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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Cynthia Schneider and Nadia Oweidat write that the Arab world is rich in literature examining all aspects of Arab life and advocating a vision of a multi-cultural society that respects human rights. Rather than manufacturing its own messages, Schneider and Oweidat believe the United States should support a return to standards of critical thinking that once characterized the Arab world.
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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In a recent speech in Cairo, President Obama advocated "a new way forward," based on mutual interest and mutual respect in relationships between the United States and Muslim communities across the globe. Cynthia Schneider explains the important role arts, culture, and the media can play in building these relationships and fostering positive social change.
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Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Cynthia Schneider says the understandable outrage at the release of the convicted Pan Am 103 bomber should not overshadow the memory of the trial—an extraordinary example of international cooperation, justice and diplomacy—that brought him to justice.
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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT
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- July 28, 2009, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
On July 28, the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World was pleased to host Ford Foundation Visiting Fellow Mirette Mabrouk in a discussion about the changing landscape of Arab media and its effect on Egypt’s domestic politics.
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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- June 12, 2009, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
On June 12, the Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World hosted a discussion on the role of independent media in Afghanistan. Discussion centered on holding government accountable, fostering critical thinking, and empowering women to the most effective strategy for the United States in supporting independent media and the societal changes it promotes.
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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In broadly and directly addressing the Muslim World, President Obama undertook a complex task. Mirette Mabrouk points to Obama’s discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and his promises of U.S. economic aid to the Middle East as particularly dynamic areas of the speech.
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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Stephen Grand assesses President Barack Obama's June 4 address from Egypt. Noting that while one speech cannot eliminate years of mutual anger and feelings of disrespect, Grand believes Obama has created the real possibility for what is described as "a new beginning" with the "Muslim world."
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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On June 4, President Obama delivered what was billed as a “major speech to the Muslim world” in Cairo, Egypt. As a follow up to commentary prior to the speech, the Saban Center at Brookings’s Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World asked leading experts and policy-makers from the United States and the Muslim world to submit their thoughts on the speech.
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Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Barack Obama delivered a highly anticipated address in Cairo, Egypt on June 4 in an attempt to improve U.S. relations with the Muslim world. Brookings experts offered comments on the President’s speech.
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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT
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- June 03, 2009, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
On June 3, the Brookings project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World hosted the premiere of a documentary film, Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think, which explores the opinions of Muslims around the globe as revealed in the world’s first extensive Muslim world opinion poll conducted by Gallup.
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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On June 4, President Obama delivered what was billed as a “major speech to the Muslim world” in Cairo, Egypt. To provide context for this event, the Saban Center at Brookings’ Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World asked leading experts and policy-makers from the United States and the Muslim world to submit commentary on what they hoped to hear from President Obama’s speech.
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Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
On June 4, President Obama continued his efforts to improve America’s relations with the Muslim world by delivering a highly anticipated address at Cairo University in Egypt. Stephen Grand analyzed four difficult challenges for the president in order to make this historic address to the world's approximately 1.3 billion Muslims a success.
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Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:45 GMT
President Obama travels to Cairo in June to meet with Egyptian President Mubarak and to deliver a major speech to the people of the Muslim world on June 4. Stephen Grand says that in his address, Obama will state his desire to improve the relationship between the United States and nations in the Muslim world.
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Wed, 06 May 2009 12:30:00 GMT
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- May 06, 2009, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
On May 6, the Saban Center at Brookings’ Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World was pleased to host Ford Foundation Visiting Fellow Mirette F. Mabrouk to talk about the changing landscape of Arab media, and its effect on Egyptian domestic politics.
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Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Kristin Lord and Vaughan Turekian write that President Obama has won over the scientific community. Now, they argue, he should adopt their resources and influence for a novel use: bolstering America's foreign policy through public diplomacy.
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- April 21, 2009, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
On April 21, the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World and the Brookings Doha Center was pleased to host a roundtable discussion with Saleem Ali on the challenges and opportunities facing the United States, the international community and Pakistan as they grapple with that country’s counter-terrorism and educational reform issues.
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Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Cynthia Schneider examines U.S. public diplomacy by exploring the general position of the United States in the world as a whole, and then concentrating on U.S. relations specifically with the Muslim world.
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Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
President Obama has demonstrated a strong personal commitment to strengthening relations between the United States and the Muslim world, in support of common security, political, economic, and social interests. Stephen Grand and Kristin Lord argue that he also needs an army, of civilians, behind him.
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Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
At the Arts and Culture Leaders meetings of the 2009 U.S.-Islamic World Forum, participants explored the potential for arts and media exchanges to overcome political differences as well as facilitate cross-cultural understanding and collaboration. Cynthia Schneider presents conclusions drawn from these meetings, underscoring the unique role of the arts in crafting a new way forward in the U.S.-Muslim world relationship.
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Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:30:00 GMT
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- March 06, 2009, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
On March 6, the Saban Center at Brookings’ Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, in conjunction with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, hosted a panel discussion on contemporary creative expression and its impact on Arab society, with a conversation that ranged from the role of literature, poetry and music, to the relationship between art and state sponsorship, to the differences in creative expression from Morocco to the Persian Gulf.
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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Though the success of President Obama’s foreign policy will depend on the cooperation of foreign nations, global public opinion is not on America’s side. Kristin Lord explores how American public diplomacy should better tap into and mobilize private actors to employ technology, media, and private sector expertise.
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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Mired in conflict, afflicted by joblessness, frustrated by unresponsive and oppressive governments, and flooded with images of woe, the world's 22 Arab nations have much to lament, writes Kristin Lord. Yet these societies are also making rapid, if insufficient, progress that Lord argues will determine the future of the region.
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Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In this U.S.-Islamic World Forum discussion paper, Stephen Grand, Tamara Wittes, Thomas Fingar and Jamal al Suwaidi investigate new and non-traditional security challenges and how they are likely to affect U.S.-Muslim world relations.
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Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In this U.S.-Islamic World Forum discussion paper, Shibley Telhami, Ben Smith, Michael Ross and Steven Heydemann explore issues of governance reform in the Middle East. Their comments and essays provide insights into the slow reform efforts and move the discourse away from the distorted emphasis on religion and culture.
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Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Iraq and Afghanistan face displacement crises of massive proportions. According to best estimates, the number approaches two million refugees and 2.8 million IDPs. Although the pace of displacement has slowed since mid-2007, few IDPs and refugees have been able to return, their resources are running out, and international assistance has been inadequate. The longer displacement lasts, the more complicated it will be to resolve.
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Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:00:00 GMT
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- February 14, 2009, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- February 16, 2009, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
On February 14-16, the Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World held the 6th annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar. Now in its sixth year, the U.S.-Islamic World Forum has become the foremost meeting for positive cross-cultural engagement among leaders from the United States and the Muslim world.
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Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:00:00 GMT
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- December 12, 2008, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
For the last five years, Brookings’s Saban Center for Middle East Policy has hosted an annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum designed to build bridges of understanding. On December 12, the Center’s Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World hosted a discussion of The Doha Compact – New Directions: America and the Muslim World, a new report that encapsulates the ideas developed at the forum.
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Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Drawing on extensive research, approximately 300 interviews and the advice of a distinguished board of ten advisers, Kristin Lord presents a vision for U.S. public diplomacy in the twenty-first century. Lord provides a detailed blueprint for a new non-profit organization, the USA World Trust, as part of a comprehensive public diplomacy strategy.
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Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- November 25, 2008, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
On November 25, Kristin Lord of the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World presented Voices of America, a new Brookings report on the effectiveness of public diplomacy that includes specific recommendations for the next administration. Voices of America presents a comprehensive vision for U.S. public diplomacy in the twenty-first century.
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Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Moeed Yusuf analyzes Pakistan's high potential for youth radicalization. He writes that the situation is marked by a poor education system stratified along socio-economic lines and disparate economic opportunities across segments of society, and he offers several policy suggestions for addressing the problem.
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Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Relations between the United States and the Muslim world have deteriorated markedly in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. The 2008 Doha Compact, signed by 46 leaders from the U.S. and the Muslim World, seeks to encapsulate the ideas that have been developed at the annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum and make recommendations for the next U.S. Administration.
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Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Kristin Lord says the next administration must change the face of U.S. public diplomacy. Lord argues that putting the military, not civilians, at the forefront of U.S. global communications undercuts the likelihood of success, distorts priorities, and undermines the effectiveness of U.S. civilian agencies.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT
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- October 13, 2008, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- October 14, 2008, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
On October 13-14, The Brookings Institution in partnership with The Asia Foundation and the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, brought together 50 key leaders from Southeast Asia, the broader Muslim world, and the United States for open and frank dialogue directed at developing actionable programs for government, civil society, and the private sector.
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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:30:00 GMT
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- October 07, 2008, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
The Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World was pleased to host Ahmed Rashid, journalist and best-selling author of Descent Into Chaos. A correspondent for both the Far Eastern Economic Review and the Daily Telegraph and author of Taliban and Jihad, Rashid argued that Afghanistan presents a greater security risk to the international community than the Middle East.
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:30:00 GMT
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- October 06, 2008, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
On October 6, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy’s Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World will host a discussion of a new report, Mightier than the Sword: Arts and Culture in the U.S.-Muslim World Relationship, which examines the nature and scope of arts and cultural interactions between the United States and the Muslim world today.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
To understand how U.S. policy plays into the politics of Islam in Indonesia, Mohammad Syafi’i Anwar argues it should be analyzed within a global context. Anwar believes that the U.S. should continue to support progressive-liberal Islam and embrace moderate Muslim, as well as improve public diplomacy in the Muslim World and address the ideologies that underlie terrorism.
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Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:30:00 GMT
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- September 23, 2008, 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Seven years after 9/11, the question remains: is the United States communicating effectively with foreign publics? Is it undermining support for extremist ideologies around the world? On September 23, the Brookings Institution will host Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) for a discussion on the future of U.S. public diplomacy and strategic communication.
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Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Cynthia Schneider discusses the reach of American popular culture, are possible ways to harness its power to reflect more accurately the diversity of people and perspectives that characterize the U.S.
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Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
As the National Commission on the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks emphasized, significant progress against terrorism cannot be achieved exclusively through the use of military force. Rashad Hussain and Al-Husein N. Madhany argue that in order to win the "battle of ideas," the United States government must carefully reformulate its strategy and work with the Muslim world to promote mainstream Islam over terrorist ideology.
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Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMT
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- July 11, 2008, 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
As Pakistan emerges from tumultuous national elections and continues to address tensions on its western frontier, the nation faces several domestic and foreign policy challenges—and opportunities—in the months ahead. On July 11, the Brookings Institution hosted Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the foreign minister of Pakistan, for a discussion of Pakistan’s foreign policy.
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Cynthia Schneider and Kristina Nelson explore the capacity of arts and culture to move and persuade audiences as well as to shape and reveal identities. Their research indicates there is a hunger, in both those in the United States and those in the Muslim world, to understand each others culture, and they offer numerous recommendations to resolve misunderstandings.
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Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT
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- June 16, 2008, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
On June 16, the Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World released A New Millennium of Knowledge? The Arab Human Development Report on Building a Knowledge Society, Five Years On. Author Kristin Lord discussed her conclusions about what changed over the past five years—what successes Arab nations have achieved toward building a knowledge society, what efforts have failed and what work remains to be done.
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Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Singer and Elina Noor write that using the wrong words to describe terrorists, like those connected to Al Qaeda, is a fundamental strategic mistake. They argue that that in a war of words, "we would do well to choose the ones we use with greater care."
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Thu, 29 May 2008 12:30:00 GMT
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- May 29, 2008, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
On May 29th, the Saban Center hosted Noah Feldman, Professor of Law at Harvard University, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, former senior constitutional adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq and author of the new book, The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State; and Lama Abu-Odeh, Professor of Law at Georgetown University and a renowned authority on Islamic history and law.
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Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- May 15, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
The rise of political Islam in the Muslim world has for years presented a dilemma for American foreign policy makers. Some have argued that the United States should engage with Islamist actors, while others insist their views and agenda deem them unfit to sit at the negotiating table. Yet despite such divergent perspectives, there have been few efforts to accurately define political Islam, much less understand its meteoric rise or its diverse manifestations.
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Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
"Arab nations share a history of remarkable intellectual and scientific achievement,” writes Kristin Lord, “yet as a group, these 22 countries lag behind other regions—and their own potential—in educational achievement, scientific advances, and economic growth.” Drawing on the insights of a distinguished panel of experts from the Arab world, Lord assesses what has happened in the five years since the UNDP’s Arab Human Development Report 2003.
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Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- February 16, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
The 2008 U.S.-Islamic World Forum, held from February 16-18, 2008, in Doha, Qatar, was an immense success, bringing together key leaders in the fields of politics, business, media, academia, and civil society from across the Muslim world and the United States. Now in its fifth year, the forum has become the foremost meeting for positive cross-cultural engagement among leaders from the United States and the Muslim world.
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Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Participants discuss governance in the Muslim World in a paper prepared for the 2008 U.S./Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar.
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Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Participants discuss human development in the Muslim World in a paper prepared for the 2008 U.S./Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar.
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Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Participants discuss security in the Muslim World in a paper prepared for the 2008 U.S./Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar.
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Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Kristin Lord offers ideas for Arab countries to build a knowledge based society in which business can flourish.
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Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT
H.A. Hellyer notes that historians will undoubtedly mark September 11, 2001 as a turning point for politicians and policy makers in the United States. He offers recommendations from counterterrorism operations in Britain where authorities are facing a similar if not more widespread problem of radicalization.
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Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Muqtedar Khan writes that Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has generated a crises with significant implications across the globe by announcing his country had fallen under emergency rule.
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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:30:00 GMT
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- October 23, 2007, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Religion is enjoying a global resurgence. Aside from continental Europe, the majority of the world’s inhabitants attend religious services more regularly, and claim to believe more fervently. At the same time, ideologically-inspired violence – both terrorism and war – is also on the rise. Clearly, faith in God is playing a large and mounting role in both private life and contemporary politics.
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Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:00:00 GMT
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- September 18, 2007, 3:00 PM to 9/18/2007 4:30:00 PM
While some Indonesians hold radical and anti-American sentiments, others admire the United States and share the same values of freedom, multiculturalism, and democracy.
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Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Hady Amr, San Francisco Chronicle (7/26/07)
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Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
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- July 18, 2007 at 12:00 AM
The failed terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow have once again brought Britain's Muslims back into the spotlight, and sparked renewed feelings of unease and suspicion, despite the alleged perpetrators having come from abroad. In this tense environment, there is an evermore urgent need for counterterrorism authorities to engage with the mainstream British Muslim community, while correctly identifying those that pose a threat to public order.
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Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
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In this discussion of Britain's Muslim communities the British mainstream's engagement with them after the 7/7 bombings, Visiting Fellow Dr. H.A. Hellyer stressed the need for capacity building in the Muslim communities, and the breaking down of obstacles from the mainstream that hindered integration.
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Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT
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Amr Khaled discussed how to support youth and women in the Middle East, give them hope and increase development based on the values of faith. His message stresses three parts: faith, development, and coexistence.
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Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Muqtedar Khan and Kamran Bokhari, PostGlobal (3/19/07)
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Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, The Daily Star Egypt (3/9/07)
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Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Shibley Telhami, Survival (Spring 2007)
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Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
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- February 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM
- February 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM
The 2007 U.S.-Islamic World Forum brought together leaders from over 37 Muslim countries and communities for dialogue and exchange with American leaders. The Forum covered issues ranging from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, to the respective roles of religion and government to broader developmental concerns.
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Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, The News Journal (1/11/07)
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Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Asian Tribune (12/19/06)
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Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
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- December 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Peter W. Singer, Current History (December 2006)
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Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Middle East Online (11/25/06)
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Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Khaleej Times (10/4/06)
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Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, alt.muslim (10/2/06)
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Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:00:00 GMT
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- September 13, 2006, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The integration of the Muslim population into Europe poses a variety of daunting challenges, particularly when viewed against the backdrop of rising Islamic fundamentalism and terrorist plots emanating from Europe. Brookings scholars Jonathan Laurence and Justin Vaisse analyzed the case of the largest Muslim population in Europe.
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Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Peter W. Singer, The Brookings Institution (9/7/06)
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Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, Analysis Paper #10
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Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Paper by Hady Amr and Peter W. Singer, National Defense University (September 2006)
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Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, The Daily Star (7/31/06)
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Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Testimony by Muqtedar Khan before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (7/18/06)
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Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Chicago Tribune (7/17/06)
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Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Shibley Telhami, The Baltimore Sun (7/16/06)
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Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Al-Ahram Weekly (6/15/06)
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Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, CGNews (3/21/06)
As tensions between the Muslim and Western worlds continue to grow,
there is one largely overlooked area of activity that may play a role
in building bridges: ijtihad. While ijtihad can be a tool for
understanding Islamic principles in a way that fits the needs and
challenges of individuals and societies, there is no universal
agreement on its proper role.
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Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
As ironies go this one is in a class by itself. George Bush went to Iraq in search of weapons of mass destruction, stayed to search for democracy and is finding out that democracy has become Iraq's weapon of mass destruction. But this may not be the most significant irony of Bush's second term, now wallowing in the swamps of popular regret.
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Sat, 18 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT
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- February 18, 2006 at 12:00 AM
The 2006 U.S. Islamic World Forum was held from February 18-20 in Doha, Qatar. A global leaders conference, the Forum brought together over 180 American and Muslim world leaders from the realms of politics, business, media, academia, arts, science, and civil society. 38 countries were represented, with 23 sessions over the course of the Forum, covering issues ranging from Iraq and the Danish cartoon controversy to development concerns and the role of artist as a public figure.
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Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Haaretz (1/31/06)
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Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT
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- January 09, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Chapter by Muqtedar Khan from ""Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously: Spiritual Politics on America's Sacred Ground"", ed. Barbara McGraw (Baylor University Press, 2005)
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Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
The topic of the plight of Muslims living in the West was ignited like so many cars on the first night of the Paris riots. But during a recent dialogue with U.S. and Belgian Muslims, Muqtedar Khan found that their communities' experience in the West is far from uniform. But while these communities struggle with unique problems, more dialogue between them might just benefit all.
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Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
The topic of the plight of Muslims living in the West was ignited like so many cars on the first night of the Paris riots. But during a recent dialogue with U.S. and Belgian Muslims, Muqtedar Khan found that their communities' experience in the West is far from uniform. But while these communities struggle with unique problems, more dialogue between them might just benefit all.
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Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
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- December 08, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:30:00 GMT
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- December 07, 2005, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
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Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Chapter by Peter Singer from ""The Making of a Terrorist: Recruitment, Training, and Root Causes,"" James Forest, ed."" (Praeger, 2005)
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Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Against the background of the 'war on terror', many people have come to view Islamism as a monolithic ideological movement spreading from the center of the Muslim world, the Middle East, to Muslim countries around the globe. To borrow a phrase from Abdullah Azzam, the legendary jihadist who fought to expel the Soviet Union from Afghanistan in the 1980s, many today see all Islamists as fellow travellers in a global fundamentalist caravan. This paper evaluates the truth of that perception. It does so by examining the spread of two broad categories of Islamic thinking and activism—the more politically focused Islamism and more religiously focused 'neo-fundamentalism'—from the Middle East to Indonesia, a country often cited as an example of a formerly peaceful Muslim community radicalized by external influences.
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Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Hady Amr, The Daily Star (9/30/05)
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Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Middle East Online (9/12/05)
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Sun, 04 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Peter W. Singer, Al-Hayat (9/4/05)
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Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Dr. Abdelwahab El-Affendi, a leading expert on democratization in the Muslim world, provides an outside vantage point on the recent enthusiasm in U.S. policy circles for engagement with and reform in the Muslim world. He lays out the perspective that, in general, the renewed U.S. interest is certainly a welcome development, even when it comes about for the wrong reasons. However, he cautions that the difficulties faced so far by the United States are not just a matter of technique or style. When the country which commands unchallenged hegemony in both the technology and the art of communication appears unable to get its message across, it can only be a symptom of a deeper concern.
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Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Excerpt by Elina Noor from Asia-Pacific Security Outlook 2005
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Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Al-Ahram (6/30/05)
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Sun, 29 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan (May 2005)
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Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, The Daily Times (4/20/05)
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Sun, 10 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT
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- April 10, 2005 at 12:00 AM