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A Welcome Note from Director John L. Esposito
"The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding is concerned with Islam and the West and Islam in the West. The Center, since its creation in 1993, has built bridges of understanding between the Muslim world and the West, addressing stereotypes of Islam and Muslims and issues and questions such as the clash of civilizations, and the compatibility of Islam and modern life - from democratization and pluralism to the status of women, minorities and human rights - and American foreign policy in the Muslim world."
-John L. Esposito
ACMCU Opinion Pieces
- Islam and the Secular State: The Challenge of Creating Change
- by John Esposito
(Re-printed courtesy of The Immanent Frame)
Islam and the Secular StateAbdullahi An-Na‘im’s Islam and the Secular State has rightfully received a great deal of attention and commentary. A prominent Muslim scholar and human rights activist, he brings to bear an impressive scholarship and candor in addressing a pivotal and hotly contested issue in c... [full text] - A Common Word: Bearing fruit
- by Ibrahim Kalin
(Re-printed courtesy of Zaman)
The "A Common Word Between Us and You" initiative was the subject of a major conference at the Yale Divinity School last week. The conference brought together over 150 Muslim and Christian scholars, intellectuals, academics and religious leaders to talk about the state -- current and future -- of Muslim-Christian relations. Focusing on the two themes o... [full text] - A Miniature Replica of the Muslim World
- An Interview with ACMCU's Zahid Bukhari by Rita Radussa
(Re-printed Courtesy of Politika)
A Miniature Replica of the Muslim World
Look, here is the Muslim community, they are well-educated professionals. Make them partners!
An interview with Zahid H.Bukhari, Director of the American Muslim Studies program at the Georgetown University, by Rita Rudusa
You have conduced a study of Muslims living in ... [full text]
This bridge is on every postcard of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina, though it was blown up a decade ago during the Yugoslav war. It has come to symbolize the divide in the city: to the west live Catholic Croats; to the east, Bosnian Muslims.