Students with questions

I'm a student writing an essay on deadline. Can you give me a quick comment about ________?

If you're a student wanting to know where I stand on a theme related to my book, look no further than my interview with Al-Arabiya.net, one of the most popular news sites in the Middle East. This interview is probably the most comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date treatment of my views on a wide range of topics. Click here for the English version.

The most urgent priority for me is to revive ijtihad, Islam's own tradition of critical thinking. But I don't simply want to restore the spirit of ijtihad. I want to help popularize and democratize it so that all people in the Muslim world, especially women, know that it's their God-given right to think. My views are explained in an essay I wrote for the Times of London Higher Educational Supplement.

What do I see as the future of Islam? The BBC World Service wanted to know, too. Here's the interview they aired.

Finally, I'm constantly writing about issues in the news. If you want my take on something you've heard about lately, you can probably get it by reviewing my blog.