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Teen Collects Books in French for her Second Goodwill Mission to Haiti
Giselle Osborn was among a handful of youth chosen to travel to Haiti this past August as part of a delegation to build eco-friendly...
In Kabul, a Bowling Center Offers Respite From War
In an Afghan capital scarred by years of war, a young Afghan woman has bet $1 million that her countrymen could use a little...
Why a Woman-Hero Activist From Yemen Won the Nobel Peace Prize
From the moment Tawakul Karmen took off her veil in front of television cameras five years ago, she has been a force of change...
Tony Robbins: How Can the Anniversary of 9/11 be Used to Change Your Life?
How do we react to a crisis? Do we let life destroy us, or can we find a way to turn even the most...
Ex-Terrorist Bomber is Now Comic Book Hero and Friend to Police
Hoping to persuade children not to make the same mistake he made, a reformed al-Qaida-linked terrorist has become a comic book sensation in a...
Hurricane Irene: How People Are Helping, and How You Can too
While everyone watches Hurricane Irene's next move along the eastern seaboard, hundreds of people from around the US are organizing relief efforts.
Toledo-area volunteers, including...
Apps for Good: Disadvantaged Youths Invited to Develop Mobile Applications
The group of altruistic technology professionals working under the name Apps for Good is now recruiting immigrants or unemployed youths from East and South...
A Victim of 9/11 Hate Crime Now Fights for His Attacker’s Life
Rais Bhuiyan, shot in the face by Mark Stroman in a shooting rampage motivated by the 9/11 attacks, is now leading the effort to...
From Victim to Survivor: a Foundation for Peace
My 12-year-old son Tim was killed on 20 March 1993 by a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army in Warrington, England. He was...
Indonesian Example Counters Fears of Radical Religious States in Tunisia/Egypt
Many scholars are pessimistic that Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution and the political transition in Egypt will successfully bring about democracy in these countries, and worry...
My Vote Finally Counted: Flying Home for Egypt’s Referendum
I got excited as the plane approached the tarmac. A wide smile overtook my face as I contemplated my last-minute decision to travel from...
Librarians Assemble to Read the Qur’an on Steps of Chicago Building
The American Library Association and librarians across the country have moved the Qur’an to the top of their list for titles celebrated during their...
Israeli Millionaire Builds Mosque in France
Jewish businessman Robert Harush who grew up in France decided to spend part of his fortune on renovation of a large Muslim house of...
Mosque Plan at Ground Zero Overcomes Major Obstacle with Landmarks Vote
The New York Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to deny landmark status to the building at 45-47 Park Place located two blocks from...
Positive Radio Station Run By and For Palestinian Women
Palestinian women are hoping to improve their lives by using the air waves. A group of women in the West Bank this month launched...
A Modest Peace Plan That Works for Turkish-Jewish Pair
Jews: want to fight anti-Semitism? Muslims: want to challenge islamophobia? There's an easy way to do it: have coffee with one another. Last...
Defeating Terrorism: What Indonesia Can Teach The World
Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, is waging one of the world’s most determined campaigns against terrorism — and much of the credit...
Serbia Apologizes For Srebrenica Massacre
Serbia's parliament approved a declaration Tuesday condemning the 1995 Serb massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica, in a bid to distance the country from...
Antonio Banderas Named UN Goodwill Ambassador With Focus On Poverty
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas has agreed to act as U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for the fight against poverty, the United Nations Development Program announced Wednesday....
Obama’s ‘Olive-branch’ Cairo Speech Named Top US Religion Story
President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo in which he pledged a new U.S. relationship with Muslim countries, has been named the top religion...