Thomas Friedman's latest column about CNN's poor choice to fire Middle East editor Octavia Nasr.
Must watch video: Obama administration eats up Fox News’ bait
This is a must-watch segment from the Rachel Maddow show (click on "Fox News fabrication works again". Those of you who may be hesitant to watch it because it is from an MSNBC program, please take the five minutes to watch it anyway. The segment discusses the recent firing of a Dept of Ag official …
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A Catholic priest’s defense of Islam in Europe
In his open letter to Dutch MP Geert Wilders, UK Catholic priest Frank Julian Gelli criticizes the MP's Islamophobic statements. As a fellow Catholic, I am encouraged by Fr. Frank's remarks, and I hope more Catholics in Europe and the US come to share his view. Thanks to Saladin128 for the link.
Thoughts from My Teacher
Here is a great op-ed written by John Esposito, one of my former professors at Georgetown. His piece addresses the wide-spread and unnecessary backlash against the planned Cordoba House, an Islamic and interfaith community center that is to be built blocks from Ground Zero. Esposito's views to me seem like common sense, but sadly, there …
Illustrations of Islamophobia
I'm sure most of you are familiar with the proposed bans on the niqab and other Islamic religious clothing in many European countries. The case I've been following most closely is in France, where the law is expected to pass soon. It would ban the few thousand women who wear the niqab (face veil) in …
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