One year into its amazing revolution, Egypt is still in crisis. Despite overthrowing Hosni Mubarak, their dictator of 30 years, Egyptians continue to be ruled by military men with iron fists.read more

The horrible attacks in Norway reminds us that we need to beware of anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States. Politicians, in particular, should not be fanning the flames.read more

Let us take this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the many contributions Arab Americans, at 3.5 million strong, have made to this great country.read more

I’m Egyptian, and like every other Egyptian person I know, I have been mesmerized and inspired by the images of the Egyptian people rising up.read more

In his speech to the Muslim world, President Obama offered little that was new. And he didn’t connect the dots in his bullet-point lecture. He failed to recognize how the multiple problems that hover over the region are increasingly linked and feed dangerously off each other.read more

McCain had an opportunity to wash the smears away. But instead he added another layer.read more

McCain had an opportunity to wash the smears away. But instead he added another layer.read more

It’s been seven years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, and many young American Muslims are convinced that much of American society views them with growing hostility. They’re right.read more

Sen. Barack Obama needs to mend fences with Muslim-Americans and Arab-Americans.

He initially inspired people in these groups.read more

July 26, 2006

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the Middle East was belated, and her misplaced rhetoric could end up only exacerbating the violence.read more

June 22, 2006

Should the police be able to arrest you based on your religion and then imprison you indefinitely while they search for a crime to charge you with?read more

March 22, 2006

Muslim-bashing has become socially acceptable in the United States.read more

August 22, 2005

As a New Yorker, I ride the subway almost every day.

Since July's subway bombings in London, I, like other New Yorkers, have been gripped by the fear of global terrorism hitting our city's mass transit system. In response, police have
begun randomly checking bags of straphangers to deter would-be suicide bombers.read more

June 30, 2005

As they defend the nation, the U.S. armed forces should also protect the separation between church and state.

Several military leaders have lately been using their positions of authority to promote a specific religious point of view. This threatens the very idea of religious freedom.read more

March 31, 2005

Dramatic changes in Lebanon in the past few weeks have pushed the country's Syrian-backed government to the brink of crisis.read more