Some works of Mustafa Malik
A collection of published commentaries, journal articles, book chapters, and monographs.
- Gaza war bolsters Hamas, resistance to U.S. hegemony, Islam Today, January 25, 2009.
- Mumbai, 9/11 sparked by sense of siege, Islam Today, Dec. 20, 2008.
- Caught up in the terror trap, Providence Journal, June 3, 2008
- Ameen Bhai: Towering symbol of Sylheti culture., Jugobheri – 75th Anniversary Issue, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2008.
- America should leave Pakistan alone, San Diego Union-Tribune, November 9, 2007.
- U.S. pact with Iran picks up momentum, Omaha World Herald, July 14, 2007.
- U.S., Turkey on brink?, Zaman, June 12, 2007.
- Mahmud Ali: Turbulent life shaped by tough calls, New Age, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 9, 2006.
- Change guards at Persian Gulf, Zaman, Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2006.
- Media and Iraqi Attitudes Towards the U.S., Arlington, Va.: Global Challenges Group, February 2006.
- Pluralism and cultural racism, Middle East Policy, Washington, D.C., Fall 2005.
- Who is winning the war on terror?, Dawn, Karachi, Pakistan, October 14, 2005.
- Neocolonialism’s last hurrah, Zaman, October 6, 2005.
- U.S. should pay more attention to moderate Islamists, Columbus Dispatch, August 25, 2005.
- Consider real causes of Muslim terrorism, Omaha World-Herald, August 1, 2005.
- Get on with reunification, Concept, August 2005.
- Muslim world’s ‘mind-set’, Fortworth Star-Telegram, August 1, 2005.
- Iraq occupation at root of Islamist rage, Columbus Dispatch, July 26, 2005.
- Ms. Rice got it wrong!, Zaman, Istanbul, June 29, 2005.
- Rx for Muslim societies: democracy for freedom?, Middle East Policy, Summer 2005.
- U.S. unwittingly aids Iraq in gaining Iraqi foothold, Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 22, 2004.
- When ignorance is bliss, Concept, December 2004.
- Sectarian maneuvers threaten Iraq, Iran Daily, Dec. 2, 2004.
- Sistani’s obsession, Zaman, November 17, 2004.
- U.S. election: Bet on humility, Zaman, Nov. 2, 2004.
- Islam, terrorism and fundamentalism, Zaman, Sept. 14, 2004.
- Transnational political Islam, review essay, Middle East Policy, Summer 2004.
- EU accession: Let Turks be Turks, Zaman, July 23, 2004.
- Saving the region from a dangerous plot, Zaman, July 1, 2004.
- Kurdish autonomy must be addressed, Columbus Dispatch, June 2, 2004.
- A Crusader state again, New Nation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 7, 2004.
- America, say hello to Islam, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 21, 2003.
- The wrong ‘battle plan’ for peace, Philadelphia Daily News, April 4, 2003.
- Spookier than bin Laden, Miami Herald, November 1, 2001.
- Kashmir: Waiting for the high tide, Kansas City Star, October 11, 2001
- Balkan blind spot, News Watch January 20, 2000
- Clinton’s Kashmir cul-de-sac, Boston Globe, March 17, 2000
- Islam, Democracy and Postmodernism (Washington, D.C: Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, 2000)
- Is it terrorism — or culture war? Vol. 5, No. 1232 – The American Reporter – December 28, 19
- Kosovo: A milestone in Christian-Muslim relations, Middle East Insight, July 1999.
- Israel’s population bomb, New York Daily News, July 21, 1999.
- Turkey’s Imperiled European Ties (Philadelphia: Friends Publications, 1999).
- Turkey faces challenge to democracy, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 1999.
- Ocalan – a Kurdish perspective, Middle East Insight, March-April, 1999, pp.17-21.
- Turkey’s Kurdish question, Middle East Insight, January-February 1999, 21-50.
- Erosion of civil society: Adam Smith is succeeding where Marx failed, Impact International, August 1997.
- From cold war to cold peace, Impact International, London, July 1997.
- Religious law and Christianity in the Third World, Florida Times-Union, July 21, 1997.
- Ethnicity and Islamic modernization, in Peachey, P. (ed.),Abrahamic Faiths Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts (Washington: Council for Research, 1997), pp. 59-76.
- Others may be behind letter bombs, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 13, 1997.
- Something rotten in Riyadh, Hartford Courant, May 12, 1996.
- Forces of religion are pulling at many societies, Hartford Courant, October 13, 1996
- India: Mosque, temple and state, World & I, March 1993, pp. 78-85.
- From marriage to concubine, Impact International, London, August-September, 1993.
- A year later, no relief for Iraqis, Atlanta Journal & Constitution, January 12, 1992.
- Turning Iraq into Afghanistan?, Impact International, London, September-October 1992.
- Fruitless sanctions against Iraq, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 23, 1991.
- U.S. should liberate Arabs, not just land, Newsday, March 14, 1991.
- Kashmir crisis may threaten arms showdown, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23, 1990.
- Will Kashmir be a nuclear trigger?, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 21, 1990.
- Kashmir deserves freedom, Detroit Free Press, May 17, 1990.
- India’s estranged communities, in McComb, David, World History, Vol. II, Fifteenth to Twentieth Century (Guilford, Conn.: Dashkin Publishing Group, 1989), pp. 178-184.
- An ethnic mosaic: Ethnicity mediates Islam in Pakistan, World & I, November 1988.
- The Arabs talks of peace, will Washington join in?, Hartford Courant, January 13, 1985.
- Despite stumbling blocks, things look good for a deal, Hartford Courant, Dec. 2, 1984.
- Purbakashe Kalo Megh,(in Bengali), [Dark Clouds on the Eastern Horizon] (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Nibedan Prakashani, 1978).
- Ganatantrer Atandra Prahari (in Bengali), [Democracy’s Restless Sentinel], (Dhaka: Bao-Belal Publishers, 1971).
- Gaza war bolsters Hamas, resistance to U.S. hegemony, Islam Today, January 25, 2009.
- Mumbai, 9/11 sparked by sense of siege, Islam Today, Dec. 20, 2008.
- Caught up in the terror trap, Providence Journal, June 3, 2008
- Ameen Bhai: Towering symbol of Sylheti culture., Jugobheri – 75th Anniversary Issue, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 2008.
- America should leave Pakistan alone, San Diego Union-Tribune, November 9, 2007.
- U.S. pact with Iran picks up momentum, Omaha World Herald, July 14, 2007.
- U.S., Turkey on brink?, Zaman, June 12, 2007.
- Mahmud Ali: Turbulent life shaped by tough calls, New Age, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 9, 2006.
- Change guards at Persian Gulf, Zaman, Istanbul, Turkey, April 20, 2006.
- Media and Iraqi Attitudes Towards the U.S., Arlington, Va.: Global Challenges Group, February 2006.
- Pluralism and cultural racism, Middle East Policy, Washington, D.C., Fall 2005.
- Who is winning the war on terror?, Dawn, Karachi, Pakistan, October 14, 2005.
- Neocolonialism’s last hurrah, Zaman, October 6, 2005.
- U.S. should pay more attention to moderate Islamists, Columbus Dispatch, August 25, 2005.
- Consider real causes of Muslim terrorism, Omaha World-Herald, August 1, 2005.
- Get on with reunification, Concept, August 2005.
- Muslim world’s ‘mind-set’, Fortworth Star-Telegram, August 1, 2005.
- Iraq occupation at root of Islamist rage, Columbus Dispatch, July 26, 2005.
- Ms. Rice got it wrong!, Zaman, Istanbul, June 29, 2005.
- Rx for Muslim societies: democracy for freedom?, Middle East Policy, Summer 2005.
- U.S. unwittingly aids Iraq in gaining Iraqi foothold, Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 22, 2004.
- When ignorance is bliss, Concept, December 2004.
- Sectarian maneuvers threaten Iraq, Iran Daily, Dec. 2, 2004.
- Sistani’s obsession, Zaman, November 17, 2004.
- U.S. election: Bet on humility, Zaman, Nov. 2, 2004.
- Islam, terrorism and fundamentalism, Zaman, Sept. 14, 2004.
- Transnational political Islam, review essay, Middle East Policy, Summer 2004.
- EU accession: Let Turks be Turks, Zaman, July 23, 2004.
- Saving the region from a dangerous plot, Zaman, July 1, 2004.
- Kurdish autonomy must be addressed, Columbus Dispatch, June 2, 2004.
- A Crusader state again, New Nation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 7, 2004.
- America, say hello to Islam, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 21, 2003.
- The wrong ‘battle plan’ for peace, Philadelphia Daily News, April 4, 2003.
- Spookier than bin Laden, Miami Herald, November 1, 2001.
- Kashmir: Waiting for the high tide, Kansas City Star, October 11, 2001
- Balkan blind spot, News Watch January 20, 2000
- Clinton’s Kashmir cul-de-sac, Boston Globe, March 17, 2000
- Islam, Democracy and Postmodernism (Washington, D.C: Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, 2000)
- Is it terrorism — or culture war? Vol. 5, No. 1232 – The American Reporter – December 28, 19
- Kosovo: A milestone in Christian-Muslim relations, Middle East Insight, July 1999.
- Israel’s population bomb, New York Daily News, July 21, 1999.
- Turkey’s Imperiled European Ties (Philadelphia: Friends Publications, 1999).
- Turkey faces challenge to democracy, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 1999.
- Ocalan – a Kurdish perspective, Middle East Insight, March-April, 1999, pp.17-21.
- Turkey’s Kurdish question, Middle East Insight, January-February 1999, 21-50.
- Erosion of civil society: Adam Smith is succeeding where Marx failed, Impact International, August 1997.
- From cold war to cold peace, Impact International, London, July 1997.
- Religious law and Christianity in the Third World, Florida Times-Union, July 21, 1997.
- Ethnicity and Islamic modernization, in Peachey, P. (ed.),Abrahamic Faiths Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts (Washington: Council for Research, 1997), pp. 59-76.
- Others may be behind letter bombs, San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 13, 1997.
- Something rotten in Riyadh, Hartford Courant, May 12, 1996.
- Forces of religion are pulling at many societies, Hartford Courant, October 13, 1996
- India: Mosque, temple and state, World & I, March 1993, pp. 78-85.
- From marriage to concubine, Impact International, London, August-September, 1993.
- A year later, no relief for Iraqis, Atlanta Journal & Constitution, January 12, 1992.
- Turning Iraq into Afghanistan?, Impact International, London, September-October 1992.
- Fruitless sanctions against Iraq, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 23, 1991.
- U.S. should liberate Arabs, not just land, Newsday, March 14, 1991.
- Kashmir crisis may threaten arms showdown, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23, 1990.
- Will Kashmir be a nuclear trigger?, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 21, 1990.
- Kashmir deserves freedom, Detroit Free Press, May 17, 1990.
- India’s estranged communities, in McComb, David, World History, Vol. II, Fifteenth to Twentieth Century (Guilford, Conn.: Dashkin Publishing Group, 1989), pp. 178-184.
- An ethnic mosaic: Ethnicity mediates Islam in Pakistan, World & I, November 1988.
- The Arabs talks of peace, will Washington join in?, Hartford Courant, January 13, 1985.
- Despite stumbling blocks, things look good for a deal, Hartford Courant, Dec. 2, 1984.
- Purbakashe Kalo Megh,(in Bengali), [Dark Clouds on the Eastern Horizon] (Dhaka, Bangladesh: Nibedan Prakashani, 1978).
- Ganatantrer Atandra Prahari (in Bengali), [Democracy’s Restless Sentinel], (Dhaka: Bao-Belal Publishers, 1971).