The unseen war in Islam
We’ve come a long way from early, clumsy attempts to identify the perpetrators of terrorism. Even George Bush appeared dazed and unsure when he famously
quipped: "Islam is peace". That was in 2001, a few days after fifteen Saudi Arabian terrorists flew three planes into American landmarks. George Bush wanted to assure the American public that [...]
Terrorism exposes ugly truths
What hurts Muslims most is the fact that militants have begun to target predominantly Muslim countries. The bombings in Jordan are not likely to be the last ones that kill Muslims. As long as sections of the Muslim community continue to support suicide bombings in other countries like Israel, terrorists are not going to stop [...]
Mom, I have Arabs in the cellar!
On Tuesday, US forces raided an Interior Ministry building in Baghdad, drove befuddled guards out of it and found a basement chock-full with prisoners. Nearly all of them were Sunni Arabs; nearly all of them showed signs of having been tortured and starved. Embarrassed, Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari quickly distanced himself from the affair, as [...]
The Gospel according to Hamas
Because terrorist groups like Hamas and al-Qaeda do not adopt the positions of traditional scholars on a wide array of issues, they can be placed against the context of a wider movement that has sought, with varying degree and success, to ‘modernize’ Islam. The adherents of extremist groups thrive on the ‘exclusion clauses’ that are [...]
Burn that Peugeot!
As long as French authorities are more interested in the number of cars set to flame than the real roots of the conflagration that has swept across 300 towns and cities, the public disorder will spiral into something much worse. Jacques Chirac frankly notes that "respect for all, justice and equal opportunity," are needed to quell [...]
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