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Islam and Muslims: Same Sex Marriages
Physical intimacy is not simply a biological action and reaction.
Old Friends Recall Obama’s College Years
There was a time before Obama wore tailored suits — when his wardrobe consisted of $5 military-surplus khakis and used leather jackets, and he walked the streets of Manhattan for lack of bus fare.
Iraq’s Radiation: Not Going Away
According to Al Jazeera, the Pentagon used more than 300 tons of depleted uranium in Iraq in 1991. In 2003, the US military used more than 1,000 tons.
Afghan Lies Mirror Vietnam Deception
The official line is that by two years from now, when U.S. and NATO forces leave Afghanistan, the regime they installed will be able to stay in power without foreign support. The British diplomat clearly didn’t believe that, and neither do most other foreign observers.
In Egypt Presidential Race: Battle Joined on Islam’s Role
Mr. Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s dominant Islamist group, declared last week that his party platform amounted to a distillation of Islam itself.
First They Come For the Muslims
Chris Hedges writes a regular column for Truthdig.com.
A Sufi Message from a Pakistani President
Asif Ali Zardari must be applauded for choosing to visit the shrine of Chishti at Ajmer at a time of rising extremism in India and Pakistan.
Islam, America’s Answer to the Race Problem
Colors and tribes, that you may know one another
Afghanistan Dilemma Remains Unsolved
A recent poll showed that 69% of Americans want the US to get out of Afghanistan.
We Are All Muslims: A Sikh Response to Islamophobia in the NYPD and Beyond
As a brown-skinned Sikh with a turban on my head and a long beard on my chin, I deal with my fair share of racist and xenophobic harassment regularly, including in my home of New York City, the most diverse city on the planet.
My Take: NYPD’s Use of Anti-Islam Film Makes Us Less Safe
Recent news that the New York Police Department presented the film “The Third Jihad” to nearly 1,500 officers is only the latest example of anti-Muslim training materials being used in ways that harm our national security.
Severe Conservative Syndrome
Mitt Romney has a gift for words — self-destructive words. On Friday he did it again, telling the Conservative Political Action Conference that he was a “severely conservative governor.”
Computer Coding: Not for Geeks Only
By Barrett W. Sheridan and Brendan Greeley The Web-based backlash against the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill aimed at taking down overseas distributors of copyrighted movies and music, was much like the Internet itself: decentralized, anarchic, and powerful enough to help persuade Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to shelve the bill on Jan. [...]
Is a Nuclear Iran Really to Be Feared?
The obsession of the American foreign policy community, as well as most American (and a good many international) politicians, by the myth of Iran’s “existential” threat to Israel, brings the world steadily closer to another war in the Middle East.
The Myth of “Isolated” Iran: Following the Money in the Iran Crisis
“And our red line to Iran is do not develop a nuclear weapon. That’s a red line for us.”
Let the Dandelions Live!
“Hast thou not seen that Allah sent water down from the sky and led it through sources into the ground? Then He caused sown fields of different colors to grow.” (Quran 39:21)
After New Year’s Eve
It is time to remember and reflect.
The Reality of Black Friday
am I giving my Lord, the Creator and Sustainer, the same priority I’m giving a sales frenzy?
Can We Stop Tradition Erosion?
Today’s youth are increasingly letting themselves get confused by a clash of cultures.
