Any discussion about the interlinked issues of migration, identity and the need for intercultural dialogue must be contextualized in this era of globalization – which constitutes the defining characteristic of our times.

AUDIO :: The same kind of Islamophobia that has made much of Europe inhospitable to its Muslim citizens is now threatening to seize the US Commentator Reza Aslan spoke with NPR's All Things Considered. more>

VIDEO :: Gwen Ifill gets three views from Rev. Welton Gaddy of Interfaith Alliance, Professor Abdullahi An-na'im, and Cynthia Mahmood a senior fellow at the University of Notre Dame on the controversy surrounding the construction of Islamic Center near Ground Zero. more>

The United States of America has long served as a dream country for those who cannot write freely, or speak their mind because of fully or partially repressive regimes. Nonetheless, what are the limits of the freedom of thought and expression when it comes to criticizing the Israeli government? more>

AUDIO :: Former US Ambassador Edward Peck was on board one of the ships in the Gaza convoy that was attacked by Israeli forces. He gave this account to Free Speech Radio News. more>

Although the number of Turks is still relatively small and their influence is relatively weak in the United States compared to some other diasporas, their level of engagement in the American political system and society has improved visibly recently. more>

Speaking in Istanbul last month, U.S. and NATO Commander of forces in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, declared: "This is not a physical war in terms of how many people we kill or how much ground you capture…" This would come as a shocking surprise to my students at Istanbul Technical University. more>

The author alleges that President Barack Obama was right when he chose not to use "Islam", "Muslim" or "terrorism" during his remarks at the ceremony for the Fort Hood shooting victims. Had an incident like this happened during the Bush-Cheney years, states the author, it could have been used as a pretext for another war. more>

The author opines that the Iranian regime has used its nuclear program as a diversion away from post-election social unrest to fulfill its principal goal: political survival at home. more>

VIDEO :: Only a few years after its inception, Ebru TV has won three mid-Atlantic Emmy awards and is able compete toe-to-toe with major TV networks in the United States.

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[Obama] seems to have realized that it was necessary to act together with Turkey for a better administration of the regional issues. This represents a dramatic change in American foreign policy. more>