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The article presents a statement from U.S. Representative Steve King on the Senate floor concerning the Executive order of President Donald Trump on immigration in 2017. He mentions that the order is not a Muslim ban, but is a ban on travel from seven countries which are Muslim majority. He states that Trump would have started with Indonesia instead of Syria and Iraq and the war-torn countries if it was his intention to attempt to block Muslim countries to come in the U.S.

The article focuses on John Brennan who is called the antiterrorism czar in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. Brennan's job as top adviser to the President on homeland security and counterterrorism and his priority of containing threats from radical Islamists are discussed. The impact of political turmoil, civil unrest, and demonstrations in the Middle East and Arab countries on American politics and Brennan's job is mentioned. Brennan's personal characteristics such as his work ethic are noted. How Brennan has changed the U.S.'s presentation of itself to the Muslim world is mentioned. Brennan's personal experiences in Egypt when he spent a year as a student at the American University in Cairo and when he returned as a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency agent are mentioned.

The article discusses how the U.S. war on terrorism has been hindered by its inability to clearly understand Islam and its lack of networking with moderate Muslims. The author questions if mainstream Islam is compatible with democracy and basic rights established by international law. March 2007 meetings of the Secular Islam Summit in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Council on American-Islamic Relations conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida helped to reveal an internal war within Islam. INSET: TERMS OF CONFLICT.

The article reports on the relations between Iran and the United States after an historic letter that broke 27 years of high-level silence between the two countries. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush discoursing on religion and politics but steering clear of the most immediate issue, Iran's nuclear ambitions. The U.S. is are wary of further forays into Middle East nuclear issues, but Iran seems to be in the midst of a military build-up.

The article focuses on reactions of people across the world after the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. Presidential election. Also includes information on paradoxical reaction of peoples after the withdrawal of Great Britain from European Union (EU) and an agreement signed by Trump to ban the entry of travelers from seven Muslim majority countries.

The article presents the congressional response to the travel ban of nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries imposed by the Executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on January 27, 2017. Senators Lindsay Graham and John McCain warned that the order could do more to aid terrorist recruitment than improve security. Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced a bill nullify the impact of the order restricting individuals temporarily from particular countries from entering the U.S.

The author discusses the terrorist groups the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) and the Khorasan group. Topics include the separation of ISIS and al-Qaeda due to Osama Bin Laden's disapproval of ISIS founder Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi's decision to conquer and hold territories in the Middle East and kill Shi'ites, the unlikely threat of ISIS attacking the U.S. despite its ability to recruit members and win and hold ground, and the effect of U.S. air strikes in Syria and Iraq.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the actions of the U.S. government for diplomatic engagement in the Islamic countries particularly in Iran. It notes the need to appoint Congressional leaders to defy any action on new sanctions legislation that affects the possible arrangement of the U.S. government with Iran. It discusses the "Plan B" be of the government that will give Iran the chance to execute a civil power program while giving up the intention on nuclear weapons.

This essay focuses on the Islamist movement Hamas, which won 76 seats of the 132 seats in the Palestinian parliament in January 2006. It is explained that the elections came as a surprise to the former controlling Fateh party and the United States government. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed for the elections, because she believed the Fateh Allies would win the elections. In response to Hamas taking over the Palestinian parliament, Israel and the United States established three conditions for Hamas to follow. These conditions include recognizing Israel, renouncing all use of violence, and commiting to observe all agreements signed by the previous, Fateh-led Palestinina government. If these conditions were not meant the Hamas government would not be recognized.

The article discusses the efforts of U.S. President George W. Bush to improve its relations with Muslims through public diplomacy. The strategies of the administration toward public diplomacy were consisted of information campaigns aimed to counter misinformation in the Muslim regions. The author stresses the need for the government to initiate communications and outreach programs in such regions to determine how it can improve its policies toward diplomacy.

The article presents a response to Stephen Biddle's "Seeing Baghdad, Thinking Saigon," in the March/April 2006 issue. Biddle argued that the civil war in Iraq is a communal conflict and that an American pull out would be unconscionable because it would lead to further ethnic strife. The article argues that Biddle's analysis fails to account for the Sunni strategy, namely that Sunni insurgents are fighting against the U.S. and those (Shiites and Kurds) perceived to be its sympathizers, and they aspire to national conquest. Sunni groups have made multiple gestures towards to U.S., asking for talks and assurances of no permanent U.S. military in Iraq. The key to ending the war lies in negotiating with the Sunni insurgency with the help of international mediators.

The article examines the conflict between the U.S. and Islamic countries. The author cites the statement of Ayatullah Khomeini explaining that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is comparable to a struggle between Islam and the infidel. He points out that one reason for the Islamic countries' anti-American sentiment is the latter's role in introducing modernization and civilization into Muslim villages. He also points out that the anti-American view of Iranians can be attributed to the support of the U.S. to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

The article offers information on anti-American violence that occurred in Islamic countries including Turkey, Pakistan, and Libya, which prompted the U.S. State Department to call for the evacuation of 1,200 Americans in 11 Muslim countries. It states that the 900,000 Shi'ites of Lebanon may possibly cause trouble, along with Iranian students who attacked the U.S. embassy in Beirut. It states that Khomeini, who was expelled from Iraq in 1977, has called for an uprising of the country's Shi'ites against their oppressors. It adds that Bahrain is the most vulnerable for attacks among the countries because of its corrupt government. It also presents several Muslim countries, believed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter's administration to be less risky including Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.

The article offers information on the efforts of U.S. President Barack Obama in redefining relationship with Mulim countries. It states that there must be attempts for honest dialogues, development initiatives, and changes in policy if Obama and the presidential administration aim to achieve good relationship with the Muslim community. It adds that the situation became more difficult when the green movement of Iran asked democratic change from Obama.

The article presents the author's observations and views regarding trends in religious freedom internationally, particularly criticizing the state of Christian minorities in Muslim-majority countries. The author calls for more focus on religious freedom initiatives within the foreign policy directives of the United States supporting democracy abroad.

The article examines the efforts of U.S. President Barack Obama to foster positive international relations between the U.S. and the Islamic world. While Obama has made it a point to engage in diplomatic negotiations with prominent Islamic political figures such as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the author attests that there is a long history of failed attempts to unify the U.S. with Muslim nations. Military conflicts in nations such as Pakistan and Afghanistan are discussed.

The article provides a discussion about the U.S.' use of scientific and educational collaborations to strengthen ties with Muslim-majority nations. It is inferred that most countries look up to the U.S. in the science and technology field, which is considered as the nation's soft power. It is also mentioned that there is a need for the U.S. to determine a coherent and comprehensive policy for pushing science diplomacy with Muslim-majority countries.

The article reflects on the issues concerning the foreign policies of U.S. President Barack Obama in several Islamic countries. It states that some of the policy choices and options of Obama were inherited from his predecessor President George W. Bush. The president's dealings with the new Israeli government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu concerning the settlement between Palestine and Israel are also discussed.

In this article the author comments on Barack Obama, the president of the United States, and his efforts to improve relations with Islam and with Muslim nations. Among other issues the author notes that Muslims prefer Obama to his predecessor in office, George W. Bush, but states that opinion of the U.S. held by adherents of Islam remains low.

The article presents opinion on a January 2007 decision by U.S. secretary of defense Robert Gates. After touring Afghanistan in January Gates decided to extend the tour of duty of 3,200 U.S. soldiers in the country and also requested that the U.S. Congress provide $8.6 billion over the next two years for Afghan security forces, and $2 billion for the country's reconstruction.

The article reports on Syria, which is the focus of a U.S. backed effort to turn the MIddle East away from Islamism in favor of the West. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has cracked down on the populace in response to U.S. and U.N. attempts to force Syria to comply with Western policy. The country is seen as the weak link in the hard-line, anti-democratic alliance of Iran, Lebanon and Palestine. INSET: Syria by numbers.

The article looks at issues related to religious blasphemy in the aftermath of the September 2012 episode in which an anti-Muslim video on the Internet sparked attacks and demonstrations in several Muslim countries targeted at U.S. diplomatic sites. The author notes that the demonstrators represent a small minority among Muslims and that Christian and other communities also include extremists. She expresses opposition to any attempt to outlaw blasphemy as abridging freedom of speech.

In this article the author considers the challenges faced by U.S. President Barack Obama due to a common belief among the American people that he is sympathetic to Muslims. The author suggests that this sympathy has afforded Obama an opportunity to broker peaceful relations with Islamic countries. He notes that the Fort Hood Shooting, a mass murder allegedly perpetrated by the American Islamic terrorist Nidal Hasan in Fort Hood, Texas, has caused Americans to question Obama's peaceful strategy.

The author describes his trip to a U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar. He recounts that, instead of hearing rage from the various Middle East conferees he encountered, he sensed a more subdued Islamic outlook. The author attributes the atmosphere to shock over the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Conference attendees discussed the 2008 U.S. Presidential candidates Barack Obama, John McCain, and Hillary Clinton and the decisions that each would bring to the Iraq War.

The article reports that the Palestinians are asking the U.S. government to appoint a monitor to confirm that Israel and Palestine are keeping their promises on security and their agreement not to expand property in the West Bank, despite Israel's disagreement of the proposal. The U.S. government has not had a permanent presence in the conflict since the "Roadmap to Peace" was drafted in 2003. Also discussed is former U.S. secretary of State James Bakers' potential role in the peace process.

The article discusses an idea to form a Mideastern treaty organization akin to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in response to the threat of terrorism by Islamist extremists. The proposed organization would include moderate Arab nations such as Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia in an alliance of military, police, intelligence, and security resources.

The article discusses the disapproval of the Muslim Ummah on U.S. President Donald Trump's policy to shift the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It cites on the approval of several Muslim countries on the U.S. decision which created a conflict of interest and has been a stumbling block in resolving their political and economic issues. The article also discusses the importance for the Muslim leaders to diagnose the deep-rooted problems and plan accordingly in resolving them.

The author reflects on the U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order for a 90-day ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and its effectiveness for long-term. Topics discussed include indefinite ban on Syrian refugees; protesting the ban by Americans and a 1952 immigration that authorizes the U.S. President to ban class of people from immigration to the U.S.; and role of political strategist Steve Bannon in Trump's decision.

The author reflects on the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order to place a 90-day ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries on foreign relations and terrorism. Topics discussed include comparison of the immigration ban with former U.S. President George Bush administration's wrong-headed responses to the 9/11 terror attacks; increase in Islamophobia in the U.S.; and rise in sectarian tensions within the Arab community.

The article discusses the opinions of U.S. religious leaders about executive orders by U.S. President Donald Trump that suspended immigration and refugee visas from some majority Muslim countries. Topics include the views of Bill O'Keefe of the organization Catholic Relief Services, the opinions of James Linzey of the organization California Council of Chapters of the Military Officers Association of America, and an interfaith statement on refugee resettlement.

The article discusses the legality of U.S. President Donald Trump's 2017 immigration-related Executive Order (EO) which suspends refugee resettlement in America for 120 days and bars Syrian refugees indefinitely, and it mentions how several state attorneys general and rights groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have filed lawsuits opposing the EO. According to the article, the EO temporarily barred green-card holders from seven majority-Muslim nations from entering the U.S.

The article discusses how America's wars against Muslim countries both in the pre and post the September 9, 2011 terrorist attack on the U.S. have tended to be against the Sunni, a denomination of Islam, population and Sunni rejectionist movements.

The article reports on a news published by the daily newspaper "Al-Jarida" in March 2018 according to which U.S. and Israel may attack Syria together.

The author comments on the signing of a number of executive orders by U.S. President Donald Trump since he assumed office in January 2017. She criticizes the Trump administration for imposing a travel ban on Muslim-majority countries and exempting Saudi Arabia from the ban. She makes a comparison between Trump and former German dictator Adolf Hitler.

The article discusses the author's experiences as an American-born Muslim who played professional baseball for five years in the Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team's farm system, and it mentions his views about the U.S. and American President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. The author claims that he often encounters individuals who say offensive things about Arabs and people from nations in the Middle East.

The article focuses on the impact of immigration ban for Muslims by the U.S. President on the U.S. troops who are stationed in these Muslim countries such as Iraq, Syria and Somalia. Topics discussed are challenge of American commanders to diffuse the local political tension abroad and prevent legal prosecution, incarceration or deportation of troops; role of local support such as translators and tribal leaders who help in defeating the terror group ISIS; and amendment of the ban.

The article reports on the impact of the U.S. temporary ban on issuing entry and refugee visas to the citizens of Muslim countries on several Jewish families.

The article focuses on Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech regarding the assessed threat of global war at the Valdai Club dialogue in Sochi, Russia on October 24, 2014. Topics include the role of western countries especially the U.S. in creating the looming threat of war, Islamist Terrorism and promotion of jihadists. Also discussed is the conflict in the Kobani region of Syria involving the terrorist group Islamic State (IS), Turkey and the U.S.

The article discusses the remarks of U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden about the Obama administration's strategy for defeating the Islamic State (IS) in his speech at Harvard University on October 2, 2014. Topics mentioned include the involvement of Saudi Arabia and Turkey for helping the IS, the clarification of the White House regarding Biden's remarks, and the comment of retired general Anthony Zinni that the Obama plan for defeating IS is guaranteed to fail.

In this article the author reflects on islamophobia as a threat to the U.S. as it establishes good relations with the Islamic countries. The author warns that through islamophobia, barriers could be created to Muslims such as the increasing alienation among young Muslims and the impending damages to the expanding radicalization. Moreover, the author is critical on the upsurge of activities among bigots, whose ideals have been embraced by political leaders that have promoted the fear of Islam.

The article discusses the highlights of the eighth annual banquet of the Sacramento Valley, California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) on November 30, 2010. The speakers reflected on the theme "Carrying the Legacy: Advancing With Confidence." Master of ceremonies Wajahat Ali claims that while Islamophobia is on the rise, people are trying to be pro-active and can be both Muslim and American. CAIR-SV president Najme Minhaj describes how the group empowers the community through social justice and community outreach.

The author reflects on the anti-Israeli sentiment he connects with U.S. president Barack Obama. Obama's relationship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, his desire for direct diplomacy with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the efforts of his administration to promote further engagement with Muslim nations are examined. The voting patterns of American Jews, their connection with the Democratic party, and their continued support for Obama are also discussed.

The article focuses on the speech by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), on June 23, 2009, in which he calls for a new start on the relations between the U.S. and Muslim countries in response to the address delivered by President Barack Obama in Cairo, Egypt. Ihsanoglu says that the proposal of Obama for a nuclear weapon-free world serves as a hint on how to approach the issue. The OIC also intends to tackle issues such as human rights and science and technology.

This article discusses the potential for improvement in the relations between the U.S. and Islamic countries in 2009. Apparent conflicts between the values that drive public policy in Muslim countries and those that drive policy in the West are considered. Problems involved in the protection of religious freedom in the Muslim world are also considered.

The article discusses the relationship between Indonesia and the U.S. The visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton indicates that the U.S. would engage the Muslim world, the author indicates. Other topics include the efforts of the U.S. to reassure countries of its pro-Islamic world agenda and Indonesia's fight against terrorism.

The article discusses how United States Congressman Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Maryland, has agreed to help the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush improve the U.S.'s relationship with the Muslim world. Ellison, who is the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress, will meet with Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Karen Hughes, the State Department's undersecretary of public diplomacy, to figure out ways he can help improve U.S. and Islamic relations.

This article discusses a lobbying effort to end violence by Arab military groups in Darfur, Sudan undertaken by actor George Clooney. Clooney, who visited Darfur with his journalist father, joined with U.S. Senators Barak Obama and Sam Brownback to back bi-partisan legislation for peacekeeping forces in Darfur.

The article offers brief information on Ashton Carter who replaced Chuck Hagel as the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Topics discussed includes emergence of Islamic States in Iraq and Syria, Headquarter of U.S. defense department The Pentagon, financial struggles of various departments including Air Force, Navy and Army, the U.S National Security Council and response of U.S to the wars in Syria, and weapons of the U.S. arsenal.