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 […]
American Muslims
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 […]
Gender & Violent Extremism Across American Societies
Center for Global Policy Senior Fellow Kamran Bokhari talks with Mariam Durrani, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University, about American Muslims, patriarchy and violent extremism. Durrani says that when people discuss the American Muslim community, the focus tends to be on cultural differences rather than on the major role patriarchy plays in Muslim society. Many issues […]
Current Issues in CVE – Countering Violent Extremism
What does the new U.S. administration’s focus on radical Islamist terrorism in its fight against violent extremism mean? How should the American Muslim community respond? What would it mean for Muslim organizations — moderate and otherwise — if the United States were to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization? In this podcast, […]