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A Welcome Note from Director John L. Esposito
"The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is concerned with Islam and the West and Islam in the West. The Center, since its creation in 1993, has built bridges of understanding between the Muslim world and the West, addressing stereotypes of Islam and Muslims and issues and questions such as the clash of civilizations, and the compatibility of Islam and modern life - from democratization and pluralism to the status of women, minorities and human rights - and American foreign policy in the Muslim world."
-John L. Esposito
ACMCU Opinion Pieces
- Political Islam and Muslim Hip Hop
By Ibrahim Kalin
(Re-printed Courtesy of Zaman)
There is much talk about political Islam and its future these days. The ascendancy of political movements with clear Islamic agendas is being watched closely from Egypt and Lebanon to North Africa.
While many see Islamic political parties as a threat to democracy and human rights, some are saying it's time to talk to them. What is the point in political ... [full text]- Malaysia: Political Motivations Undermine Anwar Case
(Re-printed courtesy of Human Rights Watch)
Malaysia: Political Motivations Undermine Anwar Case
(New York, July 21, 2008) – Malaysian government allegations that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim forcibly sodomized a male aide lack credibility, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch is concerned that Anwar’s arrest was a politically motivated attempt to derail the opposition alli... [full text]- Free Speech and Muslims in Europe
By Dalia Mogahed and John L. Esposito
(Re-printed courtesy of On Faith)The film “Fitna,” released on the internet last week by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilder, is the latest attempt by a marginal European politician to turn prejudice into political capital.
Still reeling from the Danish cartoon crisis, many Dutch public officials have... [full text]
This bridge is on every postcard of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina, though it was blown up a decade ago during the Yugoslav war. It has come to symbolize the divide in the city: to the west live Catholic Croats; to the east, Bosnian Muslims.