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U.S. foreign policy and political Islam today are deeply intertwined. Every US president since Jimmy Carter has had to deal with political Islam; none has been so challenged as George [...]

After a five-year war against global terrorism, it is apparent that Muslim extremism and violence is growing. Attacks are sweeping across the world from North Africa to Southeast Asia, with [...]

by Mohammed el-Nawawy and Adel Iskandar. Boulder, CO, Westview, 2002. 228 pp. $24.00. For decades, the Arab world was forced to rely on national presses that were often monitored or [...]

The recent Taliban capture of Kabul and control of much of Afghanistan, Hamas's continued threats to disrupt the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, bombing attacks targeting American military in Saudi Arabia, attacks [...]

Islam in America. By Jane I. Smith. Columbia University Press, 251 pp., $35.00. MUSLIMS ARE US!' Americans are realizing. In but a few short decades, Islam, the second largest of [...]

John L. Esposito, Georgetown University Given the proliferation of studies on political Islam, the challenge in recent years has been to determine which publications are more than a duplication of [...]

As events in the contemporary Muslim world have revealed, the role and functions of authority in Islam remain vital, today as in the past. Thus, understanding the dynamics of Muslim [...]

The global threat of Al Qaeda post 9/11 and ISIL, increased Sunni-Shia conflicts, and violence in the Middle East and Pakistan dominate headlines and challenge governments in the region and globally. Both Muslim extremists and some Western experts and observers speak of a clash of civilizations or a culture war in Muslim-West relations. Both the discourse and violence yet again raise questions about the relationship of Islam to violence and terrorism: is Islam a particularly violent religion? Critics cite Quranic passages, doctrines like jihad and events in Muslim history as strong indicators and proof that Islam is the primary driver of Muslim extremism and terrorism. What do the Quran and Islamic law have to say about violence, jihad and warfare? What are the primary drivers of terrorism in the name of Islam today? This article will address these questions in the context of development of global jihadist movements, in particular Al Qaeda and ISIL, their roots, causes, ideology and agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses a special issue honoring professor Ismail Raji al Faruqi, including articles about his role in the study of modernity, the Islamization of knowledge project, and al Faruqi's role in the First World Conference on Muslim Education in 1977.

The authors reflect on the launch of the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication (MEJCC). They point out that the role of the journal is to study the transformations in culture, communication, and politics in the Middle East. A brief overview of the history of the region is presented. The authors believe that the only way to understand the complexity of the world is through interdisciplinary.

The article focuses on global terrorism and violence caused by Muslim extremist groups. Terrorist attacks, suicide bombings, hostage-taking, and civilian deaths reflect anti-Americanism in the Muslim world. The Muslims take European colonialism as a threat to the Islamic identity. It is a challenge to Americans to diagnose the causes of extremism and terrorism. Suicide terrorism has become a common tactic by the Sunni and Shia militants to end American power in Iraq.

The article presents the author's views on the moderate Muslims and suggests not to compromise the Muslim rights when talking on the war against terror. The author criticizes the Muslim countries or Muslim experts and political commentators who attempted to set the definition of a moderate Jew or a moderate Catholic, with the implication that all others were extremists. The views on the cancellation of visa of a recognized scholar by the George W. Bush administration, the position of Muslims in the International community have also been presented.