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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
- The Vatican's Encounter with Islam
- by Ibrahim Kalin
(Courtesy of Zaman)
A historic step was taken in Rome last week. The first seminar of the Catholic-Muslim Forum was held on Nov. 4-6 at the Vatican with the participation of about 60 Muslim and Catholic religious leaders and scholars from around the world.
The participants discussed the love of God, love of the neighbor, human dignity and mutua... [full text] - Next Question: Can Barack Obama Do It?
- by Ibrahim Kalin
(courtesy of Zaman)
The most exciting and closely watched US election in recent memory concluded with a decisive victory for Barack Obama. Not only Obama supporters in the US, but also a good part of the world's population have taken a big sigh of relief.
This is only to be expected given the enormous implications of what Obama will bring to the table ... [full text] - An Internationalist President
- by John L. Esposito
First posted at The Immanent Frame, the Social Science Research Council's blog on secularism, religion, and the public sphere
Barack Obama’s campaign victory was epic-making in America and across the Muslim world. On November 4, as soon as the election was called for Barack Obama, I began to receive congratulatory emails from friends in the Middle East,... [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.