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Women February 3, 2008

~Youth Views~ To wear or not to wear the hijab

We are American Muslim women, who strongly identify with our faith. We are Georgetown University seniors who remain active and involved with the American Muslim community. One of us wears
Human Rights February 3, 2008

Being understood – a basic human right

During a session at the first conference for the UN’s Alliance of Civilisations held in Madrid on 15-16 January 2008, I presented a new dimension of human rights, namely the
Islamic Issues February 3, 2008

Islam and individual freedom

Freedom is to creativity what the soul is to the body. The Qur’an affirms individual freedom and underscores its relevance as it pertains to our individual decisions. Even the pivotal
Palestine February 3, 2008

My talks with Hamas

Now I can reveal this: Several months ago, I participated in a series of meetings in Europe that involved a small group of Israeli and Palestinian public figures and academicians,
Human Rights February 3, 2008

Seeing All That We Do

We hear many dire warnings these days about how Britain is sleepwalking into an intrusive Surveillance Society. They vary in intensity from moderate concern about the gradual erosion of civil
Palestine February 3, 2008

BOOK REVIEW: Lords of the Land – The War Over Israel’s Settlements in the Occupied

BOOK REVIEW: Lords of the Land - The War Over Israel’s Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007. Akiva Eldar and Idith Zertal. Nation Books, New York, 2007.
ObamaOther Issues February 3, 2008

Obama’s Jewish Problem

In the days leading up to the Super Tuesday presidential primary sweepstakes, the Obama campaign has been making a special effort to reach out to Jewish voters. Representatives of the
Human RightsIraq February 3, 2008

Baghdad Bomb Blast Is Demonic

This is just sick. The level of barbarity continues to shock. No one has yet claimed responsibility for this crime.
Other Issues February 3, 2008

Many similarities between Chicago and Middle East

Jerusalem is the only place where people don’t come up to me when they learn I am from Chicago, form their hands into “guns,” and then ask about “Al Capone.”
Palestine February 3, 2008

Rebel from a bygone era

"His very name scatters fire through ice," wrote Byron of an 18th-century revolutionary leader, and so it has always been with the name of that extraordinary Palestinian George Habash. For