http://www.counterpunch.org/ahmed06182008.htmlOn June 6, 2008 crude oil futures surged to an all-time high of $139.12 per barrel, a doubling of price in the past 12 months. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson rightly suggested that the increasing price of oil is “a real burden on American consumers.” The surge in oil prices is also threatening millions...

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/040508/opl_265126502.shtml. by Prof. Parvez Ahmed and Sen. Larry ShawSpecial to the Times-Union We are the products of, in the words of Sen. Barack Obama, “the decency and generosity of the American people.” One of us, Larry Shaw, is the son of slaves who rose to become one of the highest elected state...

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2008/03/20/speech-discusses-politics-and-islam/s-and-islam/ By CHAD DAYMarch 20, 2008 11:50 p.m. CST COLUMBIA — A lecture giving Muslim voters the tools to get active in American politics dispelled common stereotypes surrounding Muslims, like the idea that Islamic political issues differ greatly from those of the general...

Published in Tuscon Citizen, March 7, 2008http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/archive/opinion/78888.phpProvidence Journal of Rhode Island, March 11, 2008http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_ahmed11_03-11-08_GE96SRI_v14.39c5fa1.html Opponents of Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama recently circulated a photo taken during his 2006 Africa tour...

The election season is well underway and all of us as patriots should be plugged-in and engaged. Not only does the future of our nation depend on the choices we make but also the future of the world hangs in balance.Politics in America has been on a bitter path of divisiveness, discord and dissonance. Major Republican political figures like Mitt Romney and Rudolph...