What does one get when they cross boxing hall of fame trainer Freddie Roach, the Oscar De La Hoya-led Golden Boy Promotions and a quick-handed young boxer? If trends continue, a superstar.

A proposal for a mosque re-location and expansion on the outskirts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee has ignited a firestorm of controversy, with many residents expressing fear of Muslims and hostility to Islam during a two hour public meeting at the Rutherford County Commission.

Jews, Christians and Muslims prayed together as regional Sufi leader, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bukhari was laid to rest in his home in Old City Jerusalem. On June 1 he passed away at the age of 61, after a long struggle with heart disease.

On June 17, 2008, I turned 28. I also got to watch the Lakers get spanked in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, a 39-point shaming by the Boston Celtics. Nothing can more deeply wound a Lakers fan than to see his (my) team lose to the Celtics, let alone for the ninth time in the NBA finals, never mind by nearly 40 points in Boston.

Nikki Haley, front-runner for the Republican nomination in South Carolina governor's race and a convert to Christianity, faces questions and doubts from some evangelical Christians about her religion.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born former Dutch parliamentarian and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute is clear about one thing: There is no hope for Muslim women who do not renounce their faith.

Critical Self-Definition is the most significant challenge facing American Muslim communities today. This challenge is the product of an all too popular conversation on "Muslim pathologies" i.e. a "culture of terrorism" created by institutions and individuals who benefit materially from demonizing Muslims. Unfortunately, under the pressure of this pervasive discourse many American Muslims have let this external narrative determine how they see themselves and what their communities' priorities should be.

Soccer fans surged into South Africa this week, waving national flags and bearing face paint. The month-long World Cup 2010 kicked off with a celebration concert featuring Shakira and The Black Eyed Peas but the first round of games ended in a draw.

In response to criticism over the federal response to the Gulf Oil Spill, President Obama said he is consulting with experts so he can learn “whose ass to kick.”

With its deadly commando raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla that left nine civilians dead and dozens injured, Israel once again resembles a self-destructive Goliath to much of the world.