Ramadan: What was unsaid in Obama’s speech more important than what was said
Islamic scholar and philosopher Tariq Ramadan has said that US President Barack Obama’s speech on May 19 was well-written and delivered, but what was...
From bin Laden to the Arab spring
Reactions during the first 48 hours after the announcement of Usama bin Laden’s death have been indeed revealing. While the symbolic impact of the...
Reconciling Cat and Yusuf
How well I remember the sixties and the seventies, that singular musical era! Styles and genres mixed and mingled in an effervescence of creativity...
The Quest for Meaning: A journey in search of serenity and peace
How different do our various religions, philosophies and traditions of thought make us? And can we see past what divides us to discover what...
Freedom Fridays
Today, more than ever, homage is due to the historical uprising of the Tunisian people. Millions of women and men overcame fear and faced...