Frank Rich: The Missing Link Between Fort Hood And The War In Afghanistan
For all the right's jeremiads, its own brand of political correctness kept it from connecting two crucial dots: how our failing war against terrorists...
For all the right's jeremiads, its own brand of political correctness kept it from connecting two crucial dots: how our failing war against terrorists...
Michael Shaw | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media
Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics
For Obama, the ability to showcase our justice system in a case involving one of the world's most reviled accused terrorists represents an important opportunity to define America before history and the world.
Azam Nizamuddin | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
In the Ft. Hood aftermath, we shouldn't allow right-wing hooliganism, wherever it stems from, to dictate how we view tragedies and interpret human beings with cultures and religions separate from our own.
Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
Our law enforcement and national security policies need to deal with all extremist perspectives vigorously and vigilantly, but there's no justification for any "backlash" against Arab or Muslim Americans in general.
HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact
Islamic communities in America have experienced a harsh backlash of popular opinion following the attacks at Fort Hood, in which 13 people were shot t...
David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.
Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
Mass murders have become a depressingly familiar punctuation in the rhythm of modern day American despair.
Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
Bill O'Reilly believes that the US effort to win the popular support of Muslims around the world is based on the notion that the US cannot kill every ...
Washington Post | Marc Kaufman | Posted 11.08.2009 | World
With direct and indirect help from American foes of evolution, similarly-minded Turks have aggressively made the case that Charles Darwin's theory is ...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
Nidal Malik Hasan is a frightening example of the army's miserable failure to get a handle on the nightmare stress-related violence that has claimed so many of its own.
Hamdan Azhar | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics
The recent and unfortunate death of Imam Luqman Abdullah at the hands of FBI agents reveals much about the greater issues of race, religion, poverty, authority and justice in our society.
Abdul Malik Mujahid | Posted 11.05.2009 | World
As Indians mark the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi, Sikhs renew their call for justice, and Pakistan bleeds with terrorism, it is important to reflect on justice, reconciliation and forgiveness.
AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home
PHOENIX — A young Iraqi woman whose father allegedly hit her with his car because she had become too Westernized died from her injuries Monday a...
The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment
A movie about the prophet Muhammad is in the works, according to Reuters. According to reports, the $150 million film will bring together a major holl...
AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — A devout Muslim woman told police she slashed her husband's neck with a kitchen knife as he slept because he forced her to eat pork, ...
Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World
When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.
Dalia Mogahed | Posted 10.24.2009 | World
From Morocco to Malaysia, Muslim respondents described their respect for much of what the West holds dear: freedom of the press, the rule of law, and transparency and accountability of government.
World Focus | Posted 10.23.2009 | World
Almost all of 77 million people in Turkey are Muslim, but signs of Islamic faith are noticeably divorced from everyday life. But a growing number of...
Antony Loewenstein | Posted 10.21.2009 | World
Acehnese identity is intimately related to Indonesia's wish for integration into the world and historical desires for independence. Many there crave true freedom, but know it's long off.
Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.21.2009 | World
The ghosts of the Vietnam War seem to be hanging around the White House Situation Room as President Obama and his national security aides debate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture | Posted 10.19.2009 | World
As you may have guessed from our polls and blog posts, it's no surprise that we at elan are Twitter-happy. But among the constant updates from the lik...
Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics
The vitriol against Obama's peace prize and "those Norwegians" who gave it to him is much deeper than the president's lack of achievements thus far; it is based on a fundamental clash of worldviews.
John L. Esposito | Posted 10.13.2009 | World
Islam and Christianity are indubitably the two largest global religions. Ideologically, they are very different. But if religion has often been part of the problem, it must also be part of the solution.
Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 10.12.2009 | World
KAUST is the first university in Saudi Arabia to allow a mixed-gender environment. This has triggered a 'showdown' between the press and a senior member of the clergy.
New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics