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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 24, 2012

  Why women are at the heart of Egypt’s political trials and tribulations

By  Hania Sholkamy :   The Egyptian elections delivered a parliament that has one of the lowest rates of female representation in the world. Yet this is the parliament that expresses the political will of the people of Egypt. It may also be one that ignores the social...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 5, 2012

  Turkish imam says Santa Claus 'dishonest'

By RIA Novosti:   The imam of the Turkish town of Kuzan has issued a warning to Muslims about Santa Claus, who he called a dishonest person, Italy's Corriere della Sera wrote. Imam Suleiman Eniceri said it was suspicious that Santa Claus brings presents into a house...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 23, 2011

  The end of ideologies

By Jean H Charles:   President Ronald Reagan, with the support and the connivance of Michael Gorbachev, destroyed the communist ideology. President George W. Bush, with the demise of Wall Street and some of the big commercial banks, has shaken to its core the capitalist...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 28, 2011

  The United States and the Arab world

By Jean H Charles: There is a fierce intellectual and political debate in the United States whether the country should engage in the war to incubate the opposition into butting out the repressive regimes of the Arab region and then engage in the nation building process to ensure...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jul 8, 2010

  Iraq: Goodbye and good luck

Gwynne Dyer, Contributor: AS THE American withdrawal gains speed, there are fewer American troops in Iraq than in Afghanistan for the first time since 2003. By the end of August, there will be no United States (US) combat troops left in Iraq, though some tens of thousands of support...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 30, 2009

  10 Terms Not to Use with Muslims

By Chris Seiple, Christian Science Monitor: Arlington, Va. - In the course of my travels -- from the Middle East to Central Asia to Southeast Asia -- it has been my great privilege to meet and become friends with many devout Muslims. These friendships are defined by frank respect as we...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 7, 2009

  Political Islam, secular elite and democracy in the Middle East (1)

By A. KADİR YILDIRIM* What is a bigger threat to democratization in the Middle East, reigning secular-elite parties and regimes or popular Islamic parties? Discourse against Islamic parties in the region appears to be the norm, usually in favor of authoritarian but secular regimes....... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita
Posted On:  Jul 22, 2008

  China’s nu ahong - female imams

Photo: Anne Miller Darling for Saudi Aramco World Talk about Islam and the secular state: see this interesting story and photo essay about China’s nu ahong , or female imams.  What a testament to the diversity of Muslims worldwide - not to mention that these women seem fierce!...... [view]

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