“Your friend is he who tells you the truth,” goes an old Arab saying, and that is why I am sharing with you, President Bush, these lines echoing the sentiments of millions of Arabs around the world. Your first “crusade” remark immediately after 9/11 spawned apprehension, later amplified by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan…

I have often wondered how candidates are selected for employment in companies and how well-qualified students gain places in our universities. And I also wondered how it had happened that the phrase “vitamin waw” — meaning wasta, an Arabic word referring to a person who can pull strings or use influence to help someone —…

In this week’s article, I continue to focus on our Muslim values and draw attention to the negative issues that are keeping Muslim societies behind. I strongly believe that it is the duty of every Muslim today to speak out against our shortcomings and to address the erosion of our values and call for a…