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As an initiative of the international conflict transformation organization Search for Common Ground, CGNews welcomes all stakeholders to share their perspectives on key issues affecting Muslim-Western relations and on race relations in the United States. CGNews - Common Ground News - aims to present constructive ideas, provide solutions, humanize the other, offer hope and/or shed light on a variety of issue

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Opinion 

Libyans Stand Up For Peace After Ambassador’s Death – OpEd

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By Yusra Tekbali Friday 21 September was the UN International Day of Peace. Libyans, still reeling from the aftermath of

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Moving The Conversation Forward On Muslim Women’s Rights – OpEd

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By Sheherazade Jafari Muslim women’s rights. These three words— whether uttered by religious fundamentalists, progressives, politicians, activists, believers or nonreligious

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Social Values, Not Religion, At Heart Of Muslim Protests – OpEd

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By Leena El-Ali In the past week, Muslim-Western relations have come back under the global media spotlight after widespread protests

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Mary: World Famous Mother Is Shaking Up The Peacebuilding Field – OpEd

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By Shelina Janmohamed With the 11th anniversary of 9/11, questions, conflicts and misunderstandings between faith groups persist. But something interesting

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UK Channel 4 Film Controversy Suggests Media May Be The Problem, And Solution, To Image Of Islam – OpEd

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By Nihal Magdy In August, the UK’s Channel 4 broadcast the documentary “Islam: The Untold Story”. Presented by historian Tom

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9/11 Anniversary Marked By Rejection Of Violence, Prejudice – OpEd

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By Dominique and Mike Rychlik The anniversary of 9/11 is a poignant occasion to reflect on why we insist on

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Muslim Americans Reach Out To Sikhs – OpEd

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By Craig Phillips The shooting that left six worshipers dead at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin last month

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Keeping Egypt’s Blogosphere Alive – OpEd

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By Nadine El Sayed Social media and blogs play a crucial role in maintaining a diversified, vibrant and well-rounded public

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Religion 

American Muslims Claim Their Place In Global Islam

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By Farha Tahir Twenty years ago, if you had asked American Muslims where they were from, many would probably have

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Arab Diaspora A Business Opportunity – OpEd

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By Nada Akl For immigrants in the Arab diaspora – those who have left Arab countries for the West or

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