Launched just 10 years ago, Al Jazeera has become a big name in broadcasting, competing with the best. But can Al Jazeera really help bridge the East-West gap?
Political commentators Suhail Khan,
Rabab Fayad and Hady Amr debate
each month the candidates and issues
involved in one of the most pivotal presidential
races in U.S. history.
VOICES FROM ASIA Asian powers would do well to invest in the people of the Middle East to ensure that the new world does not carry with it the problems of the old HASSAN BIN TALAL
SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF SECTARIANISM It has been a long time since the Muslim world was so
doctrinally divided, but from this desperate situation good things for
the Muslim world could develop LAITH SAUD
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT:
AN ISLAMIC IMPERATIVE Muslims have to build networks in order to improve the condition of society, argue two leading American scholars HAMZA YUSUF & ZAID SHAKIR
THE SINCERE MUSLIM INTELLECTUAL Concepts understood intellectually do not always translate into states of being, which in turn give life to those very concepts R. DAVID COOLIDGE
UNDERSTANDING TRADITION Tradition as recognized by mainstream Muslim thought is not synonymous with arachaic convention but understood as a stalwart against stagnation and a medium for moderation and continuity NAZIM BAKSH
OLD DAMASCUS: A PLAN
TO DESTROY PARADISE Damascus faces a hard hour as construction projects set their sights on replacing the unique with the vulgar and debased RANA KABBANI
ISLAMIC BANKING:
OPPORTUNITY OR THREAT? If implemented correctly, Islamic banking and finance should be able to co-operate and co-exist with any kind of capitalism, while still adhering to ethical guidelines set by Islamic Sacred Law RODNEY WILSON
THE NEED FOR EDUCATION The twin tides of Islamophobia and intolerance are rising. Committed to the principle of enlightened education, the legacy of Dr. Zaki Badawi provudes us all with a glimmer of hope in our troubled times ANAS AL-SHAIKH-ALI
WINNING THE WATER PROBLEM After discovering that millions of Bangladeshis could be poisoned through arsenic in their drinking water, a non-profit foundation created a prize for the person who could prevent the crisis SAMUEL ROSS
CONTEMPLATING ISLAMIC
GEOMETRIC DESIGN Geometrical designs are among the most recognizable expressions of Islamic art and culture among Muslims and non-Muslims alike ERIC BROUG
Renowned scientest and director of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis Collins, drafts a truce between the battling armies of science and religion showing how the two form a mutually dependent and symbiotic relationship ZEBA SYED
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