I'm so happy to find this site. As a non-Muslim US citizen, I'm frightened of both anti-Muslim hatred and the IS ideology – or any kind of religio-political supremacism. I would like to appeal to all Muslims reading this to take leadership in this escalating tension and show the non-Muslim world the true peaceful soul of Islam.
Much Islamophobia stems from fear of terrorism, which is the only image of Islam we have.
You must lead the non-Muslim world in this fight. I know it's burdensome to be linked to terrorism, but I believe God is calling you to use ...More
There is violence in the name of Sharia, yet assertions by Muslims that this has nothing to do with genuine Islam seem fated to fall on deaf ears. A contribution to the debate by Cefli AdemiMore
This Ramadan, opinions are divided over a hidden camera television show being broadcast in Tunisia. The presumed protagonist: the former ruler Ben Ali. Does the programme trivialise the dictatorship, or is it an intelligent wake-up call? By Sarah Mersch in TunisMore
Germany is facing a crucial question. How can the refugees be stopped? Demonstrating an alarming lack of historical awareness, Chancellor Angela Merkel is putting all her faith in an alliance with Turkey. Yet as events of the early 20th century clearly showed, Germany should never make its political destiny dependent on co-operation with the nationalistic Turkish state. An essay by Stefan BuchenMore
The most recent suicide attack on the outskirts of Kabul shows once again that in Afghanistan, battles are not only being fought between the army and the rebels. Anyone can find themselves targeted and civilians are the ones suffering the most. By Matthias LauerMore
In his new novel "Native Believer", published by Akashic Press, Ali Eteraz takes us behind the headlines of the Islamophobic attacks by politicians to show us the damage inflicted upon a generation of American citizens and the deep-seated scars they bear. Richard Marcus read the book
The moderate cleric Hassan Khomeini has been excluded as a candidate for the Assembly of Experts in Iran, even though he is the grandson of the nation's founder. This example shows why it so difficult for the moderates and reformists to assert themselves against the country's conservative establishment. By Ulrich von SchwerinMore
Since the Islamic Revolution women in Iran have been obliged to follow a strict dress code. But an increasing number are refusing to obey the rules. Many young women are wearing clothes that are more colourful and revealing – and accepting the repressive consequences
The German Islam Scholar Lamya Kaddor
Why I as a Muslim Woman Don't Wear a Headscarf
Jordan and the influx of refugees
The true Samaritans
Muslims in Liberal Democracies
Why the West Fears Islam
The Media and ''The Innocence of Muslims''
Against the Islamisation of Muslims
The Decline of Islamic Scientific Thought
Don't Blame It on al-Ghazali
Junaid Jamshed
"I Was a Sinner for Years"