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Islamic IssuesReform Issues September 3, 2007

Islam’s message of tolerance

I am often invited by religious authorities in the Persian Gulf countries and Saudi Arabia to attend meetings that are held to urge people to follow Islamic faith and law,
Human Rights September 3, 2007

“Do We Hate America?” The Arab World Responds.

It was no surprise that in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks questions regarding the U.S.-Arab relationship abruptly surfaced, most notably with the ubiquitous question, “Why do
Islamic MovementsMB and WestPolitical Islam StudiesResearch September 3, 2007

A Response to Western Views of Islamist Movements

The events of Sept. 11, 2001, made Islam a domestic concern in the West. After having viewed it as only a foreign, religious source of agitation, the West now views
DevelopmentHuman RightsReform IssuesResearch September 3, 2007

Fight Less, Win More

On a highway north of Kabul last month, an American soldier aimed a machine gun at my car from the turret of his armored Humvee. In the split second for
Human RightsResearch September 3, 2007

Not so fast, Christian soldiers

Maybe what the war in Iraq needs is not more troops but more religion. At least that’s the message the Department of Defense seems to be sending.
Islamic IssuesOther OpinionsOther Views September 3, 2007

Why America is losing to al-Qaida

The intelligence community’s report in July that al-Qaida has "regenerated key elements of its homeland attack capability" confirms that our six-year effort to undermine the radical Islamist movement that fuels
Human RightsReform Issues September 3, 2007

A Plight in Tunisia

Franz Kafka could hardly have devised a more absurd fate for one of his protagonists: In early 2005,
Human RightsReform Issues September 3, 2007

As Democracy Push Falters, Bush Feels Like a ’Dissident’

By the time he arrived in Prague in June for a democracy conference, President Bush was frustrated. He had committed his presidency to working toward the goal of "ending tyranny
Human RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic MovementsMB News September 3, 2007

Ammar Qurabi to Thursday’s Al-Shater 10th Military Session

Dr. Ammar Qurabi is expected to attend on Tuesday, Sep, 4th, 2007, as an observer the tenth session of the Military Tribunal trying 40 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leader topped by
Human RightsReform Issues September 3, 2007

More Violations Against Rights Groups in Egypt

In a new violation to human rights in Egypt that, some Egyptian newspapers quoted a minister saying he plans to dissolve the Association for Human Rights Legal Aid (AHRLA) under