Talking with your pre-teen can be difficult enough, says Chicago-based writer and publicist Naazish YarKhan, without adding terrorism and its misguided association with Islam to the mix. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 14 May 2013)

Lebanon-based journalist Nada Akl introduces a new Lebanese initiative poised to launch women leaders into the public space. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 14 May 2013)

For every instance of stereotyping, sensationalism and misunderstanding in Muslim-Western relations, there are many more stories, events and initiatives that foster dialogue and promote collaborative solutions. This new community space is a place to share such stories and opportunities. To suggest something please email cgnews@sfcg.org. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 14 May 2013)

In this second article in a series on Muslim-Western relations today, senior journalist at the Jakarta Post Endy Bayuni looks critically at the dichotomy while offering a way forward. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 7 May 2013)

Director of international cross-cultural communication agency Unitas Communications, Shiraz Ahmad describes a Pakistani community organisation fighting the breakdown of ethnic and religious relations. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 7 May 2013)