by Sara Khorshid In this third article in a series on Islamic law and non-Muslim minorities, Egyptian journalist Sara Khorshid considers the controversy surrounding the rights of non-Muslims in Egypt in the context of a larger debate about the place of Islamic law and democracy in the country.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 2 February 2010)
by Dalia Mogahed Sharing the results of a recent poll examining Americans’ surprising attitudes toward Muslims, Dalia Mogahed, author and Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, demonstrates the importance of perceptions, and what can be done to change them.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 2 February 2010)
by Sundus Rasheed "What's in a name?" asks Sundus Rasheed, a manager of the Karachi-based radio network CityFM89. Rasheed discusses how language can be used as a uniting force, rather than a source of division among religious communities in Malaysia and elsewhere.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 02 February 2010)
by Sarah Jawaid Sarah Jawaid, writer, artist and faith-based activist, describes why a recent cultural event hosted by the Inner City Muslim Action Network at the historic Apollo Theater couldn't have come at a more perfect juncture in the Muslim American experience.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 2 February 2010)
by Abed Bhuyan Providing a different perspective on the same event, New York City high school teacher, Abed Bhuyan, emphasises how culture and arts, brought to light by the recent Inner City Muslim Action Network event, can help forge a sense of interconnectedness amongst Muslims and between people everywhere: “what happens in Haiti affects what happens in New York City”.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 2 February 2010)
