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Palestine February 4, 2008

Olmert: Building security fence along borders with Egypt a necessity

An Israeli official quoted his premier Ehud Olmert as saying on Sunday that building a security fence along the borders with Egypt had become a necessity.
Palestine February 4, 2008

Zahhar: We agreed with Egypt to arrange the borders until opening them officiall

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, a senior Hamas leader, stated Sunday that the Hamas delegation agreed during the last visit to Cairo with the Egyptian side to control and discipline the borders
Human RightsPalestine February 4, 2008

IOF troops shoot resistance activists, leave them bleed to death

IOF troops ambushed three Palestinian resistance activists affiliated with the Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad Movement, at dawn Monday in Qabatia village, south of Jenin, and left
Islamic Issues February 4, 2008

Alternatives to Violence in Muslim History: Parallels to American Cases

We examine four examples of alternatives to violence in Muslim history: the unauthorized pilgrimage to Makkah that led to the treaty of Hudaibiyya, Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s role in the Indian
Islamic Issues February 4, 2008

Non Violence, Violence, Peace, Justice and Change in Islam

That change is necessary in the Muslim World, both political and socio-cultural, is an eminently uncontested feeling. The issue that public intellectuals and policy makers must contemplate is whether this
Islamic Issues February 4, 2008

Islam and the Question of Violence

Despite the presence of violence in many regions of the world ranging from Ireland to Lebanon to the Pacific Basin and involving many religions from Christianity to Hinduism, the Western
Islamic Issues February 4, 2008

Islam, Violence and Non Violence

The dramatic turn of contemporary world events which continue to unfold on a daily basis: -the collapse of the Oslo Peace process in September of 2000 in the face of
Activites February 4, 2008

Islamic Fascists?

In just the past few months there has been a rash of articles and blog entries that bring up and expand upon the sad fact that Amin el-Husseini, the Mufti
Islamic Issues February 3, 2008

Jawdat Said and Islam as a Violence-Free Religion

Philosopher Jawdat Said, little known in the West, has been propagating a vision of Islam free of violence for the past 40 years. His books have been widely read and
Palestine February 3, 2008

Israeli Soldiers Speak Out

A searing interview with Avichai Sharon and Noam Chayut, both veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces and members of Breaking the Silence. Sharon and Chayut served during the second intifada,