Posts tagged as: Middle East

Fitzgerald: Should the U.S. government now develop a special program of domestic aid for Muslims?

Fitzgerald:  Should the U.S. government now develop a special program of domestic aid for Muslims?

Well, now we know why Faisal Shahzad did what he did. For god’s sake, you don’t have to be Robert Pape to know that Islam had nothing to do with it. It was loss of status. It was poverty. Here was poor Faisal Shahzad, the son of a high-ranking Pakistani…

Fitzgerald: Isobel Coleman and Sakena Yacoobi “looking for loopholes” in the Qur’an, or, In the Muslim world, will Jesuitical casuistry improve the condition of women?

Fitzgerald: Isobel Coleman and Sakena Yacoobi “looking for loopholes” in the Qur’an, or, In the Muslim world, will Jesuitical casuistry improve the condition of women?

I listened recently on NPR to a discussion about Empowerment of Women In Islam. The two guests were Sakena Yacoobi, an Afghan who for many years lived in the United States and is now back in Afghanistan, and Isobel Coleman, who after years in business (mainly as a McKinsey consultant),…

A Judeo-Muslim Civilization?

A Judeo-Muslim Civilization?

A UC Berkeley conference reimagines Muslim-Jewish relations — and fails.

From the Writings of David Horowitz: May 13, 2010

From the Writings of David Horowitz: May 13, 2010

Following the liberation of Baghdad, historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. wrote, “President George W. Bush has made a fatal change in the foreign policy of the United States. He has repudiated the strategy that won the Cold War—the combination of containment and deterrence … The Bush Doctrine reverses all that. The essence of our new strategy [...]

French parliament to declare face veil contrary to national values

French parliament to declare face veil contrary to national values

“All of France will say ‘non’ to the full veil and will ask that this practice be prohibited on the territory of the republic.” An update on this story. “Parliament to declare the full veil ‘contrary’ to national values,” from Agence France-Presse, May 11: AFP – France is on course…

Fake “Peace” for Israel

Fake “Peace” for Israel

Why the U.S.-mediated “proximity talks” with the Palestinians spell danger for Israel.

The Varieties of Liberal Enthusiasm

The Varieties of Liberal Enthusiasm

The Left’s political zealotry increasingly resembles religious experience.

Pakistan: Methodist arrested with batteries and electrical circuit in his shoes — no, wait…

Pakistan: Methodist arrested with batteries and electrical circuit in his shoes — no, wait…

Actually Faiz Mohammad appears to be another Misunderstander of Islam. “Man arrested in Pakistan trying to board plane with batteries and electrical circuit in shoes,” from the Telegraph, May 9: Pakistani officers arrested a man at Karachi airport after batteries and an electrical circuit were found in his shoes as…

Hizballah: “Jihad places us in a pleasant state of mind”

Hizballah: “Jihad places us in a pleasant state of mind”

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, it ain’t. More on this story. “Hezbollah says it’s ready for fresh war with Israel – and stronger now,” by Nicholas Blanford for the Christian Science Monitor, May 7 (thanks to Larry): Mashghara, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon…

Jewish Scapegoating Club — Coming to a College Campus Near You

Jewish Scapegoating Club — Coming to a College Campus Near You

 
 
It must be tough to be a Jewish student in the University of California system these days — what with even the mainstream leftist student organizations aligning to blame Israel for Middle Eastern troubles.
This week, student organizations at two universities — UC San Diego and UC Berkeley — have exhibited great hostility toward the Jewish [...]



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