Common Ground News Service

Facts, not drones, to fight terrorism

Washington, DC - During the course of six years as a federal prosecutor and investigator I interview ... more

On the revolution's anniversary, men stand up for women’s rights in Egypt

Cairo - On 25 January, hope filled the air as Egyptian activists took to the streets in tens of thou ... more

Overcoming Islamophobia in US elections

Newark, Delaware - Islam has become an important part of American discourse leading up to the 2012 f ... more

A brighter future for Bahrain

Manama - A report was released two months ago by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI ... more

Crossing boundaries on a train from Tel Aviv to Be’er Sheva

Brighton, United Kingdom - I am on the train, travelling south from Tel Aviv to Be’er Sheva. Three B ... more

Calling it sharia shouldn't make it scary

Philadelphia - What’s so scary about sharia, or Islamic legal principles? According to a rece ... more

The Arab Spring is an opportunity for Israel

Tel Aviv - The Israeli government and security establishment are viewing the sweeping changes in the ... more

An Indonesian’s hopes for the US role in the Asia Pacific

Salatiga, Indonesia - US President Barack Obama's November visit to Bali in November 2011 to attend ... more

British Museum exhibit offers visitors a chance to experience Muslim pilgrimage

London - Qaisra Khan and I are standing in the Round Reading Room of the world-renowned British Muse ... more

Egyptians moving past fear through film

Cairo - In the year following the Egyptian revolution, a newfound freedom of expression is breaking ... more

Combating hate through unexpected sharing

Chicago - Martin Luther King, Jr., the renowned American civil rights activist, said, “Men hate each ... more

Universities first test for Tunisian Constituent Assembly

Tunis - On 28 November 2011, the Dean of the Department of Letters, Arts and Humanities of Manouba U ... more

Telling stories of Muslims and Christians in Syria

Jerusalem - Twelve years ago, I travelled to a monastery in the Syrian desert, where I met an Italia ... more

Are Arab Jews extinct?

Geneva - The growing rift between Israel and the Arab world makes it hard to imagine that Jews and A ... more

How art is healing post-revolution Egypt

Cairo - The revolution drastically transformed everything in the lives of Egyptians. Yet while there ... more

Speaking out against mosque desecration

Jerusalem - Across the world, people were outraged by the news that mosques in Israel had been desec ... more

First mosque part of the heritage of all Canadians

Ottawa - This May, as Muslims mark the twentieth anniversary of the induction of Al-Rashid mosque in ... more

To save traditional Indonesian dance, allow change

Jakarta - In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UN ... more

Being a Muslim and being a feminist are not mutually exclusive

Portland, Oregon - People, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, often tell me that I can’t be both a Muslim ... more

Akbar Ahmed’s interfaith mission, in poetry and prose

Shawnee Mission, Kansas - Praising Ambassador Akbar Ahmed’s new book of poetry, Suspended Somewhe ... more