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 Educating the Muslims of America By Yvonne Y. Haddad, Farid Senzai, and Jane I. Smith
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 The Many Faces of Political Islam By Mohammed Ayoob
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 Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think By John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed |
 How The American Mainstream Media Reports The Israel-Palestine Conflict By Marda Dunsky
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 New! Engaging Hamas
Fawaz A. Gerges, ISPU Fellow
Something is stirring within the Hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli peace process. There are unmistakable signs that the religiously based radical movement has subtly changed its uncompromising posture on Israel. Although low-key and restrained, those shifts indicate that the movement is searching for a formula that addresses the concerns of Western powers yet avoids alienating its social base.
What's Really Fueling Al-Qaeda? ISPU Legal Fellow, Arsalan Iftikhar, interview on NPR
Arsalan Iftikhar, a Legal Fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) and Ben Venzke, who monitors terrorist groups, talks about the current known state of al-Qaeda its reach, function and aggressive agenda. Fawaz Gerges, an ISPU Fellow, discusses US options in Yemen on PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
 Secretary Hillary Clinton Tete-A-Tete With ISPU Fellow, Dr. Hassan Abbas: A Conversation about Pakistan and the United States' Relations with the Muslim World December 14, 2009 , 2009 HASSAN ABBAS: During your recent visit to Pakistan, you won the hearts of many through your courageous outreach - visiting Badshahi mosque, participating in television talk shows, interacting with students at country’s premier educational institution Government College Lahore, and most importantly going to the mausoleum of Mohammad Iqbal, the poet-philosopher who gave the idea of Pakistan. Even those who are critical of the U.S. policy were appreciative of these gestures and it served an important message to those Pakistani politicians also who are not in touch with masses.
U.S. policy toward Pakistan ISPU Fellow, Haider Mullick, interview on NPR
President Obama's new plan for Afghanistan, which includes a surge of 30,000 more troops, has been the subject of much debate. But what about Pakistan? Many, including V.P. Joe Biden, say that country is more vital to America's long-term security interests in the region. Pakistan has a nuclear arsenal, is the home base of Al Qaeda, and has a fragile political system. Guests: Haider Mullick, fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow in Asian Studies at the Heritage Foundation Ambassador Robert Finn, currently a lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson School
The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Muslim Africa
Mohamed Yunus Rafiq, ISPU Fellow
According to the UNAIDS' 2008 report on the global AIDS epidemic, there are 33 million people living with AIDS; 67% of them reside in sub-Saharan Africa and 59% of that group are women (UNAIDS 2008). Despite its relatively low prevalence in Muslim countries, Muslims are not exempt from the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS 2007 and Iliffe 2006). Much of the existing literature on AIDS epidemiology emphasizes that the reactions of Islamic countries and religious institutions to the HIV/AIDS epidemic have been characterized by stigma, denial, silence, and inactivity (Maolidi 2003a, IRIN 2006, Positive Muslims 2004, UNAIDS 2007, Iliffe 2006, and Lenton 1997). Tanzanian Muslims' reactions to the epidemic are consonant with these trends.
Alcohol Use by Muslim College Students in the United States
Cynthia L. Arfken, Wahiba Abu-Ras, and Sameera Ahmed, ISPU Fellows
The transition to college in the United States is a vulnerable period in the developmental trajectory between childhood and adulthood (Boyd et al. 2005). In general, this period represents an entrance into a new environment with potentially new norms of behavior. One behavior in particular associated with substantial morbidity and mortality (Hingson et al. 2009) is the widespread acceptance of drinking and heavy drinking.
Disarray in American Policy?
Fawaz A. Gerges, ISPU Fellow
Washington, DC: The Greater Middle East (viz., Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia) has presented President Barack Obama with his greatest foreign policy challenges so far. The new president inherited costly wars on multiple fronts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia, a worldwide hunt for Al Qaeda, and rising anti-American sentiment throughout Muslim lands. To reverse this hostile trend and bring American troops home, Obama's foreign policy team advanced a two-pronged strategy of outreach to the Islamic world and peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
 ISPU Testimony before Congress:US Strategy in Afghanistan and Its Relation to Iraq Dr. Muqtedar Khan, ISPU Fellow
I want to begin by thanking Chairman Vic Snyder and other members of the committee for inviting me to testify to this august body once again. It is always an honor to participate in the deliberations that shape our national policies.
New! Worrying trends behind France’s ban of the niqab By Hisham Hellyer, ISPU Europe Fellow
In 2006, Jack Straw, then leader of the House of Commons in the UK parliament, published a now famous piece on the face veil, or niqab, worn by some Muslim women. And so began the political mainstream’s campaign against the niqab across Europe, sparking controversy within the Muslim community, as well as outside it.
New! India’s Role in Afghanistan Could Make Things More Complicated By Muqtedar Khan, ISPU Fellow
India’s role in Afghanistan is now being recognized by global powers. Richard Holbrooke, U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan told the U.S Senate Foreign relations Committee that India’s role in Afghanistan is vital to peace and that India has a lot to offer for regional stability. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who applauded India’s “Statesman” like restraint after terrorist attacks in Mumbai, backed Holbrooke’s comments.
Is the U.S. Overreacting to the Underpants Bomber? By Muqtedar Khan, ISPU Fellow
The fallout from the botched attempt by a Nigerian Muslim to blow up NW Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas day is having multiple and perhaps far reaching ramifications. In order to compensate for the security lapses that allowed the Nigerian terrorist to board a plane, new security protocols have been added, there is increased fear of domestic terrorism and more scrutiny of American Muslims. Finally Yemen has leapfrogged Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as the new front in the war against Al Qaeda.
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