"The latest sad news is that the Christian Crusaders (Americans) have burned a copy of the Holy Quran in Wardak province and have thus showed their enmity with Islam and the Muslims... The saddest aspect of this incident is that the American invaders have committed this heinous crime in a province (Wardak) that has been known for long as home to mujahedeen (the holy warriors). The people of this province ... Read More

Everyday the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, reportedly likes to sacrifice a black goat "to ward off the evil eye." Sounds okay, I guess, but it kind of makes you wonder just how rapidly the $13 billion we gave to Pakistan since 2002 is really helping them move toward a modern, rational, and responsive government in the 21st Century. Believe it or not there are a lot of little ... Read More

Bhutto: The Film was one of sixteen documentaries selected for judging at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Entertaining, compelling and heartbreaking, Bhutto did not "win" at Sundance, but in this case winning is certainly not everything. As the visually dazzling opening flashback sequence ends with a bomb blast announcing the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in December 2007, the image slowly fades over Pakistan's green flag with ... Read More

LONDON — Iran leaves the world no recourse but to apply penalties aimed at curbing a fast-track nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday. In London ostensibly for conferences on Afghanistan and Yemen, Clinton has devoted significant time to Iran ahead of a U.S.-led sanctions push at the United Nations expected by the end of the week. Her discussions here are intended to win support from countries ... Read More

According to tribal Yemeni tradition, if a dispute has been resolved peacefully, any dagger that has been drawn cannot go back into its scabbard unless it tastes blood. Traditionally, an animal is slaughtered to satisfy its thirst and restore its holder's honour. In that spirit, with the Cold War ended without a single shot, let alone nuclear warheads, being fired, the US has turned the 'Greater Middle East' ... Read More

Continuing to spark widespread debate and discussion, last week I argued that terrorism in the Muslim world is ultimately a challenge facing the Muslim people and therefore, requires a Muslim solution -- one that is native, moderate, and persistent. At its heart, it is a war of interpretation. Bombs, bullets and bodies cannot crush one's radical interpretation of Islam, but it can surely catalyze its spread. In fact, waging ... Read More