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Why Witness?
With this blog, I hope to provide new insights, break down misconceptions, and spur thoughtful discussion on topics of religion, culture, politics and social justice. I write particularly on issues of comparative religion (between Islam and Christianity) and Islamophobia in post-9/11 America. I also write about my Catholic faith, American politics, journalism, and the Middle East.
The goal of a writer, a Christian, and a Muslim, is to be a witness to a greater Truth. Hence, the blog's title.
“You are my witness…and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am He.” Isaiah 43:10, the Bible
“And thus have We willed you to be a community of the middle way, so that [with your lives] you might bear witness to the truth before all mankind.” Surat al-Baqara, the Qur'an
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Why you should care about the National Defense Authorization Act
*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
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Images from Iraq
Along with its series containing leaked information about the Iraq war, the New York Times published these two slideshows–one depicting civilian deaths and one illustrating detainee abuse by Iraqis (and overlooked by Americans.) If we saw these pictures of war … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Middle East, News
Tagged abuse, America, Chris Hondros, citizens, civilian, conflict, death, detainee, Getty Images, ignored, images, Iraq, Iraqis, Lynsey Adarrio, map, media, Middle Eastern, military, New York Times, overlooked, photos, police, prison, prisoner, U.S., unreported, war, Wikileaks
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