I am writing this from my hotel room in Doha, Qatar where I have been invited to speak at the 7th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade. Back home this event has perhaps not received any public attention. While the smallest of violent event from the Muslim world brings with it instant analysis of the Islamic causality to such violence, the studious...

Global Creative Leadership Summit hosted by the Louise T Blouin FoundationHarold Pratt House, New York, Nov 15-16, 2006 How do we better understand our allies and our enemies? In particular, looking at the demographics of the world Islamic population, and immigration/integration issues, how do we build new dialogue and understanding? A panel discussion. To view the...

by Parvez AhmedA recent Wall Street Journal column (“Islam’s Other Radicals,” 3/6/07) by Brett Stephens promotes the idea that only those who have “left” Islam have the moral and spiritual equilibrium to “reform” that faith. An idea that germinated in the controversial and discredited “Intelligence Summit” hosted...

Almost daily, we hear distressing stories of sectarian violence in Iraq. This has caused many Americans to realize that Islam, like other religions, is not a monolithic faith. With more than 1.2 billion followers worldwide, Islam naturally encompasses tremendous diversity in its followers. Islam guides its faithful to seek peace, justice and unity, yet Muslims have...

[This is an abridged version of a paper presented at “Changing Societies and Transatlantic Relations,” co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Transatlantic Relations and the Robert Schuman Foundation and held in Washington, D.C. October 27-28, 2005] The paper was published in: “Changing Identities–Evolving Values Is There Still a...