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- 'Francis, Rebuild My Church': Will Pope Francis Heed the Call?, 04.04.13
- How the Two Candidates Approach the Islamic World, 10.23.12
- Romney's Approach to Foreign Policy: 'Deja Vu All Over Again?', 10.08.12
- Terror in Oak Creek, another wake up call for US, 08.15.12
- Muslim Brotherhood Fields Candidate in Egypt's Presidential Election, 04.04.12
- Getting It Right: "Israel and the Plight of Mideast Christians", 03.15.12
- Muslim Americans react to Afghanistan shootings, 03.14.12
- The Naked Public Sphere?, 03.02.12
- A Global War on Christians in the Muslim World?, 02.23.12
- Stereotypes about Islam and media-intellectuals: representative trends in “talking” about Islam after 9/11, 02.14.12
- The Lesson of the Arab Spring, 02.06.12
- Can the Islamists lead?, 02.03.12
- Report from Recent Visit to Tunisia of Professor John Esposito and Julian Weinberg, 01.15.12
- The real questions for Egypt, 12.29.11
- The Madness over All-American Muslim, 12.16.11
- Where do we go From Here? Transitioning from Dictatorship to Democracy in 2012, 12.15.11
- The Future of Islam and U.S.-Muslim Relations, 12.01.11
- Egypt's Tahrir Return: Panel Verdict, 11.21.11
- Is Egypt's Arab Spring in Danger of Being Hijacked?, 11.07.11
- America & the Arab Spring: A New Way Forward, 10.27.11
- Tariq Ramadan dialoguing with John L Esposito, 09.21.11
- The west has a chance to create a new narrative with the Arab world, 09.18.11
- Post 9/11 and the Need for a New Narrative in West-Muslim World Relations, 09.08.11
- The Consequences of Islamophobia, in the U.S. and Abroad, 09.03.11
- 10th Anniversary of 9/11 and Muslim Americans: the Need for a New Narrative, 08.16.11
- Are the tensions between the Muslim World and the Western World Political or Religious?, 08.05.11
- Norway Attacks a Wakeup Call for the World, 07.30.11
- Malaysia’s PM Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Vatican, Despite Religious Turmoil, 07.20.11
- The Chutzpah of Netanyahu Trumps the Audacity of Hope:, 07.19.11
- The U.S. Requires a New Narrative in Responding to the Arab uprising, 06.16.11
- الولايات المتحدة تطالب برواية جديدة استجابة للانتفاضة العربية, 06.16.11
- The Irvine 11: Student Freedom of Speech and Dissent Under Siege, 06.16.11
- A Triumph for Turkish Democracy, 06.13.11
- The World Will Not Allow Democracy for Syrians, 05.20.11
- Obama's Middle East Speech: A Significant Step Forward but a Long Way to Go, 05.20.11
- Obama’s Unique Opportunity To Redefine U.S.-Muslim World Relations, 05.18.11
- Osama’s dead. Now what?, 05.09.11
- Bin Laden and the Arab Spring: A Turning Point in U.S.-Muslim World Relations?, 05.04.11
- The Sectarian Dimension of Political Turmoil in the Middle East, 04.07.11
- The West’s intervention: Democracy Discrimination in the Middle East, 03.25.11
- Fear of Sharia in Tennessee, 03.25.11
- Conservative Republicans and Islam: A New Crusade for Votes and Funds, 03.13.11
- Peter King’s Hearings: Islamophobia Draped in the American Flag, 03.06.11
- Time to walk the talk in Mideast, 02.15.11
- Does the New Dawn in Egypt Require a New Framework for U.S.-Middle East Relations?, 02.14.11
- Debunking the myth of a 'Eurabia', 02.07.11
- The Muslim Brotherhood and Democracy in Egypt, 02.07.11
- Egypt: Reduxing the past Egypt's, 02.01.11
- Christians Under Siege: The Challenge of Religious Pluralism in the Muslim World, 01.27.11
- Media Commentators and Islam: Why do they get it wrong and what is the cost?, 12.13.10
- Safeguarding the Rights of Christians in Muslim Countries, 11.21.10
- Bigotry and Islam: Bill O'Reilly's at It Again, 10.16.10
- Islamophobia: A Threat to American Values?, 08.10.10
- Do Muslims Have Equal Rights?, 08.03.10
- GOP Candidates' Viral Fear Mongering, 08.01.10
- Islamophobia and the Muslim Center at Ground Zero, 07.19.10
- Violent 'Muslims' distort the tradition, 07.14.10
- Professor John. L. Esposito Discusses the Future of Islam, 06.30.10
- White House Needs to Rethink Weak U.S. Response to Israeli Attack, 06.01.10
- Video: The Future of Islam, 04.19.10
- Islam and Buddhism: Relations from Balkh to Bangkok and Tokyo, 04.13.10
- Audio: John L. Esposito discusses The Future of Islam, 04.04.10
- Can Obama Raise the Phoenix from the Ashes in the Middle East Peace Process?, 03.30.10
- Can the US Broker a Breakthrough?, 03.30.10
- Exploring the Future of Islam, 03.03.10
- The Crisis in Turkey?, 03.02.10
- Video: A Community Conversation on The Future of Islam, 02.23.10
- Video: The Future of Islam, 01.27.10
- Tributes to Hasib Sabbagh by John L. Esposito and Peter Krogh (1920-2010), 01.12.10
- ACMCU Founding Director Prof. John L. Esposito Remembers Hasib Sabbagh, 01.12.10
- Press Release on Recent Church Bombings in Malaysia, 01.10.10
- America's Response to Terrorism: How to Fight Rather than Feed the Beast, 01.06.10
- Europe's Waning Liberalism, 12.05.09
- Audio: Switzerland's Minaret Ban, 12.03.09
- Are Swiss Alps Threatened by Minarets?, 12.02.09
- Islamophobia comes to Switzerland, 12.02.09
- State Department's Religious Freedom Report Shows Global Need for Inter-Faith Tolerance, 11.20.09
- New Publication: The 500 Most Influential Muslims - 2009, 11.18.09
- Major Faiths no Threat to U.S., 11.11.09
- Rush to judgment: Media reporting or making the news?, 11.06.09
- Afghanistan: Obama’s Afghan predicament, 10.13.09
- Muslim And Christian Leaders Seek a Global Agenda for Change, 10.13.09
- A Global Agenda for Change in Muslim-Christian Relations, 10.12.09
- Islam, Israel and the United States, 10.07.09
- Eight Years On, Global Terrorism Remains, 09.14.09
- Islamists and the Future of Democracy in the Arab World, 08.22.09
- Apostasy and Religious Pluralism, 08.11.09
- The Co-Chairs of the C-1 World Dialogue Address the Tragic Events in Gojra Pakistan, 08.10.09
- Egypt's Challenge to Democracy, 08.01.09
- Muslim Women Reclaiming Their Rights, 07.22.09
- Obama and Great Expectations in Muslim World, 07.13.09
- Crisis in Iran is Truly a Nation's Self-Discovery, 06.30.09
- West Must Respect the Muslim Veil, 06.25.09
- A Paradigm to Jump-Start U.S. - Muslim Relations, 06.07.09
- Obama's Charisma Ignites Hope in Muslim Hearts, 06.05.09
- Address Palestine-Israel Directly, 06.03.09
- Obama's Egypt Speech: What He Should Say to the Muslim World: An Opportunity to Create a New Paradigm, 06.01.09
- Address to H.H. Pope Benedict XVI at the King Hussein Mosque, Amman, Jordan, 05.09.09
- U.S., Canada Show More Interfaith Cohesion Than Europe, 05.07.09
- Disregard for Human Rights Post 9/11, 05.05.09
- Post Turkey: Obama's Challenges and Opportunities in the Muslim World, 04.16.09
- Post Turkey: Obama's Challenges and Opportunities in the Muslim World, 04.16.09
- Need for a New Paradigm: Obama and the Muslim World, 03.29.09
- Video: ACMCU's Dr. John Voll participates on panel: Islam, Politics and the State, 03.09.09
- A New Dawn, 02.13.09
- Obama Reaches Out, 01.30.09
- Obama and the Muslim World: Building a New Way Forward, 01.29.09
- The US and Gaza: Obama’s Challenge, 01.14.09
- Faith and Public Diplomacy at Work, 01.13.09
- Audio: Violence Between Israel and Gaza, 01.03.09
- The Siege of Gaza, Barack Obama's First "Test", 12.31.08
- Turkey's Powerplay: Bridging the West and the Middle East, 12.01.08
- Seeking Common Ground between Muslims and Christians, 11.19.08
- The Vatican’s encounter with Islam, 11.13.08
- The ‘Message’ of the Elections, 11.10.08
- Islam's Other Half, 11.09.08
- Next Question: Can Barack Obama do it?, 11.06.08
- An Internationalist President, 11.03.08
- W.D. Mohammed: A Witness for True Islam, 09.10.08
- ACMCU Mourns the Loss of Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, 09.09.08
- Islam and the Secular State: The Challenge of Creating Change, 08.26.08
- Kashmir is Not Hindu vs. Muslim, 08.20.08
- A Common Word: Bearing fruit, 08.07.08
- A Miniature Replica of the Muslim World, 07.29.08
- Political Islam and Muslim Hip Hop, 07.23.08
- Malaysia: Political Motivations Undermine Anwar Case, 07.20.08
- Culture: Louvre draws a veil over artistic neglect with bold new Islamic wing, 07.17.08
- Video: Dr. John L. Esposito Discusses "Who Speaks for Islam" at the Library of Congress, 04.11.08
- Free Speech and Muslims in Europe, 04.02.08
- Muslim True/False: What You Think You Know about Them is Likely Wrong -- and that's Dangerous., 04.02.08
- Talking about Religion in Turkey, 02.28.08
- A Poll that Disproves Western Myths about Muslims, 02.27.08
- Video: ACMCU Visiting Professor Dr. Shireen Hunter Discusses Reformist Voices of Islam at the Library of Congress, 02.26.08
- Public Policies, Private Votes, 02.21.08
- Who Speaks for Islam?, 02.12.08
- On Faith: Anglican Tensions Runneth Over, 02.12.08
- On Faith: Reclaiming the Center, 02.07.08
- Listening to the Voices of a Billion Muslims, 02.04.08
- After Bhutto, 01.02.08
- Sudan and Saudi Arabia: Who Speaks for Islam?, 11.30.07
- Targeting American Muslims - Where's the Beef?, 11.12.07
- Kurdish Crisis Offers a Chance for Lasting Peace, 11.01.07
- Islam, Secularism, and the Turkish Presidential Elections, 09.12.07
- Turkish Elections: Important Reminders about Secularism, Democracy, and Islam, 08.06.07
- Islam and Violence, 08.06.07
- Want to Understand Islam? Start Here., 07.22.07
- Sacred: Discover What We Share; The Greatest Collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim Holy Books, 06.25.07
- Armenia sacra: A “Forgotten” Bridge Between East and West, 06.14.07
- Blind Men and the Elephant: Media Outlets, Political Pundits and the Pew Study on Muslim Americans, 06.04.07
- True Islam Has Been Distorted, 04.19.07
- Islam and Europe's Identity Crisis, 04.16.07
- The Impossibility of the Clash of Civilizations in a Globalized World, 04.16.07
- Venice and the Islamic World: 828-1797, 04.10.07
- To Compare Religions, Compare their Ideals and their Realities, 04.07.07
- A Long Way to Go: A "Predestined" Media, 03.28.07
- Outside View: U.S. Should Talk to Iran, 03.23.07
- Sectarian and Ethnic Tensions in the Middle East Do not Serve the Region’s or the West’s Interests, 03.15.07
- Intelligence Conference Participants Worrisome, according to ACMCU Professor Yvonne Haddad, 03.06.07
- Battle for Muslims' Hearts and Minds: The Road Not (Yet) Taken, 03.06.07
- ACMCU: Bridging the Gap between the Muslim World and the West, 02.26.07
- Anti-American feelings soar among Muslims, study finds, 02.21.07
- Muslim-Christian Relations in Lebanon: From Conflict to Dangerous Alliances, 02.20.07
- Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai, 02.13.07
- Sunni –Shia Tensions Are More About Politics, Power and Privilege than Theology, 02.05.07
- The War on Terrorism: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy, 02.02.07
- A Question on Religion in the US Census, 01.29.07
- To “Save Iraqi Democracy” Bush’s War Will Target Shias Too, 01.12.07
- U.S.- Somali Raids: A New Muslim-Christian War?, 01.10.07
- What Makes Muslims Radical?, 11.28.06
- Iconoclasm - Just a Religious Idea?, 11.07.06
- Islamophobia, 11.06.06
- The Future of Muslim-Catholic Relations, 10.19.06
- It's The Policy Stupid: Political Islam and US Foreign Policy, 09.21.06
- Benedict XVI and Islam, 09.18.06
- Risks of a Conflict with Iran, 09.12.06
- 9/11: Five Years Later, 09.11.06
- Muslims Must Reform or Be Left Behind, 08.14.06
- The Murder of American Values in Lebanon, 08.14.06
- Strong Lebanese Army Needed? Problematic Historic Precedents, 08.10.06
- U.S. Plan for Lebanon: Flawed and Dangerous, 08.01.06
- The "Guns of Lebanon 2006" are NOT the "Guns of August 1914", 07.24.06
- Lebanon: Bush's Moment of Truth, 07.24.06
- Massive Military Response Not the Answer, 07.18.06
- Islam and Democracy, 07.12.06
- Have You Heard About Macedonia: Muslims and Christians Working Together, 07.12.06
- Video: Conversations with History: Islam and the West, with John L. Esposito, 09.01.03
ACMCU Features
- 2012-2013 ACMCU Building Bridges Award Recipients, 04.24.13
- A Common Word, 03.28.13
- “The Challenges Facing Post-Revolutionary Egypt” with Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh, 11.28.12
- Panel Discussion Featuring the Political Wing of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, 04.04.12
- 9/12 and the 'war on terror', 09.07.11
- ACMCU Founding Director John L. Esposito Discusses the Current State of Christians in the Middle East with Dr. James Zogby, 12.17.10
- Gallup Announces Release of Muslim-West Report, 12.02.10
- Book Launch at ACMCU: Iran's Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Era by Dr. Shireen Hunter, 09.20.10
- ACMCU Welcomed Tariq Ramadan to Georgetown University, 04.12.10
- A Common Word, 09.09.09
- Evangelicals and Muslims at ACMCU, 09.03.09
- Professor Juan Cole Launches 'Engaging the Muslim World' at ACMCU, 03.25.09
- Renowned Philosopher and Theologian Hans Kung Speaks at ACMCU, 11.04.08
ACMCU Faculty in the News
- Funeral director: Hard to find grave for alleged Boston bomber, 05.06.13
- Not 'brainwashed': American women who converted to Islam speak out, 04.26.13
- Stop hounding Muslims and mosques over terrorism: Siddiqui, 04.04.13
- How to write about Muslims, 04.02.13
- Gulf Women essay series defines the role of Arab women, 03.27.13
- Södertörn University Lecture: "The role of the Media in the shaping of European and US Muslim Identities", 03.12.13
- Egypt-Iran relations and the Sunni-Shia power struggle, 03.06.13
- Impediments to Normalized U.S.-Iranian Relations, 03.05.13
- Visiting lecturer John Esposito: We “need a global sense of pluralism”, 02.14.13
- Radio Tahrir Podcast, 02.01.13
- 843 libraries and humanities organizations awarded “Bookshelf” on Muslim history and culture, 01.09.13
- The post-American Middle East, 10.19.12
- Free Speech: A Global Debate, 10.03.12
- "What is Reform & Who are the Reformers?", 03.26.12
- "The Future of Islam", 03.04.12
- Georgetown University Analyzes Arab Spring One Year Later, 02.09.12
- Obama's 'Arab Problem', 11.11.11
- Arab Spring to be debated in Istanbul, 10.04.11
- Islam, Judaism - Tolerance Could Lead to Democracy, Peace, 09.28.11
- The Clever Tactics of Islamophobes, 09.19.11
- Islamophobia: The new anti-Semitism, 09.16.11
- Islamophobia: Paranoia infects North America, 09.16.11
- 9/12 and the 'war on terror', 09.07.11
- The Surge in Islamophobia, 09.02.11
- Oslo Terror Suspect Says Opponents of Islamic Center at Ground Zero Were Influences, 07.26.11
- Egypt’s Future in Western eyes, 07.19.11
- Syrian opposition blasts Rep. Dennis Kucinich, 06.29.11
- Historic consensus on proselytizing, 06.28.11
- Arabic for Right-Wingers, 06.16.11
- War for American Hearts and Minds Rages over Islam, 05.13.11
- Muslims Encouraged to Reach Out, 05.08.11
- Why Did They Bury Bin Laden at Sea?, 05.07.11
- Muslim Prayer, Edgy Talk at the Cathedral, 05.07.11
- Michelangelo’s Masterpiece Moving Utahns, 04.08.11
- All Frozen Territorial Disputes and Conflicts Have the Potential of Becoming Hot Again, Arms Racers Further Exacerbate Tensions, 04.04.11
- Another Error in the “War on Terror, 03.19.11
- Congress Fuels Islamophobia, 03.15.11
- Arab Revolts Herald a New World Order, 03.13.11
- Video: Dr. John Esposito with Al-Jazeera, 03.12.11
- White House Praises Muslims Ahead of Hearing, 03.07.11
- Turmoil in Arab World Opening New Opportunities for the West?, 03.07.11
- Arab Youth Want Democracy, Not Theocracy, 02.28.11
- Experts Assess Future Role of Islam in Nations Torn by Uprisings, 02.24.11
- Georgetown professor speaks on Muslim identity,, 02.24.11
- Friday Prayers Helped Feed Egyptian Revolution, 02.11.11
- Americans Get Hysterical: Oh No, a New Radical Muslim Egypt!, 01.31.11
- Audio: Christian Minorities Under Attack In The Middle East, 01.21.11
- Audio: The Optimistic Muslim – Religion? Politics?:, 01.10.11
- Religious groups keep faith with one another, 11.20.10
- John Esposito...On Muslims & West, 10.03.10
- 'International Koran Burning Day' event is still suspended for now., 09.10.10
- One Church’s Reasons to Hate Islam, Challenged by an Expert, 08.25.10
- Video: Dr. John Esposito discusses Islamic Cultural Center near Ground Zero, 08.18.10
- The Future of Islam, the Future of Humanity: Defining our interconnected lives, 07.20.10
- Audio: The History of Reform and the Future of Islam, 05.03.10
- Book Review: The Future of Islam, 04.22.10
- The Future of Islam: An Interview with Dr. John L. Esposito, 04.09.10
- A Review of "The Future of Islam", 02.27.10
- Esposito and Mogahed: A Journey to Answer the Difficult Questions about the West and Islam (Arabic), 07.09.09
- The Bottom Line, 07.08.09
- Interview with ACMCU Founding Director Dr. John L. Esposito (Arabic), 07.06.09
- The Bottom Line, 07.02.09
- Can Dialogue Help?, 06.04.09
- Pope Heads to Israel after Fence-Mending Trip to Jordan, 05.10.09
- Video: Director John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed discuss, 09.05.08
- This week, a global bid to connect Muslims and Christians, 08.30.08
- Islam-West Division Is Worsening, 01.23.08
- Professor Apostolos-Cappadona on "The White Jesus", 12.09.06