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We Cannot Let Fear Turn Into Hate: Iran's Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Speaks

Kiri Westby | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Fearmongering, Fear, Hate, World, President Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Naropa University, Denver, Clash of Civilizations, Iran, Samuel Huntington, Politics, Peace, Kiri Westby, Living, Boulder Colorado, 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Living News
Kiri Westby

Last Friday I went to hear a keynote address from Iran's only Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi. I was blown away.

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Iran: It's Not About You, People

RJ Eskow | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran, John McCain, Ahmadinejad, Lindsay Graham, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Gorbachev, Stolen Iranian Election, Clash of Civilizations, Bernard-Henri LéVy, Politics News
RJ Eskow

We all need to look in the mirror and remind ourselves: This isn't about you.

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The Ultimate Divide

Wael Nawara | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Neocons, Zionism, International Justice System, Islamists, Clash of Civilizations, Armageddon, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Extremism, Egypt, Lebanon Election, Iran Election, Pakistan, World News
Wael Nawara

The recent events in Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon and even inside the United States, show that we are experiencing a deep divide in our world.

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Have You Ever Heard of the 'Muslim Effect'?

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.26.2009 | World

Read More: Shirin Ebadi, Islamophobia, Islam, Orhan Pamuk, Orhan-Pamuk, Moderates, Samuel-Huntington, Muslims, Muslim, Muhammad Yunus, Clash of Civilizations, Osama Bin Laden, Mohammed Yunus, Foreign Policy, Iran, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

An American list of the top 100 intellectuals was dominated by Muslims in the top 10; the only other American list dominated by Muslims is the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.

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Obama and the End of the "Clash of Civilizations"

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Obama Indonesia, Turkey, Obama Muslim, Obama Turkey, President Bush, Clash of Civilizations, World News
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

The principles of Islam and the principles established in America's founding documents are not that far apart. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are Islamic principles, too.

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The Dilemma of the "Good" Muslim

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, President Obama, Clash of Civilizations, War on Terror, Muslims, Obama Muslim, World News
Deepak Chopra

To reach a state of accord in the Muslim world, we need an image of good Muslims to offset the bad. Who is the good Muslim?

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Moderate Muslims are the World's Swing Voters

Steven Hill | Posted 03.06.2009 | World

Read More: Mainstream Media, Barack Hussein Obama, War on Terror, Obama Muslim, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Muslims, Malaysia, Amitai Etzioni, Swing Voters, Clash of Civilizations, Moderate Muslims, World News
Steven Hill

There are millions of moderate Muslims in the world, and they, too, are looking for a "new deal." A president with the name of Barack Hussein Obama presents an opportunity, but the opening may not last long.

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Revisiting the "Clash of Civilizations"

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obituaries, Samuel Huntington, Middle East, Ideological Warfare, Iran, War on Terror, Clash of Civilizations, Politics News
Marcia DeSanctis

Huntington theorized that, with the end of the Cold War and the removal of ideology as a source of conflict, it would be cultural and religious differences that would now propel history.

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