Author Muqtedar Khan looks at the legacy of Muslim civil rights activist Malcolm X, his journey through Islam – and what it means for America today. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 21 February 2012)
Saudi women make up approximately 60 per cent of university graduates, but less than 15 per cent of the labour market. Author Lulua Asaad looks at the innovative new steps one company is taking to help address this gap. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 21 February 2012)
In the wake of the historic agreement between Hamas and Fatah, journalist Daoud Kuttab looks at what makes this agreement unique, and why it may be more successful than previous ones. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 21 February 2012)
“Why does Islam have to be seen [exclusively] as a positive? We are flawed…we are complex, morally compromised characters”, says author Ayad Akhtar about his new book American Dervish, in this review by writer Naazish YarKhan. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 21 February 2012)
Jihad for peace
Young Muslim Europeans speak about their greatest struggles – their “Jihad for Peace” – in this video produced by the Swiss foundation CAUX-Initiatives of Change.
Where does the call to be peacemaker take us? For Virginia pastor Wayne Lavender, it meant traveling across the United States and then to Iraq to look for common ground between Muslims and Christians. He found a whole new generation ready to answer this call. (Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 21 February 2012)
