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Why you should care about the National Defense Authorization Act

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jdenari

*This is a long post. But its length reflects the importance of its topic. I hope this discussion communicates the complexity of the NDAA and the significance of the law’s implications. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Islamophobia, Middle East, News, Politics, Washington, D.C. | Tagged ACLU, American, Americans, answers, bill, citizens, civil rights, civilians, Communism, Communists, Constitution, detention, executive power, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, free speech, Glenn Greenwald, Greenwald, indefinite, indefinite detention, indefinitely, law, legislation, McCarthy era, Murat Kurnaz, Muslim, National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, non-Muslim, Obama, prison, Q&A, questions, Sami al-Arian, Sixth Amendment, Tarik Mehanna, terrorism, terrorist, trial, War on Terror | Leave a comment

Choosing to be Catholic, Part 6

Posted on August 27, 2010 by jdenari

During my second semester, I decided to fulfill a theology requirement with a course called “Introduction to Biblical Literature.” I figured it would be useful for me to take a class that would force me to read the Bible–something Catholics … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Jesuit, Middle East, Religion | Tagged Agnus Dei, allusion, analysis, Bible, Biblical Literature, blood, body, Catholic, Christianity, class, Communion, context, cultural, education, Egypt, Eucharist, freedom, Golden Rule, Gospel, historical, history, Isaiah, Israelite, Jesuit, Jesus, Jew, Jewish, lamb, Lamb of God, law, literary devices, loaves and fishes, Luke, Mark, Mass, Matthew, meal, meaning, Middle East, Moses, New Testament, offering, Old Testament, peace, power, Religion, sacrifice, sin, song, spiritual, Sunday, symbolism, Synoptic, tradition, writers | 2 Comments

Choosing to be Catholic, Part 4

Posted on August 25, 2010 by jdenari

During high school, I began to learn a lot about Islam. I was initially interested in U.S. foreign affairs in the Middle East, and I wrote papers dealing with topics such as the Sunni-Shia conflict in Iraq and America’s attempts … Continue reading →

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Illustrations of Islamophobia Part II (and a little bit of hope)

Posted on July 30, 2010 by jdenari

On another blog, I just came upon this speech given by Newt Gingrich. He discusses America’s major security threats, namely “radical Islamists”. He says clearly that we are not at war with terrorism–which is news to me. He claims that … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, Islamophobia | Tagged Christianity, hope, Islam, Islamophobia, jihadists, law, loving neighbor, Newt Gingrich, prejudice, radical Islamists, sharia, terrorism | 1 Comment

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