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White House Quietly Courts Muslims in U.S.
April 19, 2010 – 10:09 am | No Comment
White House Quietly Courts Muslims in U.S.

By ANDREA ELLIOTT
When President Obama took the stage in Cairo last June, promising a new relationship with the Islamic world, Muslims in America wondered only half-jokingly whether the overture included them. After all, Mr. Obama …

Rashad Hussain, a Muslim and new U.S. envoy, is bridge between two worlds
March 2, 2010 – 1:41 pm | No Comment
Rashad Hussain, a Muslim and new U.S. envoy, is bridge between two worlds

By Scott Wilson
Rashad Hussain, President Obama’s new special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, was an avid high school debater in Plano, Tex., where he grew up.
His debate partner and best friend was …

Online game removed after protest from Islamic group
April 28, 2009 – 11:37 am | No Comment
Online game removed after protest from Islamic group

PAUL SCHEMM
Associated Press
CAIRO — An influential Islamic group branded an online video game depicting religious figures fighting each other as offensive to Muslims and Christians and successfully demanded it be taken offline.
In the game …

A Muslim World Success Story
October 13, 1999 – 6:05 pm | No Comment
A Muslim World Success Story

By Faisal Kutty – Living in a world obsessed with sensationalism we have become accustomed to focusing on the negatives. One only needs to look at our daily dosage of news to conclude that newsworthiness …

Lessons From Kosova: Another View
May 12, 1999 – 4:44 pm | No Comment
Lessons From Kosova: Another View

By Faisal Kutty
First Published 5/12/1999
“Our Muslim brothers are getting killed at the hands of the Serbs, but unfortunately Arab governments have shown little public support to them in order not to anger imperialist powers,” said …

Issues in Islam – OIC Hosts Symposium in Toronto
November 15, 1996 – 9:23 pm | No Comment
Issues in Islam – OIC Hosts Symposium in Toronto

By Faisal Kutty – About 150 delegates from Canada, the U.S., Europe and the Middle East gathered in Toronto from Oct. 12 to 14 to participate in the first-ever Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) …