Remembering 9/11 as a Muslim American by Amad Shaikh in AlJazeera While most Americans blamed the attacks on al-Qaeda, not Muslims in general, some commentators stoked...
It has all the elements of a made for television show- power, assault, scandal. The victim a shy young woman and a good worker, struggling to...
There are two pictures on this page. Both are Libyans but a world of difference separates them. I believe one is the image of piety, the...
Hilton Als, an African American writer, says our worldview and sense of “otherness” is created in our mother’s lap. Mother’s lap is protective and familiar. Leaving...
Dear Juan, Sorry to hear you got fired by National Public Radio for saying on Fox that you get nervous when you see Muslims on a plane...
By Congressman Keith Ellison At a time when our nation is seeing a rise in intolerant behavior, crossing every cultural line, whether based on race, religion...
We know all about Guantanamo. We know about “black” prisons. You only have to read the evidence from the latest drum-head “trial” at Guantanamo – a...
Washington, D.C. (CNN) — At a time when our nation’s top university is more diverse than ever before, Harvard’s recent decision to honor its former professor...
Many Americans have suggested that more moderate Muslims should stand up to extremists, speak out for tolerance, and apologize for sins committed by their brethren. That’s reasonable...
Harvard University is going forward with an undergraduate research fund named in honor of New Republic owner and former Harvard teacher Marty Peretz even after Peretz...