Reza Aslan on the America of Today
Reza Aslan has become an important and critical figure in the mainstream media over the past decade...
Cornel West on New Atheists and the Place for Muslims in AmericA
In the broad range of interviews we have conducted over the years, this was by far the one interview that could not have been better timed in both its scheduling and in the conversation. Cornel West is a seminal figure on issues of race and religion in America....
Santiago 25 years later and finding one’s Personal Legend:In conversation with Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist
About 10 years ago, I leaped from one stage of life to a completely inexperienced other. Unsure, lost, confused and scared, I just didn’t know where I belonged and what I should be doing. And then I came across some quotes. “Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.”...
THOMAS FRIEDMAN: AMERICA AND ITS FUTURE WITH THE MUSLIM WORLD
Thomas Friedman is perhaps one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world. His writings cover a range of subjects, from foreign policy to energy policy to globalization.....
glenn greenwald: Muslims, U.S. Law and the American Way
America has always prided itself on being the “land of the free.” In fact, the state of New Hampshire has adopted “Live free or die” as its official motto. But this all seems to be changing...
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT ON ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSLIM WORLD
President Barack Obama entered office with a clear determination to change the discourse between the United States and the Muslim majority world. Many around the world were inspired by some initial steps...
Annie Leonard: The Stuff Of Our Lives
A Discussion with Annie Leonard, Author and Host Of "The Story Of Stuff" Film and Book, and Director of The Story Of Stuff Project....
Face to Face with Bernard Lewis
The mainstream media often cites Bernard Lewis as the doyen of Middle East studies. His writing and publications are prolific....
The Problem Is Not Faith, but the Faithful: An Interview with ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU
Amina Chaudary of Islamica Magazine recently sat down with ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, a Nobel peace laureate, in Johannesburg, South Africa...
DESMOND TUTU ON THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE PEACE PROCESS
Last summer, I had the rare and distinct privilege to attend a meeting of The Elders in Johannesburg, South Africa, where I silently observed some of the most charismatic and influential world leaders working toward promoting world peace...
Noam Chomsky on Religion and Politics
Professor Noam Chomsky is arguably one of the most influential political analysts of our day. While some may read anything he’s ever written solely because they know they will already agree with everything he has to say, others may dismiss him entirely...
Culture Clash Continued - AYAAN HIRSI ALI • SAMUEL HUNTINGTON
If ever proof were needed of Samuel Huntington's idea that "relations between societies in the coming decades are most likely to reflect their cultural commitments" it can be found in Ayaan Hirsi Ali's experience as a woman standing up against traditional Islamic culture while living in Europe...
Samuel Huntington
In the early 1990s, Professor Samuel Huntington ignited a major debate with an article that he published in Foreign Affairs on the "clash of civilizations". He soon followed with a book where he deepened the analysis of cultural faultlines and their impact on international relations...
