via RUSSIA TODAY, INTERVIEW with AKBAR AHMED on MAY 9, 2013: The new US tool for fighting terrorists, the drones, creates more enemies than killing ‘bad guys’, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at the American University in Washington, D.C., Akbar Ahmed, told RT. Ambassador Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at [...]
by HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH on MAY 21, 2013: (Kabul) – The Afghan government should take urgent steps to halt an alarming increase in women and girls imprisoned for “moral crimes,” Human Rights Watch said today. Commitments by senior government officials to end such abuses have had little practical impact. Statistics from Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry indicate that [...]
via PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE on MAY 17, 2013: (OVERVIEW) Over the past 20 years, the United States has granted permanent residency status to an average of about 1 million immigrants each year. These new “green card” recipients qualify for residency in a wide variety of ways – as family members of current [...]
via BERKLEY CENTER FOR RELIGION, PEACE & WORLD AFFAIRS on MAY 16, 2013: The Junior Year Abroad Network (JYAN) connects study abroad students in a global conversation on religion, politics, and culture. During the 2011-2012 school year, 61 Hoyas in 30 countries on five continents—from Bolivia to Egypt to Tajikistan—shared their experiences and observations through [...]
by IRFAN ENGINEER for INDIA RESISTS on MAY 18, 2013: editors note: Dr. Ashgar Ali Engineer passed away on May 14, 2013. He was a prominent Indian Muslim scholar and activist, internationally known for his work on liberation theology in Islam. He led the Progressive Dawoodi Bohra movement.(Wikipedia) (EXCERPTS) 8) Gender justice and equality in general and for Muslim women in particular was [...]
Haiyun Ma: Go West at What Cost? China’s Pivot on Middle East Studies
by HAIYUN MA for ISLAMiCommentary on MAY 10, 2013: This week China’s new president, Xi Jinping, separately hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas — meetings that some analysts say is indicative of China’s desire for a more pro-active role in Middle East diplomacy. The timing of the visits of Abbas [...]
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