Marc Anderson has a DVD/CD titled Drums in the Church: A Practical Guide for Percussion in Christian Worship. He teaches workshops and classes and is based in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Bruce Adolph is the publisher of Christian Musician Magazine and Worship Musician! Magazine and produces the Christian Musician Summit conferences. He can discuss the role of drums in contemporary Christian worship. He is based in Puyallup, Washington.

Diana Garland, dean of the Baylor University School of Social Work, has conducted research about congregational social work and family ministry.

“Faith & Philanthropy,” a report from the Independent Sector.

Richard C. Martin is a professor in the religion department at Emory University in Atlanta. His scholarly interests include Islamic studies, comparative religions and religion and conflict. He has written several books about the history and study of Islam. He has lived and done research in Egypt and elsewhere in the Muslim world, and he is […]

Zahid H. Bukhari directs the American Muslim Studies Program at the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Previously, he directed the Muslims in the American Public Square Project, which looked at the contribution and role of Muslims in American public life. He also directs the Center for […]

Dr. Laila Al-Marayati is a physician and past president of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Muslim Women’s League, which represents Muslim women and supports the status of women as equal members of society. The league has a speakers bureau and position papers on topic issues such as divorce, honor killing, female genital mutilation, gender equality, inheritance and […]

The Muslim Observer is an online publication created in Detroit. Aslam Abdullah is editor.