Is the Fire Going Out?
Will the unprecedented energy that seized Egyptian politics abate following the recent state clampdown on public dissent? There is much guesswork.
Entries by M. Zuhdi Jasser
Afghan Christian’s Trial is a Trial for Islam Too
Insistence on Trial for Christian Convert puts Islam in teh court of Public Opinion
Egyptian Intellectuals speak out against Muslim Brotherhood
In the recent Egyptian parliamentary elections, held November 2005, the Muslim Brotherhood increased its presence in the parliament five-fold. Does it have an opposition?
Syria Cracks down on Protestors leaves hundreds Dead
Syrian Americans lead effort to push the United States to act to support the protestors in Syria being massacred by the Assad regime.
Jewish group opposes ground zero mosque
The nation’s leading Jewish civil rights group has come out against the planned mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is “counterproductive to the healing process.”
Denial over the Bomb Plot
AMERICANS CAN handle the truth. But when it comes to terrorist acts on American soil, government officials are reluctant to give it to us straight from the start. Globe columnists cites AIFD comments.
Crying for Freedom
More than at any time in the world since the cold war, liberal democracy needs defending. That warning was issued recently by a veteran American campaigner for civil and political rights around the world.
State Department Website Panders to Radical Islamists
A review of America.gov shows in full display U.S. government courting of American Islamist groups while leaving out true American Muslim moderates.
Dutch university fires Islamic scholar Ramadan
Tariq Ramadan is fired from a Dutch university for hosting a show on Iran’s state television, which the school said could be seen as endorsing the regime.
5th Avenue Skyscraper Center of Iranian Mystery
New York skyscraper becomes the center of a federal probe, involving the FBI and two firms linked to Iran ‘s national bank.