What is Jihad?Under what conditions does Islam allow the use of Violence?What would you tell the suicide bombers who invoke Islam to Justify their actions? By Chandra Muzaffar The term… Read more »

Article follows my comments; I hope to write that speech for Obama, understanding the essence of religion is crtical rather than its rituals. A religious person constantly seeks to mitigate… Read more »

, , , Article follows my comments; The issues of Jihad, Use of Voilence, Apostasy, Blasphemy, Women and Conversions are addressed in this article. I dropped the idea of highlighting… Read more »

I am pleased to include four articles on Prophet Muhammad and will continue to include pieces that are less than 600 words in lenght. 1. Ingrid Mattson – Finding the… Read more »

I welcome this wholeheartedly. In 2005, a Saudi Minister visited Dallas and I was asked to organize an interfaith dialogue. Being a pluralist I resisted the idea of inviting the… Read more »

From the Los Angeles TimesMuslim true/falseWhat you think you know about them is likely wrong — and that’s dangerous.By John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahedhttp://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-oe-esposito2apr02,1,5600880.story April 2, 2008 Winning hearts… Read more »

Moderator’s note is followed by Dr. Asghar Ali Engineers’ article below. http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2008/04/divorce-in-quraan.html . Dear God, help us stand up for the rights of the women on whom injustice is heaped… Read more »

A greater number does not add any value nor a lower number takes away any. If the Shia segment is taken out, Catholics would still outnumber Sunni Muslims. What is… Read more »

Jewish Arabs and a New Middle East I noticed in various texts and articles that Jews from the Middle East, who often originated from Spain/Al-Andalus, were referred to by scholars… Read more »