The month of Ramadan is something like a spiritual Olympics in the Islamic calendar. Through the physical demands of fasting and a plethora of opportunities for supererogatory devotional practices, ...

The conflict in Syria has taken a critical turn. Alawites, who have long rallied behind their co-religionist president, now want to execute his cousin for killing an Alawite army officer August 7 in ...

In my book, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11, I discuss my surprise at finding an increase in positive portrayals of Arabs and Muslims after 9/11. To be more specific ...

In the summer of 2014, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to the front grounds of the foreign ministry buildings in Tehran to shoot a YouTube video, which was then translated into more ...

Ignorance is not bliss. It is the hotbed of misunderstanding, misapprehension and mistakes. Recently, I presented a lecture on Islam at a Homeland Security Conference to emergency managers, law ...

Donald Trump is not finished. He’s down in the polls now, but we’ve seen this before and he comes right back. Many Muslims are conflicted as to how to react to his campaign, or whether to react at all ...

Halloween is fast approaching and my children are asking yet again about costumes and jack-o-lanterns. It amazes me how quickly they forget my statements of the previous year, and we have to go over ...

Cornel West appeared on the Bill Maher show recently where Islam and violence was brought up again. The following is a brief excerpt of an interview which will appear in full in the Fall/Winter Print ...

With the Saudi-led bombing of Yemen stretching into several months, much has been said about the Houthis, especially in regard to their allegiances and what their long-term objectives are. But the ...

In 1967, Israel’s pre-emptive war against Jordan, Egypt, and Syria dramatically altered the political geography of the Middle East. Within three, short weeks Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and military-ruled ...

When President Donald Trump announced his administration’s long-awaited policy toward Iran this month, including his decision to decertify the nuclear deal, the “America First” president sought to ...

Can you imagine for a moment that you woke up one morning to hear the news of one of our nation’s largest international airports essentially being held hostage by some brown gun-wielding ...