Sightings Articles
In the Shade of Napoleon and Malcolm X: Making Sense of Obama’s “New Beginning” in Cairo — Omer M. Mozaffar
When Napoleon's forces arrived in Egypt in 1798 speaking of liberty, equality, and fraternity, many Muslims wondered if Napoleon had become a Muslim. Nevertheless, that moment - Napoleon's military and administrative conquest - marked the beginning o...
June 11, 2009
American Islam Enters its Next Phase — Omer M. Mozaffar
Thousands of Muslim mourners flocked to Chicago last week to bury their beloved Brother Imam, Warith Deen Mohammed, who died on September 9. They laid to rest what may be the single most significant legacy in the history of American Islam. Many of th...
September 18, 2008
Caliphate is the New Jihad — Omer M. Mozaffar
The reader is surely familiar with the phrase "Islam means peace", a response to the linkages of Islam with violence. Similarly, perhaps the most common statement from Muslims since September 11, 2001 is "jihad does not mean holy war, but struggle." ...