by Sean Reilly | Apr 23, 2008
A new Muslim think-tank, which aims to bring together voices who oppose violence and extremism, and who want to explore Islam in a modern European setting, was launched at the British Museum yesterday. Author Ed Husain, who charted his own journey away from what he...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 21, 2008
If you have been avidly following the US elections as I have, then you will be aware of the stories that have circulated suggesting that the leading Democrat candidate, Barack Obama, is in fact a Muslim. Earlier this month, a photo was circulated, showing him dressed...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
The Council of Churches in Indonesia has joined a growing chorus of calls for a controversial Dutch film about Islam not to be shown – writes Andreas Havinga from Utrecht, Netherlands. The film, made by far-right politician Geert Wilders, is entitled...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 11, 2008
Good citizenship is not about flag-waving, metaphorically or otherwise. It’s about the just practices, shared habits and practical ways of organising our public lives which enable people to belong to one another across boundaries like those created by nation...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 6, 2008
Officials from the Vatican and senior Muslims are holding a two-day meeting in Rome this week, with the intention of laying the foundations for a major global Catholic-Islamic exchange later in 2008. Five senior figures from each faith are defining the terms of a...
