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The 'Sam Bacile' Election

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.26.2012 | Politics
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Joseph A. Palermo

The avalanche of anonymous and unaccountable campaign cash that is currently marinating our nation's politics this election cycle can be likened to the tactics of "Sam Bacile."

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Peace Through Moderation: U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative's Work with Pakistan at Harvard Club

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Jim Luce

The Peace Through Moderation (PtM) project of the Alliance for Peacebuilding hosted last week an engaging and exclusive reception recently featuring t...

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Obama and That Damn Mosque: A Clarion Voice for Freedom

Philip Smucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Philip Smucker

There remains an unfortunate and irrefutable perception in the Muslim world that Americans only pay lip service to their own ideals of freedom. Fortunately, President Obama's defense of the Cordoba House helps to change that.

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Bill Maher's Confusion About Who 'We' and 'They' Are

Omar Baddar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
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Omar Baddar

Where Maher should be expressing solidarity with progressive Muslims who would stand with him in opposition to violent extremism, he instead alienates them by making a fictitious cultural simplification.

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Core Messages for the U.S. and the Islamic World

Iman Bibars Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Iman Bibars Ph.D.

The Islamic world cannot wait for the U.S. to solve its problems, and must begin identifying and supporting entrepreneurs, particularly social innovators, in its own communities.

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Oasis and Mirage: Fulfilling the Promise of Cairo

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

From the Emir of Qatar to the Prime Minister of Turkey, the message to Secretary Clinton was that renewed momentum in the Arab-Israeli peace process was crucial to reverse the slide in the president's credibility throughout the Muslim world.

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President Obama Hits All the Right Notes in Cairo

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Joseph A. Palermo

President Barack Obama's speech today in Cairo hit all of the right notes and was exactly what he needed to say after eight years of saber rattling, r...

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'Muslim World' Label Should Be Discarded: Analysis

Foreign Policy | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Even before U.S. President Barack Obama utters a word of his long-anticipated June 4 address to "the Muslim world," there is already a problem with th...

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G-d/Allah Please Tell Us If Israel or Palestine is Right or Wrong?

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Yvonne R. Davis

Dear G-d/Allah, It's me Yvonne, are you there? As you know since December 27th, 2008, Hamas and Israel have been at war. Over 800 Palestinians and...

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