Freedoms March in Arab World
Hundreds of thousands protest across Arab world
The Muslim spiritual sojourn to Mecca
Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill called the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Passions of the Middle East: Martyrdom & Wealth
Two extreme passions – the religious and the worldly – shape the Middle East
Religious Pluralism at Ground Zero
If President Obama wants to convince Americans to support the ‘Ground Zero mosque’ he needs to tie it to our personal tolerance for other faiths.
Islamophobia rages in New York City
A fierce controversy is raging in the United States over plans to build an Islamic community and outreach centre, including a mosque, in Lower Manhattan, several blocks from “Ground Zero” – the site where the World Trade Centre stood when it was attacked on September 11, 2001. The controversy started when the Cordoba Initiative, led…