Al-Jazeera TV Debate on Secularism, Islamism Deteriorates into Exchange of Insults
TV Debate on Secularism and Islamism Turns Ugly
Entries by M. Zuhdi Jasser
Glenn Beck CNN HNN- Chicago Area public school Controversy over Celebrating Ramadan
Glenn discusses the controversy with Zuhdi and debates Ahmed Rehab, CAIR-Chicago director.
AIFD Statement on Virginia Commission on Immigration Controversy
The controversy over the Muslim appointee at the Virginia Commission on Immigration should highlight important ideological benchmarks in vetting government appointees.
Iranian textbooks indoctrinate students to become martyrs in a holy war
Textbooks used in Iran’s schools are instilling students with hatred toward the West, especially the United States, and urging them to become “martyrs”
When the Shiites Rise
By toppling Saddam Hussein, the Bush administration has liberated and empowered Iraq’s Shiite majority and has helped launch a broad Shiite revival that will upset the sectarian balance in Iraq and the Middle East for years to come. This development is rattling some Sunni Arab governments, but for Washington, it could be a chance to build bridges with the region’s Shiites, especially in Iran.
How to Beat the Muslim Brotherhood
Mr. El Gendy, a dapper man of 45 who made a fortune operating luxury cruise ships on the Nile, represents the nearby Temay district as an independent member of parliament. Last November, he won a landslide victory against candidates of both the Muslim Brotherhood (which elsewhere scored massive parliamentary gains) and President Hosni Mubarak’s ruling National Democratic Party.
The war we are fighting needs a more accurate name
We are no more fighting a “War on Terror” than we fought a “War on Kamikazes” in World War II.
Islamists Movements and the Democratic Process in the Arab World: Exploring the Gray Zones
A discussion paper on the conflict of Islamism with pluralistic democracies.
Islamic Law Ban in State Courts petitioned by Muslims
AIFD Joins AILC in defending rationale of MI law protecting Americans from Islamic law in courts
Fort Hood Suspect Had Left-Wing Fan Base
The 21-year-old soldier arrested today for allegedly plotting to attack Fort Hood appears to be the same “conscientious objector” who was viewed as a peacemaker by anti-war activists last year, after he refused to serve in Afghanistan or Iraq because he claimed it violated his Muslim faith.