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Malaysia PM Mahathir Mohammed speech at OIC: October 16, 2003
http://www.bernama.com/oicsummit/speechr.php?id=35&cat=BI#

 A TV channel for American-Muslim community: By Tanmaya Kumar Nanda, May 9, 2003
http://www.rediff.com/us/2003/may/09us.htm


Save Islam from distortion: By Anwar Syed, January 24, 2002
Asian Age


Ban religious fanaticism: By M Zaman Malik, December 30, 2001
http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/articles.asp?id=6&date1=12/30/2001


New study details Islamic world's democracy deficit December 18, 2001
http://www.freedomhouse.org/media/pressrel/121801.htm

 

Not a war against Muslims: By Khalid Mahmood, December 12, 2001
http://www.dawn.com/2001/12/06/op.htm#3
 

Jihadis owe an explanation: By Masood Ahmad, December 6, 2001
http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/articles.asp?id=5&date1=12/6/2001

 

Pakistan and the real world: By Hamida Khuhro, December 5, 2001
http://www.dawn.com/2001/10/05/op.htm


100 e-mails to victory: By Khaled Al-Maeena, November 26, 2001
Asian Age


The current crisis: formulating a response: Interview with Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller, October 22, 2001
http://www.masud.co.uk/

Islam has become its own enemy: By Ziauddin Sardar, October 21, 2001
http://www.observer.co.uk/islam/story/0,1442,577943,00.html

Extremism, terrorism and fundamentalism: By Anwar Syed October 13, 2001
http://www.dawn.com/2001/10/13/op.htm

Imam Hamza Yusuf: 'If you hate the west, emigrate to
a Muslim country'
: By Jack O'Sullivan, October 8, 2001
 http://www.themodernreligion.com/terror/wtc-hamza.html

Making the World Safe for Terrorism: By Nuh Ha Mim Keller, September 30, 2001
http://www.masud.co.uk/

America's tragedy: An Islamic perspective: By Shaykh Hamza Yusuf , September 30, 2001  
http://www.zaytuna.org/tragedy/tragedy1.html

CBS's 60 minutes interview with Shaykh Hamza, Imam Siraj Wahaj, Farid Esack,
Faisal Abdur Rauf transcript
: Septembet 30, 2001

http://web.utk.edu/~msa/60Mins_Transcript.htm

My fatwa on the fanatics: By Ziauddin Sardar, September 23, 2001 
Observer, London

Transcript of interview with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson by Michael
Enright on the
September 11 tragedy
:
By Raneem Azzam, September 23, 2001
http://www.ihyaproductions.com/articles/hyCBCtranscript.htm

'When the innocent are murdered, we all go into the dark
with them'
By Ziauddin Sardar, September 21, 2001
http://www.observer.co.uk/waronterrorism/story/0,1373,562647,00.html

Expert says Islam prohibits violence against innocents: By Richard Scheinin, September 15, 2001
http://www0.mercurycenter.com/local/center/isl0916.htm

Overcoming reinforced definitions: Dr James J Zogby, July 12, 2001
http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/articles.asp?id=4&date1=12/7/2001

Getting worse for the Arabs: By Edward W. Said, July 7, 2001
The Dawn

Islam has a progressive tradition too: By Hamza Yasuf, June 3, 2002
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4436548,00.html

On America's response to 9/11: Interview with scholar and author Karen Armstrong.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week602/armstrong.html

Keepers of the faith: By Khalid Hasan
http://www.hclinfinet.com/2001/OCT/WEEK3/1/opinioned1frame.jsp

3 language, social representation and the media
http://www.aps.psychsociety.com.au/member/racism/sec3.html

Islam at the crossroads
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/op/stories/2001112700030100.htm

The view from Islamabad: By Pervez Hoodbhoy
Communalism Combat

Muslims living in non-Muslim lands: By Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah 
http://www.zaytuna.org/specials/muslims_living_in_non_muslim_lands.html

The belly to do what needs to be done: By Tamim Ansary

Critical discourse analysis: By Teun A. Van Dijk
http://www.hum.uva.nl/~teun/cda.htm

The Muslim cause: By Pran Chopra

Behind the veil: By Dr Zeenat Shaukat Ali
Asian Age

Why extremism always fails: Spanish Muslim perspectives: By Abd el-Wahid Miranda
http://www.masud.co.uk/

The hijackers were not Muslims after all: By Abdal-Hakim Murad
http://www.masud.co.uk/

A time for introspection: By Shaykh Hamza Yusuf 
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/masud/ISLAM/misc/shhamza_sep11.htm

Recapturing Islam from the terrorists: By Abdal-Hakim Murad 
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/masud/ISLAM/ahm/recapturing.htm

Growth of democracy Is the answer to terrorism: By Anwar Ibrahim
http://www.iht.com/articles/35281.html

The language of Islamophobia: By Jeremy Henzell-Thomas
http://www.masud.co.uk/

Islamophobia: By Edna Yaghi
http://iisca.org/knowledge/misc/islamophobia.htm

Disclaimer: Since ‘September 11’, we have witnessed a fresh churning among Muslims throughout the globe. In this section we will be reproducing a selection of articles form time to time reflecting this process of introspection, discussion and debate. These articles are being reproduced here purely by way of information. Muslims for Secular Democracy does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in them. Any errors/omissions in the articles are of the respective creators /copyright holders and any issues regarding the same may be taken up with them directly. Further, the views expressed in these articles must not be assumed to be the views of Muslims for Secularism and Democracy.