What Connects Us is Greater Than What Separates Us
SHEIKH IBRAHIM RAMADAN, CGNEWS: Recognising and celebrating the differences of other religions is a mark of strength, not weakness. …
Google Incites Muslim Women to Throw Off Veil – Claim
AMERICAN BEDU: When Google decided to celebrate dancer Martha Graham's birthday with an animation little did it understand the furore it would cause in Saudi...…
Forces of Unity to Sweep Aside Egypt’s Agents of Division
H.A HELLYER, CGNEWS: The spirit of solidarity that was displayed by Copts and Muslims in Tahrir Square is embedded deep in Egyptian society.…
Muslim-Coptic Relations: Five Books that Spell it Out
M. LYNX-QUALEY: The pendulum between hope, denial and despair seems to be swinging ever quicker in Egypt. Literature however offers a longer view. …
How do you Accurately Define a Muslim?
AMERICAN BEDU: It's a topic that seems, more often than not, to generate more heat than light but here's my attempt to define a Muslim. …
The Luridly Literal Cartoonist Unfunny in Hate
DANIEL M. VARISCO: Jack Chick's one-dimensional, nasty view of the world has been played out for more than 40 years...…
Time for a Rethink: An Open Letter to Terry Jones
SRI MURNIATI, CGNEWS: If you are genuine about helping Muslims shun violence, Pastor Jones, there are better ways to do it than burning our sacred text. …
If Saudi Can Impose its Will Over Dress, Why Not France?
SUSIE OF ARABIA: I feel I am forced to wear the abaya - it would not be my choice to dress like that. And I doubt if I am the only woman who feels this way.…
Anti-Islam Sentiment Fuelled by European Leaders
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: With France's anti-burqa law and less than encouraging words from European leaders, Muslims are feeling under pressure. …
Terry Jones: A Pastor with Blood on his Hands
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: 'Incitement' was the essence of Terry Jones' actions in burning a copy of the Koran. With the death toll rising by the day he has achieved his objective. …
