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John Esposito

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Lives Lived: Remembering Dr. John L. Esposito, a Lifelong Bridge Builder

Lives Lived: Remembering Dr. John L. Esposito, a Lifelong Bridge Builder

The best way to honour his memory is to continue his mission: to approach others with curiosity rather than fear, to insist on facts over prejudice, and to recognize our shared humanity across lines of faith and culture.

Georgetown University

Tariq Ramadan on radically reforming Islam

(April 12, 2010) -Tariq Ramadan, a world-renowned Swiss Islamic scholar, is currently making his first appearance in the U.S. since the State Department barred him from entering the U.S. in 2004. On Monday, he spoke at Georgetown University in Gaston Hall along with School of Foreign Service

The Future of Islam

By Youssef Chouhoud (March 17, 2010) – According to a recent Gallup poll, a majority of Americans still have little to no knowledge of Islam’s basic tenets. More disheartening, if not outright frightening, is that even given this avowed lack of knowledge, a sizeable percentage of US citizens nonetheless maintain

What Americans think about Muslims

By Dalia Mogahed The American people and their openness to Muslim communities will in many ways determine the success of US President Barack Obama’s global engagement initiative, which he launched on his inauguration day a year ago by calling for a “new way forward” with Muslims. Change will depend

World Leaders and Scholars Discuss Interfaith Challenges

(October 9, 2009) – Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, called upon faith groups to highlight interfaith commonalities to address global issues of peace and security at a two-day conference on Muslim-Christian relations this week. “The best hope for faith in the 21st century is that we confront all