Rather than concern ourselves too much with the actions of others, let’s put our own values to action. If someone wishes to offend, let them knock themselves out trying. Let us instead take the higher ground and appreciate the mercy, love, and other teachings our prophet brought us by making a prayer for him on a day when others go out of their way to ridicule him.

With the dust finally settled on Beijing’s Olympic extravaganza , US Swimmer Michael Phelps is undoubtedly the athlete who caused the most splash.

Not surprisingly, Phelps’ 8 gold medals also helped him strike gold with the media, but some have begun to wonder whether he has what it takes to merit our long term attention.

Ahmed Rehab was invited by the University of Chicago to review the first Chapter of Prof. Michael Sells’ Jihad and Crusade: Religion and Violence after the Cold War

While renowned bridge-builder, Dr. Maher Hathout, has been a leading advocate for tolerance and pluralism both in the United States and the Muslim-majority world, Steven Emerson has made a name for himself in the ignoble but profitable trade of rabble-rousing and hatemongering against anybody who is a somebody in Muslim leadership.

One must ask, what motivates the likes of Ms.Charen to level blatantly false accusations against Muslim-American leadership? What motivates her to laundry list random acts of violence committed by 7 deranged Muslims – whom she admits are doubtless “mentally borderline types” - as if they were representative of the “Muslim spirit of the day?”