Islam and the West

The Forgotten Liberalism Within Islam

Mustafa Akyol | Posted 09.15.2011

Read More: Islam, Teachings of Muhammad, Radical Islam, Muslim Nations, Liberal Islam, Islam and the West, Moderate Islam, Islamic Modernists, Young Ottomans, Religion News
Mustafa Akyol

Today, in most minds, the words "liberalism" and "Islam" can come together only to form an oxymoron. However, this was not the case a century ago.

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The Congressional Hearings That Are Really Needed

Jalal Alamgir | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter King, Hillary Clinton, Islam and the West, US Media, US News, Muslim Americans, Islam in America, Politics News
Jalal Alamgir

Rep. King's hearing shouldn't have focused on radicalization. Congress should investigate why American Muslims are in fact better integrated -- and less radical -- than those in other Western countries

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Israel's Modern Exodus: Faith In Egyptian Democratization

Carlo Strenger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jewish Monotheism, Clash of Civilizations, Egyptian Revolution, Egypt Protests, Israeli Skepticism of Egypt, Islam and the West, Egyptian Democracy, Western Skepticism of Egypt, Arab Democracy, Democratization, Religion News
Carlo Strenger

The image of Egypt as the land of pagan falsehoods and slavery derived from the Biblical Story of Exodus is the theological root of Western and Israeli skepticism on Egyptian democratization.

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Time In U.S. Shaped Influential Muslim Brotherhood Member's Views Of West

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) Is the jazz standard "Baby It's Cold Outside" a heart-warming ode to winter romance or the worst example...

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Muslim Seminary Ends Talks With Vatican Over Pope's Comments

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christians in Egypt, Persecution of Christians, Al-Azhar University, Muslims and the West, Coptic Christians, Islam and the West, Christian Persecution, Vatican-Muslim Relations, Pope Benedict XVI, Christians in Arab Lands, Middle Eastern Christians, Catholic-Islamic Dialogue, Egypt Protests, Religion News

By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) The most prestigious religious university in the Sunni Muslim world has suspended dialog...

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Action And Interaction Needed In Muslim-Western Relations Advocate

Sara Reef | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gallup Poll, Muslim-Western-Relations, Middle East, Islam, Islam in the Media, Islam and the West, Measuring the State of Muslim-West Relation, Abu Dhabi Gallup Center, Islam in Film, Politics News
Sara Reef

The vast majority of individuals in both Muslim-majority and Western countries surveyed in a recent poll believe greater interaction between them would be a benefit rather than a threat.

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India's '9/11' Holds Grim Message for the U.S.

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Margolis

India's patience is wearing thin. After a decade of terrorist attacks, it still lacks a well defined target for revenge or a way of preventing them.

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A Troubled World Awaits President Obama

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Margolis

Obama's honeymoon will be brief. He faces the extraordinary challenge of dealing with a nation that has plunged into bankruptcy and exported financial crises around the globe.

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Open Trade Within Closed Civil Society?

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Elections, India, Islam and the West, Human Rights, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Atrocities, Global War on Terror, Extremism, Kashmir, Kashmir Protesters, India Protesters, Unarmed Protesters, Pakistani Militants, Religious Violence, US Pakistan Relations, Kashmir Conflict, US Indian Relations, India Pakistan Conflict, US War on Terror, Kashmir Trading Route, Religious Conflict, Political Protest, Politics News
Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din

A trade route may alleviate concerns for now; but it will take more than a reopened trade route to erase decades of continued manipulation by India and Pakistan over Kashmiri civil society.

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