General News ArchiveIN THE UNITED KINGDOM, House of Commons Leader Jack Straw requested that Muslim women interested ... There are a number of Muslims who give a bad impression of Islam and blacken its image. We have numerous faults and never think of self-criticism ...
I am sitting in a non-descript classroom one evening in the historical city of Isfahan, Iran. A group of 12 women from various social classes and religious backgrounds gather to take beginners’ English some out of necessity, others for pleasure ...
A REVIEW IN The Economist praises Oxford University Press’s latest English translation of the Holy Qur’an by Muhammed Abdel Haleem for managing “to transform the complex grammar and structure of the holy book into a form of modern English which ...
CAIRO — Muslim and Sikh groups in Britain are fighting a ban imposed by the boxing panel on players growing beards, a decision they dismiss as disrespectful to the sensitivities of religious minorities. "We have beards so we can't fight, that's not ...
Yesterday, just a week after the 60th anniversary celebrations of the People's Republic, China kicked off its first World Media Summit. It shows how far China has come—and how far it has to go. First, understand the problem. We all know China is a ...
All that could be seen of Maryan Shalaby was her face, wrapped in a yellow headscarf and peeking above the lectern, as the 11-year-old from O'Hara led 250 Jews, Christians and Muslims in a prayer for peace inside St. Paul Catholic Cathedral in ...
Cause Celeb highlights a celebrity’s work on behalf of a specific cause. This week, we speak with Salman Ahmad , a medical doctor, social activist and rock musician, and fellow Pakistani native Ayesha Hakki, publisher of Bibimagazine.com, about ...
RIYADH – Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, donated SR1.8 Million to the Child Protection Initiative, School Reintegration Program in Yemen and Sudan, said a press release Sunday ...
The month of Ramadan is especially important: It is a test to see if one is really ready and committed to abide by the spirit and rules of God’s guidance. Sharing the spirit of Ramadan could be a truly uplifting experience in bringing communities ...
Ellison said that faith gives policy makers “a certain sense of humility. If you believe in an omniscient, divine power, and I certainly do…we have to recognize that we’re both important and infinitely small, and should not therefore presume to ...
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Leaders Unite to Oppose Mark Williams’ Hateful Comments about the Cordoba HouseManhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, State Senator Daniel L. Squadron, Council Member Margaret Chin, other elected officials, and community and religious leaders, today stood together outside the proposed location of the Cordoba House in a show of unity against the racist comments made by Tea Party Express Chairman Mark Williams. They were joined by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf of the Cordoba Initiative, Dhalia Mahmoud of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and representatives of Community Board 1.
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By Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
The European Union's decision to pull election observers out of Darfur underscores the impression that the international community is increasingly writing off Sudan's elections, the first multiparty vote in 24 years, as beyond hope. While the EU decision and other pessimistic expressions by the international community are well intentioned, they send the wrong message to the Sudanese People.
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jonathan Black (phone: 512-466-0805; email: jonblackconsulting@gmail.com)
NEW YORK - The Cordoba Initiative (CI), a key bridge-builder between the Muslim world and the West, has announced it will deploy a special mission to Sudan during the nation's April elections to gather information and data and provide a unique perspective.
"Sudan's elections have the potential to transform Sudan and enable it to take a huge step forward," said Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, founder of CI. "But Sudan faces significant challenges as well. These are the nation's first multiparty elections in 24 years, many regions of the nation are underdeveloped, and there is a history of recent conflict."
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