Islam

The Arab Story: The Big One Waiting to Be Told

By Rami G. Khouri• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

‘How do journalists make the lives and aspirations of Arab men and women who will not succumb to criminality or terror relevant to Western audiences?’ Read more

The Consequences of Uninformed Reporting

By Jamie L. Hamilton• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

‘Most Americans think that since Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God, they must read the Qur'an literally …’ Read more

Reporting the Arab and Muslim Worlds

By Marda Dunsky• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

It is hard to see ‘ourselves—our actions and their consequences—in the picture.’ Read more

Misperceptions of the ‘War’ in Iraq

By Richard Engel• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

An NBC News correspondent—with longtime experience in Iraq—describes many other visions of the war now being fought. Read more

History, Memory and Context

By Iman Azzi• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

‘… when a major story erupts in Lebanon, Westerners don't already have the dots by which they can make connections.’ Read more

Islam Today: The Need to Explore Its Complexities

By Tariq Ramadan• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

A scholar finds in most coverage of Muslims ‘a striking lack of clarity and an atmosphere of incomprehension that can only generate suspicion and fear.’ Read more

Fiction Can Be More Real Than Journalism

By Matt Beynon Rees• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

‘In journalism, the color gray too often comes out a muddy brown.’ Read more

Glossary

By Various Sources• International Journalism• June 15, 2007

Allah: Literally, "The God." Arabic speaking Jews, Christians and Muslims use this term as the proper name for God. Muslims view Allah as the Creator and Sustainer of everything in the universe, Who is transcendent, has no physical form, and … Read more