“Conservatism Is True.” By Andrew Sullivan, 16 Jun 2011 09:57 PM … It’s funny that Fareed Zakaria and I are now seen as beyond the conservative pale. We were both Harvard immigrants at the same time and definitely right of center (although I always had more libertarian impulses). The core reason I became a conservative …
Category: Islam
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Jun 15 2011
Guilt by innuendo
The sharia myth sweeps America By Amy Sullivan, 14 June 2011 … If you are not vitally concerned about the possibility of radical Muslims infiltrating the U.S. government and establishing a Taliban-style theocracy, then you are not a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. In addition to talking about tax policy and Afghanistan, Republican candidates …
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Jun 14 2011
Occupied Bahrain
I saw these brave doctors trying to save lives – these charges are a pack of lies By Robert Fisk, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 … Has the Khalifa family gone mad? Yesterday, the Bahraini royal family started an utterly fraudulent trial of 48 surgeons, doctors, paramedics and nurses, accusing them of trying to topple the …
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Jun 14 2011
An extraordinary opportunity
Some Arab-Americans need more of the American By Hussein Ibish, June 14, 2011 … The Arab-American community continues to suffer from the debilitating condition of operating primarily within an Arab rather than an American framework, and of approaching its political mission based on a set of imported imperatives, rivalries and grievances. Far too many prominent …
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Jun 10 2011
Substantial convergence
God Is Not a Christian By Desmond Tutu, 06/ 1/11 09:25 PM ET … The following is excerpted from the Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s new book, ‘God Is Not A Christian: And Other Provocations.’ This talk also comes from a forum in Britain, where Tutu addressed leaders of different faiths during a mission to the city …
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Jun 10 2011
Who is Brian Haw?
St Francis of Assisi: a saint for our times By Heather McDougall, Thursday 9 June 2011 11.43 BST … We are living through cuts to services and benefits that will disproportionately affect the poor. We have also seen a hysterical response to protest and dissent from some sections of society. Concern for the poor is …
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Jun 10 2011
We wake up empty and frightened
The true spiritual leader of Iran is Rumi By Melody Moezzi, Friday 10 June 2011 14.30 BST … Iran’s officially recognised “spiritual leader” today may be Ayatollah Khamenei, but for hundreds of years before the current establishment of mullahs and ayatollahs, Iranians of all creeds have looked to another spiritual leader: Jalal ad-Din Rumi. While …
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