Getting around can be a difficult situation when you're Muslim, thanks to rules that dictate that men and women ride separately.

It is a shame that many of the Pakistani people I have been interacting have bought the government-fed idea that Ahmadiyya Muslims are not Muslims.

Over the years Commissioner Raymond Kelly's leadership of the New York Police Department has demonstrated a record of inclusion and outreach towards the Muslim community; that is why recent revelations about training videos offensive to Muslims comes as such a surprise. Commissioner Kelly now has a choice to make -- he can take clear and decisive action that is consistent with his track record, or; he can allow speculation to eat away at his years of hard work and outreach towards the Muslim community.

We no doubt acknowledge that the nation is going through religious challenges. Unfortunately, this is consequent upon the seeming intractable horror being inflicted on it by unscrupulous Boko Haram Islamic sect. In the midst of this religious intolerance is a glimpse of hope that all is, after all, not lost.

"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue..." So we were taught in primary school. But, did you know that the captains of two of the three small Spanish ships comprising Columbus's fleet were in fact Muslim?

NEW YORK – TMA Worldwide, A Chicago based company launches the first ever Muslim Spelling Bee contest in USA. Participants will compete in 10 cities across the USA to qualify for the finals in Chicago in May 2012, says a press release.

The lavish book has pages 2.28 meters (90 inches) by 1.55 meters (61 inches) in size, and has been certified as the world’s largest by the Afghan ministry of Haj and Religious Affairs, according to the Kabul cultural center that houses it.

Muslim athletes are set to face an even tougher challenge during this year’s Olympic Games as they gear up to compete in London during the holy month of Ramadan.

The summer’s event will clash with the holiest month of the year in the Islamic calendar, when Muslims are expected to fast from sunrise to sunset, a requirement that could hamper the performance of athletes from the GCC.