The War Between Common Sense and 'Text Sense'
There is a huge vault between us. It is a divide between people consumed by religious thinking and see everything through a religious prism and people of humble common sense who see things as they are.

What The Ground Said
Last week the bombers came to the places where I used to live. This week the police came to the places where I live.

Love Letter to London
I learned to speak English in East London, one of the areas of the British capital that suffered from Thursday’s terrorist attacks. When my parents moved us to London in 1975, our daily route to work and school on the Underground took us across the same stations that were attacked.

'Oh God, please, let it not be a Muslim.'
Killing innocent people in the name of religion has become a trademark of certain segments of our community. This is not because Muslims are intrinsically violent people, or our religion commands us to kill. It is because, Islam and its narrative have been hijacked by a small minority of fascist death worshippers, who arose from groups nurtured for decades by western governments, eager to contain the spread of communism.

They Kill, We Condemn
The sad reality is that we no longer need hard and fast evidence. The important thing is that Muslims are most likely to have done it. We all know it. The world knows it.

London Attacks Question Our Humanity
By Muqtedar Khan The nightmare that began on 9/11 continues. Another major terrorist attack in the West and the style clearly indicates that the attackers are mimicking or emulating the al Qaeda signature of coordinated multiple simultaneous attacks. Along with...

Where Is the Jihad Against the Tsunamis?
Al-Qaeda and its allies do not believe in reconstruction and rebuilding, and that is why the massive suffering in the wake of the tsunamis will further reveal them for the political opportunists they are.

For The Mothers' Eyes Only
But you were in a hurry And they needed their martyr! And so I lost my sunshine

In the Name of God: An Open Letter to Muslim Extremists Who Kill in Our Name
It is very difficult for me to write this, but I am compelled to do so, because my conscience demands that I speak out. I despise silence more than I fear reprisals for holding the views that I do.

Stop Punishing the Innocent In Iraq: Free the Two Simonas!
By Naeem Mohaiemen "Ciao Naeem, Difficult days. My friend Simona was taken by the war. I was with her in Kosovo, I was with her in Iraq. I can't sleep anymore. Now the war has invaded my personal life....

Defenders of the Faith, Destroyers of Life
The gruesome beheading of Paul Johnson marked a new low in Al Qaeda terror tactics and a further descent into barbarism. Yet there are hopeful signs that the spectacle of violence may be alienating more and more people in the Arab world.

Shame on Us All: Killing of Translator Kim Sun-il Is a Tragedy of the Highest Order
The killing of a translator under whatever circumstances is tantamount to burning bridges, and as such is an act of violence of the highest order: it negates not only the life of the victim, but also the possibility of dialogue and reconciliation.

Star Spangled Terrorism: Klan and Al Qaeda Bear a Striking Resemblance
While some of the people that I talk to continue to condemn the actions of Al Qaeda (rightfully so), they seem to suffer from a severe case of amnesia as well. It wasn’t too long ago that the Ku Klux Klan, which is a home grown terrorist organization, conducted themselves in a similar manner.

Hamas Violence: Not In My Name
After all the outrage, anger and threats, it’s time to take a breather and think things over. Hamas has chosen violence as its ways of resisting Israeli occupation. This choice was not put to a vote by the majority of the Palestinian people; it was imposed on them.