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Lebanon February 18, 2008

Living with the certainty of war

For a while now, we’ve been talking about it. For a while now, I’ve been talking about it. Yes, there will be another war. I have said so during radio
Human RightsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience February 18, 2008

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan is running for Congress in San Francisco against Nancy Pelosi. In her latest blog entry, she describes the purpose of her recent trip to Egypt. She
Other Issues February 18, 2008

Obsession: Radical Judaism’s War With Islam

On August 30th the ‘documentary’ Obsession: Radical Islam’s War With the West was shown in Saint Louis. Prior to the showing of the film we had approached our local Interfaith
Election Coverage February 18, 2008

Egyptian-Style Democracy – Or Pakistani?

There’s a joke that made the rounds in Egypt in which Jimmy Carter, who’s up for reelection, calls Anwar Sadat to bellyache about his low poll numbers and his fear
Human RightsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience February 18, 2008

Military Tribunals and You!

I have just returned from five days in Egypt. To me, visiting foreign countries is so enlightening as an American who grew up as parochial and nationalistic as the next.
Other Issues February 18, 2008

Who Are the Superdelegates?

The close race for delegates between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (NY) and Barack Obama (IL) has created commotion over the role of superdelegates.
Human RightsIslamic Issues February 18, 2008

Using the Sword to Spread Western Values

Whenever western governments mention weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and Muslims in the same breath, the western media immediately breaks into wild frenzy warning its people that a catastrophic event
Reform Issues February 18, 2008

Old Time Religion

The New York Times featured an article yesterday on the frustrated youth in Egypt. Well written and insightful as it was, I feel that it neglects important historical precedents that
Reform Issues February 18, 2008

Municipal Elections on April 8th

The Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has issued a republican decree declaring the beginning of municipal elections on Tuesday April, 8th, 2008 according to the law of direct organization of political
Activites February 18, 2008

PAKISTAN Parliamentary election an anti-democratic exercise

As Pakistan geared up for today’s parliamentary election, many observers hoped that the vote would usher in a period of stability and calm by lending popular legitimacy to the government.