Americana (BBC News, 2 March 2003)
A Think Tank War: Why Old Europe Says No (Sydney Morning Herald, 7 March 2003). This is an English translation of Jochen Bölsche, "Bushs Masterplan - Der Krieg, der aus dem Think Tank kam", Der Spiegel (4 March 2003).
Were 1998 Memos a Blueprint for War? Were Neo-Conservatives' 1998 Memos a Blueprint for Iraq War? Transcript of Ted Koppel on ABCNews' Nightline (10 March 2003)
This war on terrorism is bogus: The 9/11 attacks gave the US an ideal pretext to use force to secure its global domination (The Guardian, 6 September 2003)
Connecting the Dolts: Warriors Behind the Scenes Coached the Stars On Stage (The Washington Spectator, 1 May 2004)
Former Congressmen Assess U.S. Foreign Policy A Republican's Case Against George W. Bush Washington Report on Middle East Affairs [WRMEA] (April 2004):20-25.
End of the neo-con dream: The neo-conservative dream faded in 2006. (BBC News, 21 December 2006)
Bush and Bin Laden's virtual war (Asia Times, 28 March 2008).
Scholarly Analysis:
After Neoconservatism by Francis Fukuyama (New York Times, 19 February 2006). Francis Fukuyama is Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at John Hopkins University.
What schools didn't teach about empire by Howard Zinn (Asia Times, 4 April 2008). Click here for the original source of this article and a short biography of Howard Zinn. Howard Zinn is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Boston University.
Terror Through a Moral Lens, I: 'They have no honor' by David Young (Asia Times, 15 February 2008)
Terror Through a Moral Lens, II: The star-spangled delusion by David Young (Asia Times, 16 February 2008)
Current News:
U.S. soldier riddles Koran with bullets in Iraq (Washington Post, 18 May 2008) [source: Reuters]
U.S. General Apologizes for Desecration of Koran (New York Times, 19 May 2008)
US soldier removed from Iraq for shooting at Quran (Washington Post, 19 May 2008) [source: AP]
Iraqi VP demands action against U.S. soldier over Koran (Washington Post, 19 May 2008) [source:Reuters]
Bush apologizes to Iraqi PM over Koran shooting (Washington Post, 20 May 2008) [source:Reuters]
Iraqis claim Marines are pushing Christianity in Fallujah (McClatchy News, 28 May 2008)
Marine in Iraq Suspended Over Coins Quoting Gospel (Washington Post, 30 May 2008), p. A08.
Army and Marine Corps Grant More Felony Waivers (New York Times, 22 April 2008)
Recruiting the bottom of the barrel. By David Isenberg (Asia Times, 26 April 2008)
- INTERFAITH DIALOGUE & RELATIONS WITH OTHER RELIGIONS
- Muslim-Jewish Relations/Dialogue
- Muslim-Christian Relations/Dialogue
- A COMMON WORD BETWEEN US AND YOU
Official Website of "A Common Word Between Us And You". The text of the document is available here.
Christian Responses to "A Common Word Between Us and You" (Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Yale Divinity School)
In Open Letter, Muslims Seek Cooperation With Christians as a Step Toward Peace (New York Times, 12 October 2007).
Muslims Call for Interfaith Peace (Washington Post, 12 October 2007), p. A09.
Cardinal signals firm Vatican stance with Muslims (Washington Post, 19 October 2007).
Thomas Michel, S.J.'s Reflections on "A Common Word Between Us and You" (extract from John Allen's column in the National Catholic Reporter, 1 February 2008)
Vatican, Muslims prepare historic meeting with Pope (Washington Post, 3 March 2008)
Vatican, Muslims Set Talks for November (Washington Post, 5 March 2008)
Muslims seek crisis management plan with Vatican (Washington Post, 3 November 2008)
Catholics, Muslims open landmark talks at Vatican (Washington Post, 4 November 2008) [source: Reuters]
Vatican hosts meeting with Muslim scholars (Washington Post, 4 November 2008) [source: AP]
Pope meets with Muslim scholars, urges better ties (Washington Post, 6 November 2008) [source: AP]
Pope seeks Muslim help to defend moral values (Washington Post, 6 November 2008) [source: Reuters]
Catholics and Muslims to fight terror and defend faith (Washington Post, 6 November 2008) [source: Reuters]
Catholics and Muslims Pledge to Improve Links (New York Times, 7 November 2008)
Pope Meets With Muslim Scholars (NPR Morning Edition, 7 November 2008)
- ISLAM IN THE UNITED STATES
- Multimedia Resources
- Overview of Islamic Life in the United States
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U.S. Muslim Converts from Christianity
PODCAST: Latino Muslims (RealAudio)
(NPR Weekend Edition, 29 July 2000).
Embracing A New Faith: U.S. Latinas Embracing Islam (Photo Slideshow)
PODCAST: Convert Plays Leadership Role in Muslim Community (NPR Morning Edition, 11 September 2006).
PODCAST: Islam and Hispanics (RealAudio)
(NPR All Things Considered, 6 July 2002). An increasing number of U.S. Latinas are embracing Islam.
Imam's Wife a Bridge Between Two Worlds (NPR All Things Considered, 22 February 2008). Meet Jerusha Lamptey, an all-American girl who fell in love with, and converted to Islam, married an imam, and is now studying for a PhD in Religious Pluralism at Georgetown University.
A Clash of Culture, Faith: Latinas Balance Catholic Upbringing, Adoption of Islam
(Washington Post, 5 June 2006, page B01).
Time to Reflect on Spiritual Journeys: In Embracing Islam, Ex-Catholic Seeks to Strengthen Cultural Ties
(Washington Post, 22 September 2006).
Putting a Different Face on Islam in America (New York Times, 20 September 2006).
A New Face for Islam in North America She's white. She's Canadian. She's a former Catholic.
Who better to lead the largest Muslim organization on the continent? (Los Angeles Times, 21 September 2006).
Woman leads a wave of change for U.S. Muslims (San Francisco Chronicle, 24 November 2006).
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Young U.S. Muslims (General)
PODCAST: Young Muslim Americans Struggle with Identity (NPR Morning Edition, 14 September 2006).
PODCAST: The Inner Journey of Young Muslims in America (NPR Morning Edition, 15 September 2006).
Young U.S. Muslims Strive for Harmony (Washington Post, 4 September 2006, page A01).
From Muslim Youths, a Push for Change (Washington Post, 15 July 2007), p. A15.
Muslim Player Thrives With Nourished Spirit (New York Times, 13 October 2007).
For Muslim Students, a Debate on Inclusion (New York Times, 21 February 2008)
To Muslim Girls, Scouts Offer a Chance to Fit In (New York Times, 28 November 2007).
Muslim Girl Marks Year in Print (NPR Morning Edition, 17 January 2008).
New Magazines Reflect Muslims' Diversity (Washington Post, 24 March 2007, p. B09)
We, Myself and I (New York Times, 5 April 2007).
Teen magazine addresses challenges of being Muslim girl in United States
(San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2007).
Young Video Makers Try to Alter Islam's Face (New York Times, 8 May 2008)
Religion today (Washington Post, 17 July 2008) [source: AP]
Young Muslims Build a Subculture on an Underground Book (New York Times, 23 December 2008)
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U.S. Muslim Dating/Marriages & Divorces
Muslims Choose Matrimonial Networks Over Arrangements (NPR Morning Edition, 17 January 2008).
It's Muslim Boy Meets Girl, but Don't Call It Dating (New York Times, 19 September 2006, page A01).
Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland (Washington Post, 8 May 2008), p. B02.
Muslims Try to Balance Traditions, U.S. Culture on Path to Marriage (New York Times, 27 May 2008), p. B05.
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Polygamy in U.S. Muslim Communities
American Muslim Family Chooses Polygamy (NPR Weekend Edition, 13 October 2007)
Some Muslims in U.S. Quietly Engage in Polygamy (NPR All Things Considered, 27 May 2008)
Philly's Black Muslims Increasingly Turn to Polygamy (NPR All Things Considered, 28 May 2008)
In Secret, Polygamy Follows Africans to N.Y. (New York Times, 23 March 2007).
- Islamic Education in the United States
- Islamic Banking in the U.S.
- Muslims & U.S. Politics
- Islamophobia/Discrimination Against U.S. Muslims
- U.S. Muslim Women
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Black American Muslims (Africans/African Americans)
Between Black and Immigrant Muslims, an Uneasy
Alliance (New York Times, 11 March 2007)
Former Nation of Islam leader W.D. Mohammed dies (Washington Post, 9 September 2008)
W.D. Mohammed; Changed Muslim Movement in U.S. (Washington Post, 10 September 2008), p. B07.
W. Deen Mohammed, 74, Top U.S. Imam, Dies (New York Times, 10 September 2008)
At a Poor Mosque, Debt and Dismay (New York Times, 23 November 2008)
- Dialogue between Black American and Arab American Muslims
- Nation of Islam
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CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC TELEVANGELISTS
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Amir Khaled
Amr Khaled Official Website
Amr Khaled on YouTube
Amr Khaled on Google Videos
Islam's Up-to-Date Televangelist (Washington Post, 11 September 2007).
Amr Khaled: Islam's Billy Graham (The Independent, 11 September 2007).
Amr Khaled (from Time Magazine's "100 People Who Shaped the World"). Here, Amr Khaled is compared to the contemporary U.S. evangelical pastor and preacher, Rick Warren.
'Words from the Heart':
New Forms of Islamic Preaching in Egypt, by Lindsay Wise. M.Phil Thesis in Modern Middle Eastern Studies. St. Antony's College, University of Oxford
A Day in the Life of Amr Khaled (Egypt Today, October 2007)
Moderate Muslim Voice Falls Silent (Christian Science Monitor, 26 November 2002). See related report, Preacher on the Run (Al Ahram Weekly, 12-18 December 2002)
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Amir Khaled
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Moez Masoud
Moez Masoud Official Website
Moez Msaoud on YouTube
Moez Masoud on Google Videos
Muslim Televangelist Attracts Youth (Washington Post Multimedia)
Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message (Washington Post, 2 December 2007), p. A01.
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Ahmad al-Shugairi
Ahmad al-Shugairi's Official Website
Preaching Moderate Islam and Becoming a TV Star (New York Times, 3 January 2009)
- REZA ASLAN'S ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
- Book: No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
- Other Articles by Reza Aslan
- Reza Aslan on YouTube:
- YouTube Links for Reza Aslan's Presentation, "How to Win a Cosmic War (6 parts):
Part 1 of 6
Part 2 of 6
Part 3 of 6
Part 4 of 6
Part 5 of 6
Part 6 of 6 - Official Website
- POPE BENEDICT XVI & MEDIEVAL ANTI-ISLAMIC POLEMICS
- Primary Documents
- Background: Understanding Pope Benedict XVI's View of Islam-Catholic Relations
- Middle East Opinions
- Europe/International Opinions
Analysis: Papal cannon misfires (by Arnaud de Borchgrave) (United Press Internationl/UPI, 18 September 2006).
Vatican experts say Pope 'unrepentant' (The Independent [U.K.], 19 September 2006).
We cannot afford to maintain these ancient prejudices against Islam (by Karen Armstrong)
(Guardian [U.K.], 18 September 2006).
Faith, Reason and Politics: Parsing the Pope's Remarks (by George Friedman)
(Strategic Forecasting, 19 September 2006). A political analyst comments on
Pope Benedict XVI's lecture.
Pope's Islamic stumble baffles the experts (by Daniel Madigan, SJ)
Click here
for the original online version of this article. (Eureka Street, 19 September 2006).
Daniel Madigan, SJ is an Australian Jesuit theologian who specializes in Islam and teaches at Gregorian University, Rome.
He also heads Gregorian University's Institute for the Study of Religions and Cultures.
The Pope & Islam: An Interview with Daniel Madigan, SJ (Commonweal, 25 September 2006).
Christianity Remains the Pope's Real Fallibility (by Simon Barrow) (Ekklesia, 20 September 2006).
Pope Benedict reveals his intolerance (by Gwynne Dyer) (Hamilton Spectator, 23 September 2006).
Dyer is a London-based journalist. Click here for the PDF of the newspaper page
featuring this op-ed piece (scroll to middle of page).
Benedict XVI and Islam: the first year (by Abdal Hakim Murad) (The American Muslim, 22 September 2006). An Islamic scholar,
Abdal Hakim Murad is a British convert to Islam.
- United States Opinions
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From the PBS Documentary, Islam: Empire of Faith:
Algebra & Trigonometry
Engineering
Astronomy
Medicine
Paper & Publishing
Time to acknowledge science's debt to Islam? (New Scientist, 25 February 2009)
In Medieval Architecture, Signs of Advanced Math (New York Times, 27 February 2007).
Of Islam and Inventions (New York Times, 12 August 2007).
How Islam Won, and Lost, The Lead in Science (New York Times, 30 October 2001)
Is Science Dead in the Muslim World? (Wired Science, 6 August 2007)
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Understanding the Four Madhhabs: The Problem with Anti-Madhhabism (by Abdal Hakim Murad).
Indonesian Province Embraces Islamic Law (New York Times, 1 August 2006).
A Compass That Can Clash With Modern Life (New York Times, 11 June 2007).
When God and the Law Don't Square (New York Times, 17 February 2008)
Britain Grapples With Role for Islamic Justice (New York Times, 19 November 2008)
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House of Saud (PBS Frontline Documentary)
Chronology of the House of Saud
Royal Family Tree of the House of Saud
Analysis of Issues Relating to the House of Saud
Wahhabism
Wahhabism and Jihad (by Patrick Lang) (America, 10 March 2003).
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PODCAST: The Partisans of Ali: A History of Shia Faith and Politics (A 5-part series on NPR Morning Edition).
The Sunni-Shia Divide and the Future of Islam Podcast by Vali Nasr on "Speaking of Faith" (American Public Radio).
Can You Tell A Sunni From A Shiite? (New York Times, 17 October 2006).
Choosing A Sect (New York Times, 4 March 2007).
Worm in the Sunni Apple (Asia Times, 28 October 2006). Review of
The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
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by Vali Nasr (Norton, 2006).
Nasr (Norton, 2006).
Muslim Against Muslim (New York Times, 13 August 2006). Another review of
The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future,
by Vali Nasr (Norton, 2006).
Iraq's Shadow Widens Sunni-Shiite Split in the U.S. (New York Times, 4 February 2007)
Even Dating Is Perilous In Polarized Baghdad (Washington Post, 12 September 2006, p. A01).
Catalytic Converters (New York Times, 29 April 2007)
Tension between Sunnis, Shiites emerging in USA (USA Today, 25 September 2007).
Afghan Shiites Embrace New Acceptance (Washington Post, 4 January 2009), p. A12.
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A Secret History: Islamic Women Scholars (New York Times, 25 February 2007)
Death of a Princess is a PBS Frontline documentary on the story of a young Saudi princess who was publicly executed for committing adultery is regarded by many as the most controversial public television documentary ever made, broadcast over strenous objections by the Saudi government, the U.S. State Department, members of Congress and Mobil Oil, a major PBS sponsor. On the 25th anniversary of its first public broadcast, questions remain on the protests and outrage in 1980, the reactions to this execution in the Arab World and the United States, and what has or hasn't changed concerning the lives of Saudi women today.
Saudi Women Rise in Defense of the Veil: Some Conservatives Fear U.S.-Led Erosion of Traditional Islamic Values
(Washington Post, 1 June 2006, page A12).
For Cloaked Saudi Women, Color Is the New Black (Washington Post, 28 May 2007, p. A01).
Veil Debate in Britain Is Also Divisive for Muslims (Washington Post, 21 October 2006).
How I Came to Love the Veil (Washington Post, 22 October 2006).
Clothes Aren't the Issue (Washington Post, 22 October 2006).
For Multiculturalist Britain, Uncomfortable New Clothes (New York Times, 22 October 2006).
Australian Muslims Go for Surf, Lifesaving and Burqinis (New York Times, 9 March 2007).
Fusion Muslim Chic Hits Europe's Streets (Washington Post, 25 April 2007).
Women the world over find veil limits job choice (Washington Post, 21 August 2007).
Spare Me the Sermon On Muslim Women (Washington Post, 5 October 2008), p. B01.
Designer's Rainbow Brightens Iranian Women's Look (New York Times, 2 January 2008).
In Iran, fashion as protest (Asia Times, 11 March 2008)
Head Scarf Debate Intensifies in Turkey (New York Times, 19 January 2008).
In Turkey, a Step to Allow Head Scarves (New York Times, 29 January 2008).
For Many Turks, Head Scarf's Return Aids Religion and Democracy (New York Times, 30 January 2008)
Under a Scarf, a Turkish Lawyer Fighting to Wear It (New York Times, 9 February 2008)
Turkey: Wrapped and delivered (Asia Times, 15 February 2008)
Turkey's High Court Overturns Headscarf Rule (New York Times, 6 June 2008)
Youth in the Kingdom (New York Times, 12 May 2008)
Love in Saudi Arabia (New York Times, 12 May 2008)
Love's Rules Vex and Entrance Young Saudis (New York Times, 12 May 2008)
Love on Girls' Side of the Saudi Divide (New York Times, 13 May 2008)
Saudi Youth Use Cellphone Savvy To Outwit the Sentries of Romance (Washington Post, 6 August 2006, page A01.
Muslim Women Don't See Themselves as Oppressed, Survey
Finds (New York Times, 8 June 2006).
Islamic Revival Led by Women Tests Syria's Secularism (New York Times, 29 August 2006), page A01.
Saudis Consider Banning Women from Mecca (Washington Post, 7 September 2006).
Beyond the Burka (New York Times, 6 January 2008).
A sheikha, a queen and a first lady (Asia Times, 28 March 2008)
A Drive Toward the Goal Of Greater Freedom (Washington Post, 15 April 2008), p. A09.
Saudi Women Find an Unlikely Role Model: Oprah (New York Times, 19 September 2008)
As Taboos Ease, Saudi Girl Group Dares to Rock (New York Times, 24 November 2008)
The AccoLade: Saudi Women Rock Out (NPR All Things Considered, 16 December 2008)
Woman Blinded by Spurned Man Invokes Islamic Retribution (Washington Post, 14 December 2008), p. A01.
Some Arab Women Find Freedom in the Skies (NY Times, 22 December 2008)
Egyptian women break new ground at the mosque (Washington Post, 4 January 2009) [source: AP]
Saudi Women Petition for Right to Drive (Washington Post, 24 September 2007), p. A09.
Saudi Arabia Debates Women's Right to Drive (New York Times, 28 September 2007)
Saudi Woman Drives on YouTube (ABC News, 10 March 2008). Click here for the original article on abcnews.com.
Saudi ban on woman drivers may be eroding (Washington Post, 21 August 2008) [source: AP]
New Translation Prompts Debate on Islamic Verse (New York Times, 25 March 2007)
Three English Translations of Sura 4:34 (New York Times, 25 March 2007)
For Some Muslim Wives, Abuse Knows No Borders (Washington Post, 8 May 2007)
Islam, Irigaray, and the retrieval of gender (by Abdal Hakim Murad).
Boys will be Boys: Gender Identity Issues (by Abdal Hakim Murad).
Click here for a copy of this essay on
Islam For Today website.
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NPR Podcast: Lebanese Americans Are Angry and Anxious
NPR Podcast: Jewish Americans Share Israel's Pain
Lebanon violence stifles dialogue between Jews and Muslims in U.S. (San Francisco Chronicle, 8 August 2006).
Jews and Muslims Set Up Big Interfaith Effort (Washington Post, 16 December 2007), p. A09.
Backstage With Six Rabbis, Six Imams and No ‘Kumbaya' (New York Times, 13 April 2008)
Bush Meets Abbas, but Palestinians Criticize Plans for Trip (New York Times, 25 April 2008)
Arab and Israeli Peace, at Least for Children (New York Times, 3 May 2008)
In Qatar, Muslim, Jewish clerics meet (Washington Post, 16 March 2008) [source: AP]
Jewish-Muslim spat sours Saudi interfaith meeting (Washington Post, 18 July 2008) [source: Reuters]
Saudis praised for calling interfaith conference (Washington Post, 18 July 2008) [source: AP]
A leap of faith for Saudi king (Asia Times, 22 July 2008)
The Great Islamic Rabbi: Did one of Judaism's most venerable sages live as a Muslim? (Washington Post, 4 January 2009), p. BW04.
Islamic Traditions Influence Lent in Senegal (VOA News, 9 March 2007)
Fasting and solidarity during Lent in Pakistan (AsiaNews, 26 February 2005)
Muslims Help Fasting Christians (National Catholic Reporter, 19 March 2004)
Old Church Becomes Mosque in Uneasy Britain (New York Times, 2 April 2007)
Pope in about-face over Muslim dialogue office (Washington Post, 28 May 2007).
Islam-West rift widens, poll says (BBC News, 21 January 2008).
First Christian Church Opens in Qatar (Washington Post, 15 March 2008)
A Priest Walks Into Qatar and... (Washington Post, 20 July 2008), p. B02.
Pope Questions Interfaith Dialogue (New York Times, 24 November 2008)
Saudi king calls for interfaith dialogue (Washington Post, 25 March 2008)
World Council of Churches backs dialogue with Islam (Washington Post, 26 March 2008)
Religious Leaders Welcome Saudi Proposal (Washington Post, 26 March 2008)
For the Vatican, King Abdullah Matters More than 138 Muslim Scholars by Sandro Magister (Chiesa, 31 March 2008)
Saudi Interfaith Summit Faces Challenges (Washington Post, 12 April 2008), p. B09.
Saudi king's interfaith initiative receives support from World Jewish Congress (Ekklesia, 27 May 2008)
Skepticism precedes Saudi-led interfaith meeting (WAshington Post, 15 July 2008) [source: AP]
Saudi king shuns extremism as faiths gather (Washington Post, 16 July 2008) [source: Reuters]
Saudi king calls for religious reconciliation (Washington Post, 16 July 2008) [source: AP]
Rise of Islam rankles Malaysia's minority faiths (Washington Post, 8 July 2007).
Words of Faith Inflame Malaysia (Asia Times, 10 January 2008).
Muslim Official Visits Church, Temples (Washington Post, 2 April 2008) [source: AP]
For Cadets From West Point, Jersey City Is a Peace Lab (New York Times, 6 April 2008)
Obama's Indonesian Lessons (New York Times, 14 April 2008)
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VODCAST: Portraits of Ordinary Muslims in the United States (Frontline: Muslims)
VODCAST: An Imam in America (Sheik Reda Shata)
PODCAST: American Muslims (NPR Talk of the Nation, 23 January 2002).
PODCAST: Cyber Islam: the Debate Over Online Muslim Ideology (NPR All Things Considered, 30 March 2002).
Islam in America (NPR Talk of the Nation, 9 September 2004)
PODCAST: Between Faith and Country: Muslims in America (NPR Morning Edition, 11 September 2006).
Young Imam Serves as Islam's Face to Community (NPR All Things Religion, 7 August 2007)
A Day in the Life of a Tireless Imam (NPR Morning Edition, 15 October 2007)
Muslim Life in America (United States States Department)
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)'s Reports & Surveys
A Mosaic of Arab Culture at Home in America (New York Times, 24 October 2005).
U.S. Muslim Clerics Seek a Modern Middle Ground (New York Times, 18 June 2006).
For Conservative Muslims, Goal of Isolation a Challenge (Washington Post, 5 September 2006, page A01).
Sep 11: Five Years Later. Transcript of the online discussion with the reporter of the news article
Young U.S. Muslims Strive for Harmony
(Washington Post, 6 September 2006).
They Are Muslims, and Yankees, Too (BusinessWeek, 15 January 2007)
A Cleric's Journey Leads to a Suburban Frontier (New York Times, 28 January 2007)
On Faith: What Does it Mean to be Muslim in America? (Washington Post, 18 April 2007)
Survey: U.S. Muslims Assimilated, Opposed to Extremism (Washington Post, 23 May 2007)
A Growing Demand for the Rare American Imam (New York Times, 1 June 2007)
Charitable Tradition in Transition (Washington Post, 13 September 2007), p. B01.
An Internet Jihad Aims at U.S. Viewers (New York Times, 15 October 2007).
Gay Muslims Find Freedom, of a Sort, in the U.S. (New York Times, 7 November 2007).
Red, White, Blue and Green (New York Times, 6 January 2008).
Va. Mosque Reaches Out, Joining Immigrant Fabric (Washington Post, 13 May 2008), p. A01
Changing Ramadan Rituals (Washington Post, 27 September 2008), p. B09.
W.Va. farmers aim at growing Muslim market (Washington Post, 23 January 2009) [source: AP]
State Dept. Urged to Shut Saudi School in Fairfax (Washington Post, 19 October 2007), p. A01.
U.S. 'Studying' Islamic School Report (Washington Post, 5 November 2007), p. B04.
School Officials Say U.S. Panel's Call for Closure Hurt Image (Washington Post, 16 November 2007), p. B06.
Critics of Saudi Academy Say Textbooks Promote Intolerance (Washington Post, 10 January 2008), p. B02.
Board Extends Saudi School's Lease (Washington Post, 222 May 2008), p. B02.
Many Muslims Turn to Home Schooling (New York Times, 26 March 2008)
Purist Reservations (Washington Post, 21 October 2006).
A means to a home: Islamic co-ops create happy homecomings (San Francisco Chronicle, 1 November 2006).
Are Finance Charges In Islam's Interest? (Washington Post, 28 July 2007).
Islamic loans turn profit for banks in USA (USA Today, 27 March 2008)
A Higher Law for Lending (Washington Post, 13 May 2008), p. D01
Funds Guided by Sharia First, Earnings Second (Washington Post, 18 May 2008), p. F07.
Islamic Principles Pave Way to Top for Amana Funds (Washington Post, 24 October 2008), p. F03 [source: Bloomberg]
Finance the Islamic Way at Michigan Bank (AP Wire News by way of ABC News, 13 January 2009)
Muslim investors profit by adhering to faith (SF Chronicle, 9 Feb 2009)
Muslim's win in Minn. seen as step for community (USA Today, 14 September 2006, p.6A)
Muslim's Election Is Celebrated Here and in Mideast (New York Times, 10 November 2006, p. A25)
Muslim Voters Detect a Snub From Obama (New York Times, 24 June 2008)
Sour note for American Muslims in election campaign (Washington Post, 21 October 2008) [source: Reuters]
US Muslim voters are election year outcasts (Washington Post, 23 October 2008) [source: AP]
On ballots this Nov: More Muslim American women (Washington Post, 30 October 2008) [source: AP]
Muslims Strive for Tolerance -- and Votes (Washington Post, 1 November 2008), p. C08.
Smears against Obama energized Muslim voters: experts (Washington Post, 6 November 2008) [source: Reuters]
Among Young Muslims, Mixed Emotions on Obama (New York Times, 7 November 2008)
Farrakhan says Obama draws a 'oneness of spirit' (Washington Post, 9 November 2008) [source: AP]
Muslim woman, rabbis to pray at inaugural service (Washington Post, 14 Jan 2009) [source: AP]
RESOURCES: The Status of Muslim Civil Rights in the United States Annual reports published by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Available in PDFs.
Top Evangelicals Critical of Colleagues Over Islam (New York Times, 8 May 2003, page 22).
For Muslims, A Beleaguered Feeling. As Ramadan Begins, Many Say Sentiment Against Them is Hardening
(Washington Post, 15 October 2004, page B01).
Terror Fears Hamper U.S. Muslims' Travel (New York Times, 1 June 2006).
9/11: Five years later: Typecasting Muslims as a Race (San Francisco Chronicle, 3 September 2006).
Hardball Tactics in an Era of Threats (Washington Post, 3 September 2006, page A01).
Surge in Anti-Muslim Incidents Reported (Washington Post, 19 September 2006, page B03).
Fear 'as bad as after 9/11' (USA Today, 12 December 2006)
The Status of Muslim Civil Rights in the United States 2006: The Struggle for Equality
(Council on American Islamic Relations/CAIR)
Scrutiny Increases for a Group Advocating for Muslims in U.S. (New York Times, 14 March 2007).
Relatives of Interned Japanese-Americans Side With Muslims (New York Times, 3 April 2007).
Abandon Stereotypes, Muslims in America Say (New York Times, 4 September 2007).
Uneasy Feelings Moving In (Washington Post, 23 October 2007), p. B01.
Speakers at Academy Said to Make False Claims (New York Times, 7 February 2008).
Muslim Prisoners Win Right to Diet Equality (New York Times, 6 April 2008)
For Cadets From West Point, Jersey City Is a Peace Lab (New York Times, 6 April 2008)
Revered New Jersey Imam, Facing Deportation, Has Interfaith Support (New York Times, 24 April 2008)
Critics Cost Muslim Educator Her Dream School (New York Times, 28 April 2008)
Muslim Voters Detect a Snub From Obama (New York Times, 24 June 2008)
Muslim group seeks probe of 'radical Islam' DVD (Washington Post, 23 September 2008) [source: AP]
Ga. Woman Jailed Over Head Scarf (ABCNews, 17 December 2008) [source: AP] Click here for a PDF version of this article. Follow-up article: Police to get training after head-scarf wearer's arrest (CNN, 22 December 2008).
Airline Apologizes For Booting 9 Muslims: Group Plans Discrimination Complaint (Washington Post, 3 January 2009), p. A01.
Embracing A New Faith: U.S. Latinas Embracing Islam (Photo Slideshow)
A Clash of Culture, Faith: Latinas Balance Catholic Upbringing, Adoption of Islam
(Washington Post, 5 June 2006, page B01).
FINDING MY RELIGION: After 9/11, Azadeh Zainab Sharif started wearing the hijab (San Francisco Chronicle, 21 March 2005).
It's a Simple Scarf, but Its Meaning Is Much More Than Faith (New York Times, 8 September 2006).
Muslim Group is Urging Women to Lead Prayers (New York Times, 18 March 2005, page A14).
As Barrier Comes Down, a Muslim Split Remains (New York Times, 25 June 2006).
To Muslim Girls, Scouts Offer a Chance to Fit In (New York Times, 28 November 2007).
Spare Me the Sermon On Muslim Women (Washington Post, 5 October 2008), p. B01.
On ballots this Nov: More Muslim American women (Washington Post, 30 October 2008) [source: AP]
Ga. Woman Jailed Over Head Scarf (ABCNews, 17 December 2008) [source: AP] Click here for a PDF version of this article. Follow-up article: Police to get training after head-scarf wearer's arrest (CNN, 22 December 2008).
Putting a Different Face on Islam in America (New York Times, 20 September 2006).
A New Face for Islam in North America She's white. She's Canadian. She's a former Catholic.
Who better to lead the largest Muslim organization on the continent? (Los Angeles Times, 21 September 2006).
Woman leads a wave of change for U.S. Muslims (San Francisco Chronicle, 24 November 2006).
Muslim Girl Marks Year in Print (NPR Morning Edition, 17 January 2008).
New Magazines Reflect Muslims' Diversity (Washington Post, 24 March 2007, p. B09)
We, Myself and I (New York Times, 5 April 2007).
Teen magazine addresses challenges of being Muslim girl in United States
(San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2007).
Beheading Of Muslim TV Exec Spurs Questions (NPR All Things Considered, 20 February 2009)
Domestic Violence in Muslim America (NPR Weekend Edition, 21 February 2009)
Was Bridges TV Beheading An Honor Killing? (NPR All Things Considered, 24 February 2009)
Gruesome killing poses another test for US Muslims (Washington Post, 21 February 2009)
Upstate Man Charged With Beheading His Estranged Wife (New York Times, 18 February 2009)
Muslim Women Who Become Homeless Have Limited Options (Washington Post, 29 December 2007), p. B01.
Abused Muslim Women in U.S. Gain Advocates (New York Times, 6 January 2008).
Between Black and Immigrant Muslims, an Uneasy
Alliance (New York Times, 11 March 2007)
The End of an Era? With Farrakhan Ill, the Nation of Islam Prepares for Change
(Washington Post, 22 October 2006).
Nation of Islam at a Crossroad as Leader Exits (New York Times, 26 February 2007)
Farrakhan: A 'new beginning' for Nation of Islam (Washington Post, 19 October 2008) [source: AP]
Farrakhan says Obama draws a 'oneness of spirit' (Washington Post, 9 November 2008) [source: AP]
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The War For Islam
(Boston Globe 10 September 2006).
Click here for the PDF version.
Click here to visit Reza Aslan's Official Website.
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LECTURE:
Faith, Reason and the University: Memories and Reflections (by Pope Benedict XVI) (12 September 2006).
Statement by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State (16 September 2006).
General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI (Saint Peter's Square, 20 September 2006).
Pope Benedict: The First Year (by Matthias Beier, Tikkun) (posted on AlterNet, 21 September 2006).
The crescent and the conclave
(by Spengler) (Asia Times, 19 April 2005). A conservative reading of
Pope Benedict XVI's election and future of Catholic-Islam relations.
When even the pope has to whisper (by Spengler) (Asia Times, 10 January 2006). A conservative commentator assesses Benedict XVI's
discussion session on Islam with his former students.
Islam and Democracy, a Secret Meeting at Castel Gandolfo (by Sandro Magister) (Chiesa, 23 January 2006).
The synopsis of a weekend of study on Islam with Pope Benedict XVI and his former theology students.
With two conflicting versions of how Benedict XVI views Islam.
Castel Gandolfo Revisited: The Jesuits Come to the Pope's Defense (by Sandro Magister) (Chiesa, 26 January 2006).
Fr. Fessio agrees with his fellow Jesuits Troll and Samir. And he testifies together with them that, for Benedict XVI,
Islam is capable of reform and can be harmonized with modernity. But at a steep price.
My Friend, Islam: The "Dialogue At All Costs" of Pope Wojtyla (by Sandro Magister) (Chiesa, 8 September 2003). Discusses the divergences between
Pope John Paul II's approach to Islam and Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI).
Is Europe a Province of Islam? The Danger is Called Dhimmitude (by Sandro Magister) (Chiesa, 17 March 2003). Good illustration of the anti-Islamic
hysteria sweeping through Europe in general, and Italy in particular. Oriana Fallaci, who is mentioned in the article, secretly
met with Pope Benedict XVI in a private audience in his summer palace (Castelgandolfo) before her death, a meeting that was
initially denied, but later confirmed by the Vatican Press Office.
Both Sides Feel Threats in Pope-Islam Controversy (Arab News, 18 September 2006).
Click here for the original article on the web.
Faith, Reason and Infallibility (by Shaykh Riyad Nadwi, PhD) (Arab News, 18 September 2006).
Click here for the original article on the web.
Pope has joined US crusade, says Iran (Guardian [U.K.], 19 September 2006).
Iran's highest spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses Pope Benedict XVI of joining George Bush's
Crusade against the Islamic world.
A struggle over Europe's religious identity (by Tariq Ramadan) (International Herald Tribune, 20 September 2006).
Tariq Ramadan is best known as an Islamic scholar who was refused a visa by the U.S. State
Department to teach at Notre Dame University.
A Catholic Stamp to a U.S. War (OpEd News, 21 September 2006). A veteran Arab journalist's assess Pope
Benedict XVI's remarks.
Click here to access the original article online.
What Or Who Is “incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul" (by Ali Al-Hail) (Al-Jazeerah, 25 September 2006).
A good insight into how a large part of the Muslim world views this controversy. An eye-opener for those used to news
from U.S. media providers, and a reminder of how all information is ideologically filtered.
Pope's remarks no academic discussion (by E.J. Dione) (San Francisco Chronicle, 19 September 2006).
A Challenge, Not A Crusade (by John L. Allen, Jr.) (New York Times, 19 September 2006, page A23).
Papal gaffe was setback for religious dialogue: Scholars say remarks renew divisive cycle (by Matthai Chakko Kuruvila)
(San Francisco Chronicle, 24 September 2006).
Pope invites new look at Catholicism (USA Today, 25 September 2006).
Pope Benedict's hierarchy of truth, faith (by James Carroll) (Boston Globe, 25 September 2006).
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