Prince Alwaleed Bin-Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding

Articles and Media Pieces

• The 500 Most Influential Muslims - 2009
  Chief Editors Prof. John L. Esposito and Prof. Ibrahim Kalin
• Major Faiths no Threat to U.S.
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post - On Faith - Nov 11, 2009
• Rush to judgment: Media reporting or making the news?
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post - On Faith - Nov 6, 2009
• Afghanistan: Obama’s Afghan predicament
  Muqtedar Khan
  Source: Today's Zaman - Oct 13, 2009
• Muslim And Christian Leaders Seek a Global Agenda for Change
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Huffington Post - Oct 13, 2009
• A Global Agenda for Change in Muslim-Christian Relations
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Oct 12, 2009
• Islam, Israel and the United States
  Sheikh Ali Gomaa
  Source: The Wall Street Journal - Oct 7, 2009
• Eight Years On, Global Terrorism Remains
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Gulf News - Sep 14, 2009
• Islamists and the Future of Democracy in the Arab World
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Huffington Post - Aug 22, 2009
• Apostasy and Religious Pluralism
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Aug 11, 2009
• The Co-Chairs of the C-1 World Dialogue Address the Tragic Events in Gojra Pakistan
  His Excellency Dr Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt, and The Rt. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Richard Chartres, D.D.F.S.A., The Bishop of London
• Egypt's Challenge to Democracy
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Aug 1, 2009
• Muslim Women Reclaiming Their Rights
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Jul 22, 2009
• Obama and Great Expectations in Muslim World
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Jul 13, 2009
• Esposito and Mogahed: A Journey to Answer the Difficult Questions about the West and Islam (Arabic)
  Asad Sayeed Ahmed
  Source: Al-Masri Al-Youm - Jul 9, 2009
• Interview: Dr. John L. Esposito in Dialogue with Rose elYoussef (Arabic)
  Rose elYoussef
  Source: Buyoot al-Tafkir - Jul 8, 2009
• The Bottom Line
  Amira Howeidy
  Source: Al-Ahram Weekly - Jul 2, 2009
• Crisis in Iran is Truly a Nation's Self-Discovery
  Muqtedar Khan
  Source: Delaware Online - Jun 30, 2009
• How Obama Learned the Path to Reconciliation with the Muslim World (Arabic)
  Abd al-'Aty Muhammad
  Source: Al-Watan - Jun 28, 2009
• West Must Respect the Muslim Veil
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Gulf News - Jun 25, 2009
• A Paradigm to Jump-Start U.S. - Muslim Relations
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Jun 7, 2009
• Obama's Charisma Ignites Hope in Muslim Hearts
  Muqtedar Khan
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Jun 5, 2009
• Can Dialogue Help?
  Nicholas Seeley
  Source: JO Magazine - Jun 4, 2009
• Address Palestine-Israel Directly
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Jun 3, 2009
• An Opportunity to Create a New Paradigm
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The "Mezze": Blog of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution - Jun 1, 2009
• Our Shared Future: Building Coalitions and Winning Consent
  British Foreign Secretary David Miliband
  Source: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - May 21, 2009
• Pope Heads to Israel after Fence-Mending Trip to Jordan
  Nicholas Seeley
  Source: Christian Science Monitor - May 10, 2009
• Address to H.H. Pope Benedict XVI at the King Hussein Mosque, Amman, Jordan
  H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal
• U.S., Canada Show More Interfaith Cohesion Than Europe
  Adam Sitte
  Source: Gallup - May 7, 2009
• Disregard for Human Rights Post 9/11
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Gulf News - May 5, 2009
• Post Turkey: Obama's Challenges and Opportunities in the Muslim World
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Huffington Post - Apr 16, 2009
• Need for a New Paradigm: Obama and the Muslim World
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Huffington Post - Mar 29, 2009
• A New Dawn
  Muqtedar Khan
  Source: The Daily Times of Pakistan - Feb 13, 2009
• Obama Reaches Out
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Social Science Research Council - Jan 30, 2009
• Obama and the Muslim World: Building a New Way Forward
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Huffington Post - Jan 29, 2009
• The US and Gaza: Obama’s Challenge
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Middle East Online - Jan 14, 2009
• Faith and Public Diplomacy at Work
  Muqtedar Khan
  Source: The Washington Post-On Faith - Jan 13, 2009
• Violence Between Israel and Gaza
  Muqtedar Khan
  Source: WHYY Radio - Jan 3, 2009
• The Siege of Gaza, Barack Obama's First "Test"
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Middle East Online - Dec 31, 2008
• Turkey's Powerplay: Bridging the West and the Middle East
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Dec 1, 2008
• Seeking Common Ground between Muslims and Christians
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Nov 19, 2008
• The Vatican’s encounter with Islam
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: Today's Zaman - Nov 13, 2008
• The ‘Message’ of the Elections
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: Today's Zaman - Nov 10, 2008
• Islam's Other Half
  Margot Badran
  Source: The Guardian-U.K. - Nov 9, 2008
• Next Question: Can Barack Obama do it?
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: Today's Zaman - Nov 6, 2008
• An Internationalist President
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Immanent Frame - Nov 3, 2008
• W.D. Mohammed: A Witness for True Islam
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Sep 10, 2008
• ACMCU Mourns the Loss of Imam Warith Deen Mohammed
  Intisar Rabb
• Islam and the Secular State: The Challenge of Creating Change
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Immanent Frame - Aug 26, 2008
• Kashmir is Not Hindu vs. Muslim
  Hafsa Kanjwal
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Aug 20, 2008
• A Common Word: Bearing fruit
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: Today's Zaman - Aug 7, 2008
• A Miniature Replica of the Muslim World
  An interview with Zahid H.Bukhari, Director of the American Muslim Studies program at the Georgetown University, by Rita Rudusa
  Source: Politika.lv - Jul 29, 2008
• Political Islam and Muslim Hip Hop
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: Today's Zaman - Jul 23, 2008
• Malaysia: Political Motivations Undermine Anwar Case
  Human Rights Watch
• Free Speech and Muslims in Europe
  John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed
  Source: Washington Post-On Faith - Apr 2, 2008
• Muslim True/False: What You Think You Know about Them is Likely Wrong -- and that's Dangerous.
  John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed
  Source: L.A. Times - Apr 2, 2008
• Talking about Religion in Turkey
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: Today's Zaman - Feb 28, 2008
• A Poll that Disproves Western Myths about Muslims
  Rami G. Khouri
  Source: The Daily Star - Feb 27, 2008
• Public Policies, Private Votes
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Washington Post - Feb 21, 2008
• On Faith: Anglican Tensions Runneth Over
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Washington Post - Feb 12, 2008
• Who Speaks for Islam?
  John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed
  Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Feb 12, 2008
• On Faith: Reclaiming the Center
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Washington Post - Feb 7, 2008
• Listening to the Voices of a Billion Muslims
  John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed
  Source: Islamica Magazine - Feb 4, 2008
• Islam-West Division Is Worsening
  Abdus Sattar Ghazali
  Source: CounterCurrents.org - Jan 23, 2008
• After Bhutto
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Immanent Frame - Jan 2, 2008
• Sudan and Saudi Arabia: Who Speaks for Islam?
  John L. Esposito and John O. Voll
  Source: The Washington Post - Nov 30, 2007
• Targeting American Muslims - Where's the Beef?
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Nov 12, 2007
• Iran’s Forthcoming Parliamentary Elections: A Sign of Political Change or More of the Same?
  Shireen Hunter
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Nov 9, 2007
• Iraq and American Foreign Policy Five Years Later
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Chronicle Review - Nov 8, 2007
• Kurdish Crisis Offers a Chance for Lasting Peace
  Ibrahim Kalin
  Source: The Financial Times - Nov 1, 2007
• Islam, Secularism, and the Turkish Presidential Elections
  Shireen Hunter
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Sep 12, 2007
• Islam and Violence
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Common Ground News Service - Aug 6, 2007
• Turkish Elections: Important Reminders about Secularism, Democracy, and Islam
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Aug 6, 2007
• Want to Understand Islam? Start Here.
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Washington Post - Jul 22, 2007
• Sacred: Discover What We Share; The Greatest Collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim Holy Books
  Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jun 25, 2007
• Armenia sacra: A “Forgotten” Bridge Between East and West
  Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jun 14, 2007
• Blind Men and the Elephant: Media Outlets, Political Pundits and the Pew Study on Muslim Americans
  Zahid Bukhari
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jun 4, 2007
• True Islam Has Been Distorted
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Washington Post - Apr 19, 2007
• The Impossibility of the Clash of Civilizations in a Globalized World
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Apr 16, 2007
• Islam and Europe's Identity Crisis
  Shireen Hunter
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Apr 16, 2007
• Venice and the Islamic World: 828-1797
  Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Apr 10, 2007
• To Compare Religions, Compare their Ideals and their Realities
  John L. Esposito
  Source: Naples Daily Special News - Apr 7, 2007
• A Long Way to Go: A "Predestined" Media
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Washington Post - Mar 28, 2007
• Outside View: U.S. Should Talk to Iran
  Shireen Hunter
  Source: United Press International - Mar 23, 2007
• Sectarian and Ethnic Tensions in the Middle East Do not Serve the Region’s or the West’s Interests
  Shireen Hunter
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Mar 15, 2007
• Battle for Muslims' Hearts and Minds: The Road Not (Yet) Taken
  John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed
  Source: Middle East Policy - Mar 6, 2007
• ACMCU: Bridging the Gap between the
  Zahid Bukhari
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Feb 26, 2007
• Muslim-Christian Relations in Lebanon: From Conflict to Dangerous Alliances
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Feb 20, 2007
• Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai
  Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Feb 13, 2007
• Sunni –Shia Tensions Are More About Politics, Power and Privilege than Theology
  Shireen Hunter
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Feb 5, 2007
• The War on Terrorism: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Feb 2, 2007
• A Question on Religion in the US Census
  Zahid Bukhari
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jan 29, 2007
• To “Save Iraqi Democracy” Bush’s War Will Target Shias Too
  M.A. Muqtedar Khan
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jan 12, 2007
• U.S.- Somali Raids: A New Muslim-Christian War?
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jan 10, 2007
• What Makes Muslims Radical?
  John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed
  Source: Common Ground News Service - Nov 28, 2006
• Iconoclasm - Just a Religious Idea?
  Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Nov 7, 2006
• Islamophobia
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Nov 6, 2006
• The Future of Muslim-Catholic Relations
  Multiple Authors
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Oct 19, 2006
• It's The Policy Stupid: Political Islam and US Foreign Policy
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Sep 21, 2006
• Benedict XVI and Islam
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Sep 18, 2006
• Risks of a Conflict with Iran
  Shireen Hunter
• 9/11: Five Years Later
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Sep 11, 2006
• The Murder of American Values in Lebanon
  Ann Zwicker Kerr
  Source: Christian Science Monitor - Aug 14, 2006
• Muslims Must Reform or Be Left Behind
  Anwar Ibrahim
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Aug 14, 2006
• Strong Lebanese Army Needed? Problematic Historic Precedents
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Aug 10, 2006
• U.S. Plan for Lebanon: Flawed and Dangerous
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Aug 1, 2006
• Lebanon: Bush's Moment of Truth
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jul 24, 2006
• The "Guns of Lebanon 2006" are NOT the "Guns of August 1914"
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jul 24, 2006
• Massive Military Response Not the Answer
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jul 18, 2006
• Have You Heard About Macedonia: Muslims and Christians Working Together
  John O. Voll
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jul 12, 2006
• Islam and Democracy
  John L. Esposito
  Source: The Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding - Jul 12, 2006