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Why “Ijtihad?”

By Hassan I. Mneimneh

Together with its sister Semitic languages, such as Hebrew and Aramaic, Arabic uses three-letter roots Read more

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By Jean Bethke Elshtain

Nineteenth century European intellectuals were an optimistic lot. Even the pessimistic Freud Read more

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100 Influential Voices from the Arab World

Introduction

By Hassan I. Mneimneh

Recent history has left its mark on Arab public culture across a less-than-unified Arab world. Liberals, nationalists, leftists, separatists, secularists, and myriad types of Islamists compete to lay their claim on societies that noticeably lack convincing forms of political and socio-cultural representation. Read more

Voices

Shafeeq Ghabra

Shafeeq Ghabra is the founder and CEO of Jusoor Arabiya (a cultural NGO), and he writes a weekly column for Kuwait's daily Al-Ra’i al-‘Am. A former professor of political science Read more

Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan is the president of the European Muslim Network in Brussels, a professor of Islamic studies at Oxford's Faculty of Theology, Read more

Abdul Rahman al-Rashed

Abdul Rahman al-Rashed is a senior columnist for Al-Madina and Al-Bilad, as well as the general manager of the television channel Al-ʿArabiyya. Read more

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Through American Eyes: Religion and Society in Oman

Photographs by Edward Grazda

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American Culture and the Muslim World

By Peter Skerry

When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, expectations were raised for a new political era. At home, many Americans hoped for an end to political polarization and the so-called culture wars. Abroad, millions more looked forward to America's recommitment to engagement and consultation with the rest of the world. Read more
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عندما فاز باراك أوباما بمنصب الرئاسة عام ٢٠٠٨، كانت التوقعات أن ذلك من شأنه أن يؤسس لحقبة سياسية جديدة. ففي الولايات المتحدة نفسها، كان أمل العديدين أن ينتهي التجاذب السياسي بين الحزبين، وأن تصل المناحرات التي عرفت باسم حروب الثقافة إلى خاتمتها. أما في الخارج، فالملايين تطلعوا قدماً لتوجه جديد من الولايات المتحدة في التواصل والتشاور مع بقية العالم. أما اليوم، وقد لاحت الانتخابات النصفية لعام ٢٠١٠ في
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Lectures at the Grand Mosque, Oman

The Clash of Civilizations or
Global Civil Society?

By David Blankenhorn

From my colleagues at the Institute for American Values in New York —about 100 scholars specializing in studies of the family, civil society, and religion in public life — I bring warm greetings of friendship to you, offered in the sincere hope that, working with you, we can do much in the months and years ahead to increase the communication and deepen the understanding between our two peoples. Read more

السلام عليكم. أبدأ بالإعراب عن امتناني لفرصة زيارة بلادكم الجميلة، وعن تشرفي بأن أكون بينكم في صرح المعرفة ودار الإيمان والتقوى هذا، وأنقل إليكم من زملائي في معهد القيم الأميركية، وهم زهاء مئة من الباحثين المتخصصين في دراسة الأسرة والمجتمع المدني وموقع الدين في الحياة العامة، تحيات مفعمة بالصداقة، كلها رجاء أن نتمكن يداً بيد أن نرفع من مستوى التواصل بيينا وأن نعمق التعارف بين شعبينا.
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The American Understanding of Religious Liberty

By William A. Galston

I am here in Oman to learn more about your traditions, and also to contribute to mutual understanding between our two peoples and ways of life. My goal today is to explain one aspect of America that is often misunderstood—namely, the relation between politics and religion. Read more

السلام عليكم. أعرب لكم أولاً عن امتناني للدعوة لزيارة بلادكم ذات التاريخ الثري والمتميز، وبشكل خاص لفرصة التواصل والحوار في صرح المعرفة والإيمان هذا. فأنا هنا في عُمان طالب علم أسعى للاطلاع على ثقافتكم بقدر ما أرغب بالمساهمة في التعارف بين شعبينا ومجتمعينا.
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Malta Forum News

Oman-US Cultural Ties Reviewed

The Middle East Times and Oman Daily Observer, April 13, 2010.

English

The United States and the Muslim World: Seeking a New Understanding

By Nabil Abdel-Fatah, Al Ahram (Cairo), March 25, 2010.

Arabic

The US-Arab Relations: A Moment of Dialogue

By Shafeeq Ghabra, Al Ayyam (Kuwait) and Kuwaiti Daily Awan, March 22, 2010, and in the shafaf blog.

Arabic

The Cultural Dimensions in US-Arab Relations

By Hassan Mneimneh, Al Hayat (London, Beirut, Cairo, et al.), March 21, 2010.

Arabic

Arab Scholars Speak

By Peter Wood, National Association of Scholars website, March 18, 2010.

English

Excerpts from articles published in Arabic Read more
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The Islam/West Debate

The Islam West Debate: Documents from a Global Debate on Terrorism, U.S. Policy, and the Middle East

Edited by David Blankenhorn, Abdou Filali-Ansary, Hassan I. Mneimneh, and Alex Roberts

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The Malta Forum is an endeavor which began in 2002 to reach out across what seemed to be a civilizational divide, in the aftermath of the events of September 11th, 2001, and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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