Islamic Fundamentalism

White House Split On Legal Grounds For Targeting Islamic Militants

The New York Times | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Obama Terror Strategy, Yemen, War on Terror, Middle East, Somalia, Obama, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Mlitants, Teror Fight, Barack Obama, World News

The Obama administration’s legal team is split over how much latitude the United States has to kill Islamist militants in Yemen and Somalia, a quest...

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The Sufi Foundation Of Libya's Revolution

Stephen Schwartz | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Libyan King Idris, Sufism, Libya, Islamic Fundamentalism, Wahhabism, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Libyan Resistance Flag, Bernard Lewis, Islam, Muammar Gaddafi, Al Qaeda, Libya Revolution, Sufis in Libya, Religion News
Stephen Schwartz

The Libyan historical and spiritual heritage dominating the anti-Gaddafi campaign has drawn on precedents that could not be more distant from the radicalism of al Qaeda.

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Are Fundamentalists Fundamentally Violent?

Terry Kelhawk | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Anders Behring Breivik Norway Bombing, Christianity, Christian Fundamentalism, Islamic Fundamentalism, Anders Behring Breivik, Norway Bombing, Evangelicals, What Is Fundamentalism, Religious Fundamentalism, Oslo Bombing, Religion News
Terry Kelhawk

How can we decide if a person is a fundamentalist? Does his creed or religion in its most fundamental source document, its holy book, teach a violent manifesto?

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Confronting Corruption In The Muslim World

Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Corruption Rankings, Corruption Index, Corruption, Islam, Most Corrupt Countries, Pakistan, Muslim World, Muslim Countries, Sharia Law, Islamic Fundamentalism, Sharia, Religion News
Dr. Faheem Younus

Amid increasing calls to enforce a misunderstood concept of sharia by the clergy in Pakistan and other Muslim countries like Indonesia, reports such as Transparency International's should give those proponents pause.

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Rep. King's Bigotry Is Fueling Fundamentalist Islam

Roy Speckhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamophobia, Christian Fundamentalism, Islamic Fundamentalism, Mccarthyism, War on Terror, Terrorism, Represenative King, Politics News
Roy Speckhardt

If Rep. King's hearings are to continue, which they should not, he should take an honest look at all forms of extremism -- not just that stemming from fundamentalist Islam.

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A Gay Rights Angle on the Egyptian Revolution?

Katherine Franke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Queen Boat, Lgbt, Gay Rights, Columbia University, Muslim Brotherhood, National Security Courts, Human Rights Watch, Egypt, Islamic Fundamentalism, Hosni Mubarak, Justice, Fair Trial, State of Emergency, Anwar Sadat, Minorities, World News
Katherine Franke

Mubarak was able to degrade civilian criminal court procedures and render them more like the national security courts by and through the prosecution of an unpopular minority: gay men.

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Why the Real Threat Is Islamophobia, Not Islam

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Islam, Switzerland, park51, France, Germany, Terrorism, Islamic Extremists, European Union, Islamic Fundamentalism, Muslim, Islamists, Terrorists, World News
Melody Moezzi

Islamophobia is far more threatening than any Muslim could ever be, for it breeds ignorance and bigotry.

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The Muslim Contribution And Solution To Islamophobia In America

Rob Asghar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamic Fundamentalism, Muslim Americans, American Islamophobia, Moderate Muslim Silence, Progressive Muslim Activism, Juan Williams Npr, Moderate Muslims, Moderate Islam, Progressive Islam, Progressive Muslims, Islamophobia in America, Moderate Muslim Activism, Religion News
Rob Asghar

The battle among Muslim progressives and Muslim fundamentalists is a family affair at heart. I've argued to progressive Muslims that the battle needs to be fought within families, beginning with simple candor on the part of progressives.

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Glenn Beck or the Taliban: Is G-d Really On Our Side?

Michael Janofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jewish Culture, Taliban, Islamic Fundamentalism, Glenn Beck, G-D, Religion News
Michael Janofsky

G-d, Allah, Supreme Being, the Creator: these are all one and the same, right? Why would G-d be any nicer to Americans for revering him than to Taliban snipers for doing the same?

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I Have a Dream ... for Muslims

Sunil Adam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Ground Zero Mosque, Martin Luther King, Conservatives, Terrorism, Ground Zero Mosque Protest, 9/11, Christian Fundamentalism, Muslims, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Islamic Fundamentalism, American Muslims, ?€œI Have a Dream? Speech, New York City, Republicans, Barack Hussain Obama, Politics News
Sunil Adam

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Illinois State Police Revoke First Muslim Chaplain

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islamaphobia, Illinois State Police, Muslim Chaplain, Muslims, Islamic Fundamentalism, Illinois State Police Chaplain, Kifah Mustapha, Kifah Mustapha Fired, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The Illinois State Police has revoked the appointment of the agency's first Muslim chaplain, citing only information revealed during a...

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Egyptian Group Seeks to Ban One Thousand and One Arabian Nights

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arab World, Islam, Prince of Persia, Arab Literature, Naguib Mahfouz, Media Censorship, Thief of Bagdad, Rasheed El-Anany, Almasry-Alyoum, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Press, Abu Nawas, Egyptian Pharoahs, Mu'allaqat, Cairo, Egypt, Islamic Radicalism, Sinbad, Omar Khayyam, Baghdad, Islamic Fundamentalism, Arabian Nights, Censorship, Brothers Grimm, Taliban, Buddha, Hans Christian Andersen, Bamyan, World News, Wine, Poetry, Religion, Literature, Ancient-Egypt-Temple, Sir Richard Burton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Entertainment, Books, Sex, Arab Culture, Persia, Hollywood, Religion News
Firas Al-Atraqchi

In the latest effort to censor texts considered to be "offensive to the public good", an Egyptian NGO is attempting to ban the popular book One Thousand and One Arabian Nights.

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The New Wannabe Jihadis

Eboo Patel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Jihad Jane, Jihad, Jihadists, Chechen Separatists, Moscow Subway Attacks, Islamic Extremists, Chechen Rebels, Jihadis, Moscow Subway Bombing, Islamic Extremism, Radical Islam, Islamic Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Islam, Religion News
Eboo Patel

Call them Chechen separatists or new world order gangstas, but don't call them jihadis. They're just wannabes who have adopted the glamorous guise of Muslim extremism.

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"1001 Inventions": How Islamic Scientific History Can Combat Today's Extremists

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Islam, Religion, Islamic Extremism, Islamic Scientific History, 1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World, Islamic Radicalism, 1001 Inventions Exhibition, Islamic Fundamentalists, Islamic Extremists, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Radicals, Islam and Science, 1001 Inventions Exhibit, Islamic Science, Science and Religion, Religion News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

"1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in Our World," an exhibition on display at London's Science Museum, allows children to see the great deeds and creations of Muslims who dared to dream.

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The Unseen And Unknowable Has No Place In Science

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fundamentalism, Atheism, Evangelical Christians, Krishna, The God Delusion, Darwinism, Christian Fundamentalism, Science, Christian Right, Richard Collins, Religion, Darwin, God, Charles Darwin, Deepak Chopra, Christians, Christianity, Evolution, Islamic Fundamentalism, Huffpost Religion, Lutheran, Richard Dawkins, Michael Behe, Religion News
Eric Michael Johnson

For those of you who grew up being taught to believe in unseen and unknowable forces but are now feeling like you've been hoodwinked, don't be afraid to say so.

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Big Think: Jim Wallis Discusses How To Address Religious Fundamentalism (VIDEO)

http://bigthink.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Fundamentalism, Rev. Jim Wallis, Jim Wallis, Religious Fundamentalism, Jim Wallis Huffington Post. Rev. Jim Wallis Huffington Post, Christian Fundamentalism, Big Think, Islamic Fundamentalism, Video, Religion News

In an interview with Big Think, Jim Wallis, editor-in-chief of Sojourners, asserted that the antidote to religious fundamentalism is not secularism bu...

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The Enemy Within: Republican Fundamentalism Confirmed

Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Racism, Abortion, Daily Kos Poll, Birthers, Birthers Conspiracy, Women's Issues, Markos Moulitsas, Islamic Fundamentalism, Impeach Obama, Republican Party, Right-Wing Extremism, Daily Kos, Muslim World, Politics News
Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D.

What do Islamic fundamentalists have in common with far-right Republicans? And what do your average, non-extremist Muslims have in common with the (slim) majority of the GOP who are not right wingers?

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Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jerry Falwell, Last Temptation of Christ, American Psychological Association, The Road Less Traveled and Beyond, U.P.I., Pat Robertson, Christian Fundamentalism, Religious Addiction, Jewish Fundamentalism, The Journal of Religion and Health, Fundamentalists Anonymous, Daiwa Bank, Mainline Churches, There Is a Way Out, God?S Will, Today Show, Marty Scorsese, Religious Right, Los Angeles Times, Fundamentalist, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Moral Majority, Islamic Fundamentalism, Christian Science Monitor, Steve Allen, Phil Donahue Show, Hollywood Under Siege, Madonna, Culture Wars, PTL Club, USA Today, Toronto Star, Henry Luce III, San Francisco Chronicle, London Observer, Daniel Berrigan, Luce Publications, Norman Lear, Hank Luce, Gunther Hirshberg, Henry Luce Foundation, Village Voice, Ari Goldman, Universal Studio, U.S. Congress, A. James Rudin, M. Scott Peck, New York Law Journal, Josh Baran, Salman Rushdie, Newsweek, Frank Zappa, Presbyterian, Bill Geist, Ram Dass, Associated Press, A.C.L.U., Psychology Today, Terry Sweeney, Cnn, Like a Prayer, Wall Street, Satanic Verses, Jimmy Swaggart, American Jewish Committee, Oprah Winfrey Show, New York Observer, People for the American Way., New York Times, Episcopalian, New York News
Jim Luce

Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

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Somali President Quits Amid International Pressure; Chaos Continues

AP | MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Africa, Somalia, Somali Pirates, Yusuf Resigns, Mogadishu, Islamic Fundamentalism, Abdullahi Yusuf, Somali Leader Resigns, Gulf of Aden, Al-Shabab, Elizabeth Kennedy, World News

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's president resigned Monday after a four-year term in which his Western-backed government failed to extend its powe...

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Lebanese Editor Defies Norms With Magazine Glorifying the Body

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: An-Nahar, Al Arabiya, Arab, Saudi Arabia, Body, Islamic Fundamentalism, Lebanon, Booker Prize, Joumana Haddad, Jasad, Raidy, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Joumana Haddad is provocative, sensual and dares the censors with a magazine aimed at shattering Arab taboos on eroticism, sexuality, and everything having to do with the human body.

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Top Saudi Cleric Declares War On Birthdays

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Birthdays, Saudi Arabia Birthday Ban, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Radicalism, Home News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — When Hala al-Masaad invited her girlfriends over to celebrate her 18th birthday with cake and juice, the high school stud...

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Random House Cancels New Book For Fear Of Islamic Reaction, Prompting Criticism From Rushdie

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Jewel of Medina, Salman Rushdie, Random House, Islamic Radicalism, Islamic Fundamentalism, Media News

NEW YORK — Salman Rushdie strongly criticized his publisher for pulling a historical novel about the prophet Muhammad and his child bride over c...

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Militants Abduct About 30 Pakistani Police, Troops

AP | STEPHEN GRAHAM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warwire, Pakistan, Islamic Fundamentalism, Pakistan Militants, Home News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Islamic militants seized a security post in Pakistan's troubled northwest Tuesday, capturing at least 25 police and troops...

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