Leena El-Ali
Leena El-Ali is Director of Muslim-Western Relations and Middle East and North Africa programmes at Search for Common Ground (SFCG), an international non-profit organization in th…
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A dark cloud hangs over Kosovo
The serious allegations made against Kosovo's current prime minister and former political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Hashim Thaci, by the Council of Europe's spec…
MEDIA ALERT: Tunisia's President dissolves Government
January 14, 2011 Tunis, Tunisia -- Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Friday dismissed his government and called early elections in six months' time, as weeks of unrest…
MEDIA ALERT: Tunisia's President dissolves Government
January 14, 2011 Tunis, Tunisia -- Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Friday dismissed his government and called early elections in six months' time, as weeks of unrest…
What's More Dangerous: Muslims or Islamophobia?
When you hear the word “terrorist,†who comes to mind? Basque separatists in white hoods? Anarchists wearing bandanas with five-pointed stars? Or perhaps some right- or left-w…
What's More Dangerous: Muslims or Islamophobia?
When you hear the word “terrorist,†who comes to mind? Basque separatists in white hoods? Anarchists wearing bandanas with five-pointed stars? Or perhaps some right- or left-w…
Major Political Crisis in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon -- The Shia movement Hezbollah and its political allies resigned from the Lebanese government earlier today This is in reaction to the imminent Special Tribunal fo…
Terrorism cannot be the outcome of any proper understanding of religion: Responding to Alexandria church bombing‬
There is no religion worthy of the name that does not regard as one of its highest values the sanctity of human life. Islam is no exception to this rule.
Bomb Blast Kills 21 at Coptic Church New Year's service in Alexandria, Egypt
At least 21 people were killed and nearly 80 wounded when a bomb exploded outside a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria in the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt since at least…
Bomb Blast Kills 21 at Coptic Church New Year's service in Alexandria, Egypt
At least 21 people were killed and nearly 80 wounded when a bomb exploded outside a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria in the deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt since at least…
Secrecy is the problem, not leakers
WikiLeaks is now at the centre of a global battle between media and those in power but what's new about what Julian Assange is doing? WikiLeaks is much more than just another jour…
Is There an Ideological Rift with China?
Over the last two months China opposed the decision of the Nobel Peace Prize committee and prevented other countries from attending the ceremony in Oslo. Chinese officials highlig…