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‘Progressive Islam’ in Pakistan: Reflections on a Visit

Yoginder Sikand

‘Wahhabism’ in India

Yoginder Sikand

A Dead-end to Malaysian Politics?

Farish A. Noor

A Fatwa Against Yoga? And How Would This Reflect on Muslims?

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia, stupid fatwas

A Lawyers’ Mutiny in Pakistan

L. Ali Khan

A Long History of Injustice Ignored: The Muslims of Algeria

Harun Yahya

islamophobia

A Long History of Injustice Ignored: The Muslims of Indonesia

Farish A. Noor

islamophobia

A Wake-Up Call for the Government: Malaysians Want Their Country Back

Farish A. Noor

A Week in Iran - Part 1

Yoginder Sikand

Afghan Law Violates Islamic Human Rights Norms

MPAC

After Bali, can we still live with our modern Myths?

Farish A. Noor

After Bali: The Verdict is Out Before the Guilty Are In!

Farish A. Noor

Ahmadinejad’s Cultural Revolution: Increased Level of Repression

Bahman Nirumand

Iran

An appeal to Indonesian Muslims

Mike Ghouse

interfaith, mae, extremism

An Open Letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Anisa Abd el Fattah

Gaza, Palestine

Another Trial for Malaysia

Farish A. Noor

Anwar Ibrahim

Azahari: Death of an Extremist, Not a Martyr

Farish A. Noor

Baluchistan: An 800-Pound-Guerrilla in Central Asia?

Dr. Robert D. Crane

Pakistan, Afghanistan

Banning History: When Will Malaysia Learn To Live With Her Past?

Farish A. Noor

Benazir Bhutto: A Final Farewell And A Prayer

Dr. Hesham A. Hassaballa

mae

Benazir Bhutto: A Method to the Mourning

Dr. Mahjabeen Islam

Benazir Bhutto: A Pakistani Tragedy

M. Shahid Alam

Between a ROK (Republic of Kosovo) and a hard place

Eric Walberg

Beyond the line of control

Hassan Abbas

Pakistan, India, Afghanistan

Bhutto Assassination: Muslim Governments Must Stop Playing with Fire

Farish A. Noor

Breaking the Power Monopoly in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ali Alyami

lunatic fringe, salafi, wahhabi, Muslim extremists

Building Bridges and Interfaith Harmony - India-Pakistan Trip Report

Iftekhar Hai

CAIR Establishes Spirit of Islam Fund to Help Rebuild Malaysian Churches

mae, interfaith, Allah, Muslims and Christians, response

Can Allah Be Monopolised By Any Community?

Asghar Ali Engineer

Malaysia, extremism, mae

Can Malaysia’s Brand of ‘Moderate Islam’ Protect the rights of Minorities?

Farish A. Noor

Church Bombings in Malaysia: The Politics Behind the Dilemma

Dr. Robert D. Crane

Allah, interfaith, Muslims and Christians

Civil War in Somalia: Worse Even Than Darfur

Marc Engelhardt

Cultural Heritage Endangered in Mauritania: The Qur’an on Gazelle Skin

Marc Engelhardt

Déjà vu for Malaysia’s Anwar?

Farish A. Noor

Darfur: Thinking the Unthinkable

Dr. Robert D. Crane

Deadly Foes, Inseparable Partners: Reflections on Symbiotic Religious Chauvinisms

Yoginder Sikand

Kashmir

Democracy Day in Pakistan Promises No Pardon for Musharraf

Liaquat Ali Khan

Destruction of Islamic Architectural Heritage in Saudi Arabia: A Wake-up Call

Saeed Shehabi

Do Malaysian Muslims understand what ‘Allah’ means? Part 2

Farish A. Noor

response

Do Malaysian Muslims understand what ‘Allah’ means?

Farish A. Noor

response

Egypt - Are we heading for another crisis in the Mid East?

Aladdin Elaasar

Egypt Targets Moderate Muslim Brothers

Mona Eltahawy

Egypt’s Iron Wall of Shame

Sheila Musaji

Gaza, injustice, Yusuf al Qaradawi

Enforcing or Mocking the Shariah in Swat?

Maulana Waris Mazhari

mae, responses

Enforcing the Shariah: Some Critical Considerations

Maulana Waris Mazhari (tr. Yoginder Sikand)

Fla. House GOP Leader Adam Hasner Hosts Event Denying Religious Freedom

incident, Islamophobia

For Pakistan, this too shall pass

Ahmed Soliman

Former Prime Minister Sharif’s Lawless Deportation From Pakistan

Liaquat Ali Khan

Free or Fraud: What if President Ahmadi Nejad Was Resoundingly Reelected!

Dr. Robert D. Crane

Iranian election, Ahmadinejad, democracy

Homecoming and Homeleaving

Farish A. Noor

Honestly, where is Malaysia?s ?Moderate Islam? project heading?

Farish A. Noor

HOPE Forum Calls for equal citizenship for Yemeni Jewish community

How Indonesia’s Islamic Universities Are Different

Farish A. Noor

Madrassas

In defence of Ataturk

Ishtiaq Ahmed

India: BJP Enters Portal of Power in South

Asghar Ali Engineer

Indonesia’s Battle for Religious Pluralism Continues

Farish A. Noor

Indonesia’s Answer to Islamophobia: Fun

Farish A. Noor

Ramadan, Eid

Indonesian Elections: Dreaming of Gajah Mada in a Modern Democracy

Farish A. Noor

Injecting Reason Back Into Indonesia-Malaysia Relations

Farish A. Noor

Interview on Human Rights With Mohammad Y Naqash, Chairman of the Islamic Political Party Kashmir

Yoginder Sikand

mae

Interview with Amr Hamzawy: “Democratic Change Must Come from Within”

Bassam Rizk

Interview with Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari (Part 2): Muslims and Democracy

Fatma Sagir

Iran

Interview with Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari: “Islam Is a Religion, Not a Political Agenda”

Fatma Sagir

Iran - We’re gonna hold ‘em to account

Ahmed Soliman

Iran Diary — Part 2

Yoginder Sikand

Iran: Loss of Legitimacy - Part 2

Dr. Bahar Bastani

Iranian election

Iran: “There’s No Going Back!”

Alessandro Topa

Iranian election

Iran: Closing of Zanan, Equality at half mast

Margot Badran

Iran: In the Realm of Mercy

Karima Alavi

Iran: Loss of Legitimacy

Dr. Bahar Bastani

Iranian election

Is “Good Leadership” the Panacea that Somalia Needs?

Abukar Arman

Is time running out for Iran?

Abid Mustafa

Islam and Democratic Experiment: Remembering Algeria *

Prof. Sulayman S. Nyang

Islamic Marcionism in Malaysia: Is Allah Equivalent to God?

Joachim Martillo

ISNA Condemns the Anti Christian Riots in Pakistan

mae, Muslim extremists, lunatic fringe, American Muslim organizations

ISNA Calls on the Iranian Government to Release Journalists and Human Rights Activists

mae

It’s Karzai by Hook or Crook

Dr. Robert D. Crane

Afghanistan, foreign policy

Justifying child abuse in the name of Shariah

A. Faizur Rahman

mae, responses, Saudi Arabia

Justifying Intervention in Pakistan - Justifying Incineration of Pakistan

Joachim Martillo

Bhutto

Killing of Ahmadis in Pakistan a Shocking Crime Against Humanity

MPAC

mae, Muslims denounce

Let “God” be “God”!

Parvez Ahmed, Ph.D. and Lucinda Mosher, Th.D.

Malaysia, Allah and God, interfaith, extremism

Liberal Islamic Networks in Indonesia: A Counter-Movement to Political Islam

Arian Fariborz

Madrasas and Charges of ‘Terrorism’: Interview with Maulana Salman Nadwi

Yoginder Sikand

Malaysia Battles On For The Soul Of Islam

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia’s Coming Elections: Between Change and Inertia

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia, Allah, and God - updated 3/16/11

Sheila Musaji

interfaith, response, Muslims and Christians, mae, ISNA statement, Malaysian churches, extremists, bibles, lunatic fringe

Malaysia, Allah, and God, Part II

Dr. Robert D. Crane

extremists, mae, interfaith, Muslims and Christians

Malaysia: ‘Islam Hadari’ Cannot Correct Itself

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: Hindraf - Bane Upon the Nation

Chandra Muzaffar

Malaysia: Its hard to listen to the people while you gas them in the face

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: Rehabilitation for whom?

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: A Racist Start to Ramadhan

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: A Sleeping Government Gets its Wake-Up Call

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: Badawi on the Ropes Again

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: Change is Long Overdue

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: Still Looking for an Islam to call Our Own?

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: That Boring Yet Necessary thing called Governance

Farish A. Noor

Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia: The People Are Fed Up

Farish A. Noor

Malaysia: This Is Only The Beginning

Farish A. Noor

MAS Freedom Welcomes Saudi King’s Pardon of ‘Qatif Girl’ But Reiterates the Need for Change

Aishah Schwartz

mae, lunatic fringe, salafi, wahhabi, Muslim extremists

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