[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...

Parvez AhmedWORD COUNT: 849Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) recently rescinded an award to Basim Elkarra, the executive director of the Sacramento Valley chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). This disturbing news was met with a flurry of rhetorical high-fives by anti-Muslim extremists in the blogosphere. After Boxer’s decision to rescind the...

December 12, 2006, 10-11:30 a.m. (Eastern) National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. To view the entire program go to: rtsp://video.c-span.org/project/iraq/iraq121206_cair.rm Remarks by Parvez Ahmed Good morning and thank you for joining this important forum to discuss America’s future engagement in Iraq. On September 26, 2002, George F. Kennan...

Following the death of Pope John Paul II, much of the world, including the Muslim world, anxiously awaited the naming of the next Pope. Such anticipation among non-Catholics was a tribute to John Paul’s legacy of outreach and reconciliation with people of otherfaiths. As the world waited to hear the name of the new Pope, I was invited to participate in a...

Washington, DC. Nov. 18, 2006 As-salaam Alaikum. Greetings of Peace. In his inaugural address in 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” 73 years later today we are a nation griped and paralyzed by fear. The most recent Gallup Poll affirms my point. Four out of 10 Americans admit to feeling prejudiced...

http://www.startribune.com/562/story/754239.html Minnesota Star Tribune Parvez Ahmed and Nihad Awad There has been much sound and fury in certain circles about the American Muslim community’s support for Keith Ellison and his campaign to represent Minnesota‘s Fifth Congressional District. A handful of right-wing bloggers, agenda-driven commentators and...