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Shifting Western views on Islam

A major shift is taking place in the way decision-makers in the US and major European countries view the political role of Islamic movements in the Arab world and also

Report: ’Islamofascism’ blinds U.S.

The term "Islamofascism" dangerously obscures important distinctions and differences between groups of Islamic extremists, says a counter-terror think tank.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood May Be Model for Islam’s Political Adaptation

Mustafa Mohamed Mustafa, a legislator from the Muslim Brotherhood, stood on the Egyptian parliament’s tiered floor, pulled out a copy of the constitution and waved it at the speaker, Fathi

The Controversy Over Tariq Ramadan

America’s relationship with the Islamic world continues to be defined by hostile confrontation: the so-called war on terror, the bloody conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan,

Critical writer jailed in Tunisia

The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the detention of a Tunisian freelance journalist known for his published criticism of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and members

US Must Stand Firm In Support of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Pakistan

News that President Musharraf will step down as the head of the Pakistani military is a welcome development, but for the sake of US national security and international credibility the

The Myth of “Islamofascism”

“Violent, radical jihadists want to replace all the governments of the moderate Islamic states, replace them with a caliphate. And to do that, they also want to bring down the

Jordan election results reflect Islamic political parties’ slide

Voters rebuked Islamic politicians in parliamentary elections in Jordan last week, following poor showings by Islamic-oriented political blocs in Egypt and Morocco over the past six months.

Facebook, Politics, Dissent & Social Networking

As Ramadan gets under way Muslims are turning to faith, family, and Facebook.com, a Web-based social networking site that hosts groups, like Are You Ready for Ramadan?, devoted to the

Can Liberal Societies Combat Radical Islam?

“With our usual genius for timing AEI [the American Enterprise Institute] just scheduled this seminar on the subject The Suicide of Reason just after Columbia University held what it styled