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Obama in Cairo: One View From Jerusalem

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 07.07.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza, Jerusalem, Gaza War, Middle East, Palestinian, Terrorism, Middle East Conflict, Cairo, Ilana Teitelbaum, Israel, Obama, Muslim, Obama Cairo Speech, Jerusalem-Israel, World News

An American friend emailed me to ask "What's Israel's/your take on Obama's remarks in Cairo?" I had to smile, because if there is one thing that has...

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Sexual Taboos In Muslim World Challenged In New Book, With Help From The Quran

nytimes.com | ROBERT F. WORTH | Posted 07.07.2009 | World

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WEDAD LOOTAH does not look like a sexual activist. A Muslim and a native Emirati, she wears a full-length black niqab -- with only her brown eyes show...

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Friday Talking Points [80] -- Parsing Obama's Cairo Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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This is an interesting and refreshing subtext in Obama's entire speech -- he says things are "facts" and not opinions. Considering the lunacy that passes for "political debate" on American television screens -- where there are always two points of view, and every "fact" is subject to spin from one side or another -- it is a breath of fresh air.

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Jack Shaheen: Obama Delivers a Message of Peace to the Muslim World

Christian Avard | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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Obama's Call to the Faithful

Deepak Chopra | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Obama Cairo, Muslim, Cairo University Speech, Barack Obama, Obama Mideast Trip, World News

As civilized as it was for Obama to extend a hand to the faithful, Muslims cannot have it both ways. They can't demand respect while using religion as a reactionary force.

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Obama's Challenge to the Muslim World

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Cairo, Islamic Radicalism, Religion and Politics, Quran, Obama Cairo, Islamic Extremists, Obama, Muslim, Obama Cairo Speech, World News

Muslims now have the leader of the most powerful nation on earth agreeing with them and seeking their help.

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President Obama's Speech: Classic Lesson in Counterinsurgency

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Speech, Military, Al Qaida, Egypt, Terrorism, President Obama, Muslim, Barack Obama, Counterinsurgency, Al Qaeda, World News

If you don't think that President Obama's speech today was a classic lesson in counterinsurgency, then you are not looking at the big picture.

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It's Up to You, Israel and Islam

Craig Crawford | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Islam, Muslim, Israel, Barack Obama, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Politics News

Ok, so Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet with an exceedingly blunt speech in Cairo that, while not a policy address in diplomatic terms, provided a...

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Winning The War On Terror

Russell Simmons | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: Global Grind, Islamophobia, Muslim, Barack Obama, Russell Simmons, Obama Middle East, Obama Middle East Speech, Obama Mideast Trip, World News

I was brought to tears by the president's simple, but truthful approach to building a bridge with the Muslim world.

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Obama's Cairo Speech Is Nice, but Misses the Point

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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President Obama's speech in Cairo focused on the themes of brotherhood and bridging the divide between the west and Muslim world.

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Repositioning America: Obama's Cairo Speech as the Ultimate in Event Marketing

William Bradley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Not only did no one throw shoes at Obama, the crowd of 3,000 in Cairo gave him a standing ovation. Watching the speech, I had the feeling that the world might be changing again.

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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

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 to Muslims: Unclench Your Fist

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 06.26.2009 | World

Read More: Religion, Islam, Islamic Radicalism, Terrorism, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Religion and Politics, Islamic Extremists, Obama Administration, Muslims, Obama, Muslim, Barack Obama, Muslim World, World News

Obama recognizes that although most Muslims reject violence, many Muslims do not favor our kind of political system or the full plethora of human rights as we list them.

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Malcolm and Barack

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Malcolm X, Birthday, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Barack Obama, Obama Election Day, Martin Luther King, American Muslims, Muslim, Politics News

Malcolm X grew up in a time of segregation, police brutality, lynchings, and Jim Crow laws. He knew it would take the ballot or the bullet to bring about true change.

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Poverty Fueling Muslim Anti-West Tendencies: Study

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Muslim, Muslims, Anti-West, Anti-Americanism, Poverty, Gallup, Gallup Polls, Gallup Poll, Gallup Study, Religion, World News

LONDON — Joblessness and poverty are a more potent source of tension between Muslims and wider European and U.S. society than religious differen...

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Joe the Plumber is Queer

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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Time to evolve past Joe the Plumber, past Rush Limbaugh, past the politics and ideology that verge on those that launched the Spanish Inquisition.

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Why Deepak Chopra Is Wrong

Sanjeev Bery | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Pakistan, Deepak Chopra, Jihadism, Muslim, Extremism, The Dilemma of the Good Muslim, World News

Deepak Chopra ignores the complexities of history and blithely proclaims that Muslims should take responsibility for a whole host of enemies: oligarchs, military regimes, anti-Semites, jihadis.

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The Majority of Muslims Who Attend Mosque Weekly Feel Torturing For Their Cause Is Just**

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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It's time America wake up to the fact that Christians in this country have become just as radicalized (albeit in other ways) as those who pervert Islam (or insert religion here) elsewhere.

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What Shariah Law Is All About

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

Read More: Muslim, Sharia Law, Cordoba Initiative, Islam, Burka, Islamic Radicalism, Sharia, World News

Rather than fear Shariah law, we should understand what it actually is. Then we can encourage Muslim countries to make the changes that achieve the essence of fairness and justice at the root of Islam.

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In Search of a Model Muslim State

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.15.2009 | Home

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A "model Muslim state" at the bare minimum must embody Islam's normative ethics.

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So What If Obama Bowed? HALAS!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

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The President is speaking a language of acceptance and outreach to the Muslim world that is quite sincere.

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Passover Tells a Story Familiar to Both Muslims and Jews

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Islam, Seder, Muslim, Judaism, Passover, World News

Beneath the headlines that scream conflict are Jewish, Muslim and Christian hearts yearning to build a more hopeful future based on mutual understanding.

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Obama Shows the World's Muslims a New American Face

Rob Asghar | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Conservatives, Terrorism, War, Robert Spencer, Obama, Muslim, Peace, War on Terror, Mark Steyn, Obama Transition, World News

Obama's ability to identify ethnically and emotionally with the Islamic world, along with his ability to articulate American tolerance that goes back to the founding fathers, means that we're on our way.

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Obama Declares Himself President-For-Life (No Fooling!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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"I am ashamed at getting my stimulus bill passed so quickly. Republicans, those masters of bipartisanship, offered their sincere efforts to delay this bill for months and, I admit, I ignored them."

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Eric Holder Must End FBI's Abuses Against American Muslims

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mosque Spy, Cair, Mosques, American Muslims, Fbi, Muslim, FBI Surveillance, Politics News

The planting of spies in mosques is just the latest in the FBI's long list of actions that have angered both civil libertarians and members of the American Muslim community.

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