Get Over the Quran Burning
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Asra Nomani, a reformist Muslim, writes: "On the plan to burn Qurans this weekend, I say to Muslims: Let's get over the symbolic insult and deal with the very real issues of literal interpretations of the Quran that are used to sanction domestic violence, terrorism, militancy, and suicide bombings in the name of Islam".
READ MORE: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-08/get-over-the-quran-burning/
TAGS: Analysis, Reform, United States
How to Win the Clash of Civilizations
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Ayaan Hirsi Ali writes on how to win the clash of civilizations, arguing the key advantage of Samuel Huntington's famous model is that it describes the world as it is--not as we wish it to be.
READ MORE: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703426004575338471355710184.html
TAGS: Analysis, United States
Our "moderate Muslim" problem
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Brett Stephens writes the Ground Zero mosque imam earns wide congratulations while true Muslim reformers go ignored.
READ MORE: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704868604575433214247852860.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
TAGS: Analysis, United States
Public funds to build mosques
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Americans may be surprised to learn that the United States has been an active participant in mosque construction projects overseas: the US government helped save the Amr Ebn El Aas Mosque in Cairo, which dates back to 642, the mosque's namesake was the Muslim conqueror of Christian Egypt, who built the structure on the site where he had pitched his tent before doing battle with the country's Byzantine rulers: auditors at the Inspector-General's office of USAID have found that while USAID was funding some religious activities, officials were "uncertain of whether such uses of Agency funding violate Agency regulations or the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution" when balanced against foreign-policy objectives.
READ MORE: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/10/tax-dollars-to-build-mosques/
TAGS: Analysis, United States
Mischief in Manhattan
Monday, 9 August 2010
Raheel Raza and Tarek Fatah, two reformist Muslims, write: "We Muslims know the Ground Zero mosque is meant to be a deliberate provocation", adding: "Islamism is using liberalism itself to destroy liberal secular democratic societies from within."
READ MORE: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Mischief+Manhattan/3370303/story.html#ixzz0w8ZC7g2m
TAGS: Analysis, United States
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