We are 17 years out from the horrific attacks that targeted the United States on September 11, 2001. The Center for Global Policy (CGP) dedicates this week’s Navigator to a candid self-examination and critique of the current state and future trajectory of U.S. security and global stability. It is crucial that we remain steadfast in […]
American Muslims
The Muslim Brotherhood and American Muslims
The Center for Global Policy’s Director of Strategy and Programs, Dr. Kamran Bokhari, sat down with Prof. Peter Mandaville to discuss the Muslim Brotherhood’s many incarnations and how concerns about the group have affected policies and conversations about Islam in the United States. Professor Mandaville, who has worked for the State Department in senior advisory […]
Islam, Human Rights, and Religious Freedom: A Jurist’s Analysis
To commemorate Human Rights Week, this week’s Special Issue offers a more in-depth analysis than is typical of the Navigator, in which we examine human rights in Muslim contexts, with a focus on religious freedom and liberty. Many non-Western Muslims view international human rights treaties as instruments of Western hegemony that do not account for […]
Ignorance of Islam Is Incomprehensible Today
Ignorance is not bliss. It is the hotbed of misunderstanding, misapprehension and mistakes. Recently, I presented a lecture on Islam at a Homeland Security Conference to emergency managers, law enforcement officers, and military men and women. Speaking about Islam as a religion of peace, mercy and understanding is a heavy responsibility, and each time I […]
Charlottesville: The Politics of Prejudice
Coauthored by Center for Global Policy Staff President Donald Trump has been widely criticized, and rightfully so, for being slow to call out and condemn the violence caused by white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups in Charlottesville, VA. Even after calling them out by name on Monday, Trump began backtracking and making excuses for these radicals, […]
American Muslims are concerned – but also satisfied with their lives
CGP President Farid Senzai, and CGP senior fellows Zareena Grewal and Amaney Jamal, released the latest findings from Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey of U.S. Muslims, on 26 July 2017. These are tense times for American Muslims. Majorities say that their religious group faces a lot of discrimination in the United States, that the media is […]