Tariq Ramadan defends his views

By sheila | Sep 22, 2009

LA Times: Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan defends his views

Liberal Muslim or closet fundamentalist? Peaceful intellectual or militant in sheep’s clothing?

Tariq Ramadan has been called all these things — and more — by his friends and foes. Whatever the truth, the Swiss-born Oxford University professor ranks among the most influential thinkers in the Muslim world.

The grandson [...]

Civilian deaths in Gaza under-reported

By sheila | Sep 8, 2009

JPost: Civilian deaths in Gaza op were higher

More than half of the 1,382 Palestinians who were killed by the IDF in Operation Cast Lead did not take part in hostilities, the human rights organization B’Tselem said in a special report being published Wednesday morning regarding Palestinian fatality figures during the fighting. Palestinians search through…

Palestinians search through [...]

Al-Qaradhawi opens ‘Center for Middle Path in Islam’

By sheila | Sep 8, 2009

Memri: Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi Inaugurates ‘Center for Middle Path in Islam’

International Union of Muslim Scholars head Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi today inaugurated the Al-Qaradhawi Center for the Middle Path in Islam and for Innovation.

At the inauguration ceremony, Al-Qaradhawi explained that the center’s aim was to reinforce the idea of the middle path, which expresses religious moderation

New Blabber: Muslims are taking over the world

By sheila | Jul 24, 2009

Newsweek: Why Fears Of A Muslim Takeover Are All Wrong

To listen to Europe’s far right, it would be easy to conclude that the continent is poised for another round of bitter conflict with a centuries-old adversary. “The first Islamic invasion of Europe was stopped at [the battle of] Poitiers in 732. The second was halted [...]

Vatican taught Hezbollah to kill Jews

By sheila | Jul 22, 2009

Haaretz: OU disavows pamphlet claiming Vatican-Hezbollah conspiracy

The Orthodox Union has apologized for the publication of a booklet its staff distributed to Israeli soldiers, implying that the Vatican organizes tours of Auschwitz for Hezbollah members to teach them how to kill Jews.

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