On Faith

PANELIST'S VIEW

Change in Egypt will change the region

Muqtedar Khan » This is a pivotal moment in the current history of the Arab World. If Egypt is transformed, it will transform the region. If Egypt becomes democratic, democracy will become the norm in the Arab World.

Religious Right Now

Trust the Egyptian people

Jordan Sekulow » Protesters in Egypt are not burning our flag or Israel's; they are burning images of the dictator Mubarak. If we fail to stand in solidarity with what has been primarily a secular uprising, America's lack of support for change will be touted by Islamic hardliners.

For God's Sake

Crisis in Egypt: A spiritual perspective

Brad Hirschfield » I hope that Egypt comes out of its current crises better than it was before the crisis began. I hope that the country of almost 80 million citizens creates the kind of robust democracy which all people deserve. But I also acknowledge that democracy alone is not enough.

Georgetown/On Faith

Forgotten crisis: Stateless in Bangladesh

Katherine Marshall » At least 200,000 Rohingya live in a painful limbo, stateless, unwelcome and unrecognized in the country where they find themselves.

Guest Voices

Miraculous demonstrations in Muslim world

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach » The much more pressing question is whether the citizens of places like Egypt will succeed in overthrowing their tyrants, and more importantly, whether they will replace one form or tyranny with another or finally demonstrate that Islamic countries can have functioning democracies.