President Obama extends his best wishes to Muslims around the world during Ramadan
Islam in America - Part 1
In the first episode of a special two-part film Rageh Omaar looks at why Islam has come to be described by some people as a "very American faith". He traces its history in the US and talks to American Muslims about how their belief is compatible with the principles of American democracy.
As the US government moves to shutdown its detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, stories are emerging of the way it affected those inside.
Former inmates have talked about the deprivation and pressures they faced.
But Terry Holdbrooks was on the other side. He was a US soldier and he says he saw something in the behaviour of the inmates that changed him. He tells his story to Al Jazeera in his own words.
Occupation 101:
Award-winning documentary film on Israeli-Palestinian conflict A
thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and
historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
CBS 60 Minutes - Has peace in the Middle East become nothing more than
a pipe dream? As Bob Simon reports, a growing number of Israelis and
Palestinians feel that a two-state solution is no longer possible.
Examining Media Coverage of Israel's 60th Anniversary
"The West is in turmoil of Islamophobia", and Israel is
perceived as the enemy of our enemy which means it is our friend" said Gideon
Levy, senior Journalist with the Israeli Haaretz newspaper. He added " You can see in the western media,
this connection between Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hammas, the Palestinians, it is now
all one entity in the eyes of the west, and all of a sudden, Israel looks with
flying colors!".
'Schism,' a six-minute video response to 'Fitna,' a
controversial video by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders that depicts Islam as a
violent and fascist-like ideology. This video response portraying
aggressive behavior by Christians matched with verses from the Bible is gaining
traction on the Internet not because it answers hate with hate, rather, there
is a pleasant surprise at the end!