Policy Issues
| Domestic Policy Issues | |
| June 28, 2008 | State Dept stands alone on Virginia Saudi School More concerns raised about Islamic Saudi Academy in Northern Virginia and still no action from State. |
| June 24, 2008 | The perils of Shariah-compliant finance A warning about the potential regulatory, legal and national security pitfalls of "Shariah-Compliant Finance." |
| June 21, 2008 | The Walls should better Separate A poignant letter to the editor concerning the charter school church state indiscretions of the Tarik Ibn Zayd Academy in Minnesota. |
| June 20, 2008 | President Kennedy The Supreme Court lowers the nation's guard against terror in the name of habeas corpus. |
| June 18, 2008 | Panel: Saudi-Run Va. School Promotes Hate The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom releases its findings on the Islamic Saudi Academy citing significant concerns. |
| June 17, 2008 | Less Violent Islamists Are Still Islamists Islamists utilize 'sharia light' as opposed 'bin laden heavy' in an effort to take the battle to a more sophisticated and different level. |
| June 17, 2008 | Virginia's Islamic Saudi Academy Offers Lessons in Radicalism Northern Virginia Islamist school offers lessons in radicalism to impressionable youth as Saudis lavish support. |
| June 15, 2008 | Charter Schools Shouldn't Promote Islam Taxpayers' money should not fund religious education ... Islamic or otherwise. |
| June 15, 2008 | Ontario in Denial over Polygamy Culture Western accommodations to Shari'a law - the de facto acceptance of polygamy in Canada. |
| June 15, 2008 | 3 in Ohio guilty of plot against US troops in Iraq Potential incidents of homegrown terrorism still a real threat to American security. |
| June 13, 2008 | State Lets Islamic School Operate State Department officials said Thursday they have no plans to close a Saudi-financed Islamic school in Northern Virginia that has failed to eliminate violent and intolerant language in textbooks. |
| June 11, 2008 | Islam in America's public schools: Education or indoctrination? Understanding 'soft jihad' against America's public schools. |
| May 28, 2008 | Is Islam Dominated by Radicals - A Debate A telling debate about the context of Islamist extremism. |
| May 28, 2008 | Usama's Message: Good Jihadists v. Bad Jihadists The more dangerous and stealthier form of jihad - paralyzing a free society from within. |
| May 28, 2008 | Homeland Security Newspeak DHS "Official Use Only" memo discounts the use of the word "liberty" when referring U.S. foreign policy goals. |
| May 28, 2008 | Gender Segregation at Thirty Thousand Feet Fasten your seatbelts ... turbulent sharia-friendly skies may be ahead ... |
| May 19, 2008 | A Medal for Brass Facing growing resentment at the soaring price of oil, as is their custom, Saudi rulers respond with a public relations campaign. It's a campaign built on deception by misrepresenting being awarded the Pontifical Medal by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican for venerable deeds. |
| May 9, 2008 | Islamic Divorce Ruled Not Valid in Maryland Maryland court cites constitutional provisions, providing equal rights to men and women, in ruling against Islamic divorce. |
| May 9, 2008 | Specter, Lieberman, King Introduce Free Speech Protection Act Lawmakers aim to protect Americans from libel actions through legislation aimed at protecting free speech when such action is brought about in foreign courts. |
| May 9, 2008 | NEW REPORT CITES GROWING THREAT OF HOMEGROWN TERROR Counter-messaging strategy needed to thwart rising threat of homegrown terror. |
| May 7, 2008 | A moderate Muslim longs for a more spiritual faith Tarek Fatah's new book 'Chasing a Mirage' invites Muslims to critically examine their faith. |
| May 7, 2008 | Amerabia Islamist goal of the eventual domination of America continues through seeking seemingly benign accommodations in the name of religion. |
| May 6, 2008 | Islamist Chickens Roosting in America's Backyard Islamists are busy orchestrating a 'soft' jihad in America. |
| May 4, 2008 | Softer speak in the war on terror Words do matter in the imperative of fully recognizing and exposing the Islamist threat. |
| April 26, 2008 | N.C. Congresswoman releases 10 point plan to defeat to tackle radical Islam threats Cong Myrick releases detailed plan to fight the ideology of terrorism. |
| April 26, 2008 | 'Jihadist' booted from the Government Lexicon Bush administration tells its employees to drop a number of words. |
| April 2, 2008 | 'Fitna' and the Challenge to Moderate Muslims The controversial film is a defining moment for moderate Muslims. |
| March 3, 2008 | Liberal times Politically correct hemming and hawing over "extremism." |
| March 3, 2008 | RACHEL'S LAW Stifling the ability of our journalists, authors and press to expose the truth ... |
| March 3, 2008 | The power of 'soft' versus violent Islamism Gentle Islamist pressure works well as a tactic ... |
| March 3, 2008 | Jihadists and Progressives: An Affair to Remember Who really has the will to win the war ... the answer is surprising |
| February 1, 2008 | Is it illegal to pray on public property? Debate in Salt Lake City over praying on public property. |
| January 29, 2008 | Muslim Canadian Congress asks CMHC to drop Islamic banking study Debate begins on Sharia financing in Canada. |
| January 24, 2008 | Front-Gate Pentagon's firing last month of Stephen Coughlin revisited. |
| January 4, 2008 | Coughlin Sacked A Pentagon specialist on Islamic law is fired over what appears to be pressure from American Islamists. |
| January 3, 2008 | On dialogue between Jews and Muslims Creating a meaningful dialogue between Jewish and Muslim people. |
| January 3, 2008 | The new Muslim anti-Semitism Anti-Semitism is a recent and political phenomenon in the Islamic world. |
| January 3, 2008 | A Lesson in American Exceptionalism from Pakistan Chaos Comparing constitutions ... what American liberty truly means ... |
| December 4, 2007 | Teddy Bear Tyranny Teddy bear crisis spills into political correctness in America. |
| November 29, 2007 | Citi of Arabia? Abu Dhabi takes Manhattan and Washington too? |
| November 29, 2007 | Muslim ex-guard on trial over Alias A former security guard at Andrews Air Force Base who failed to put his Muslim name on a job application was trying to conceal his ties to a controversial D.C. imam, federal prosecutors said yesterday. |
| November 29, 2007 | Ex-sailor accused of plotting to attack San Diego Base FBI witnesses say Hassan Abujihaad, awaiting trial on charges that he told extremists about U.S. ship movements, also conspired to shoot military personnel. |
| November 28, 2007 | The Qur'anist Movement View on the reformists within Islam. |
| November 21, 2007 | CAIR seeks removal of label in terrorism CAIR seeks to pressure the Justice Department to change the group's status as a co-conspirator in a terrorism case. |
| November 21, 2007 | Bias suit against US Airways upheld Judge Fish rules that imams lawsuit against US Airways can proceed. |
| October 27, 2007 | Silver Lining: Trial Exposed Secrets While the government couldn't make its case in the HLF Trial, many important secrets were uncovered about the Islamist network in America. |
| October 27, 2007 | Jihad, Islamism, and the Challenge of Anti-Freedom Ideologies Does American have what it takes to face up to the ideology of Jihadists? |
| October 22, 2007 | Defending Islamofascism It's a valid term and here's why. |
| October 19, 2007 | Mukasey Testimony Includes Exchange on Role of Sharia Under U.S. Law Attorney General nominee resists Sharia in context of U.S. Law. |
| October 19, 2007 | Suit Against Arabic Language School Aims for Lesson Plans Litigation pursued for access to textbooks and lesson plans. |
| October 15, 2007 | An Internet Jihad Sells Extremism to Viewers in the U.S. Young jihad enthusiast spreading the "bad" word. |
| October 9, 2007 | The Camel in the Tent Influence of Islamic financing in the West. |
| September 28, 2007 | The Islamist Head Fake Trust, but verify. |
| September 28, 2007 | U.S. Adopts a New Citizenship Exam New citizenship test goes beyond asking for historical facts to determining the meaning of being an American. |
| September 9, 2007 | War on Terror is Working 9/11+6 war on terror is working. |
| September 5, 2007 | CAIR-TV Tampa's PBS station has become CAIR-TV propaganda. |
| August 31, 2007 | CAIR Revealed The Holy Land Foundation Trial reveals a great deal about CAIR's origins. |
| August 31, 2007 | Republicans slam Islamic Society Convention House leadership send letter to DOJ requesting dissociation from this week's ISNA convention. |
| August 23, 2007 | Imams Drop Lawsuit Against Doe Passengers Better late than never. |
| August 22, 2007 | Al Qaeda, Other Terror Groups Swim in Global Sea of Saudi-Funded Wahhabi Institutions Majority of American Mosques Touched by Saudi Effort to Entrench Movement's Harsh Views |
| August 22, 2007 | CAIR Concedes Membership Down An amicus brief from CAIR to a Dallas federal court has them reversing an earlier claim on membership to the Washington Times. |
| August 16, 2007 | In Imams' suit, status of John Does in Dispute Becket Fund tries to push imam's attorney to clarify status of John Does. |
| August 16, 2007 | NYPD Report- Radicalization in the West: the Homegrown Threat An in depth review of the steps toward the radicalization of mlitant Islamists in recently uncovered cells. |
| August 9, 2007 | CAIR listed by FBI as member of Muslim Brotherhood's Palestine Committee in HLF Trial In Dallas today, CAIR is described by an FBI agent as the Palestine Committee of the international Muslim Brotherhood. |
| July 28, 2007 | View from America: Flying Imams and Reichstag Analogies Review of recent Muslim issues in America. |
| July 27, 2007 | Congress Sends 9-11 Bill to Bush Includes John Doe protection provisions |
| July 27, 2007 | Shouting Murder on a Crowded Street Islamists need to be held to reasonable limits of free speech. |
| July 25, 2007 | Mall forces store to stop selling Nazi flags Local mall forces store to remove Nazi flag. |
| July 25, 2007 | Muslim rejection of suicide hits on the rise Muslims around the world increasingly reject suicide bombing except among Palestinians. |
| July 7, 2007 | Virtual War We are on a collective Animal Farm |
| July 6, 2007 | Cal Thomas v CAIR There's more to CAIR's recent action alert against Cal Thomas |
| July 6, 2007 | The White House CAIR and the OIC CAIR rushes to meet with OIC after WH announcement of pending appointment of Muslim envoy. |
| July 6, 2007 | It's the theology stupid Reform-minded Muslims hold the keys to success. |
| July 6, 2007 | Only Traditional Islam Can Do It The only weapon to drive terrorist away from terror is Islam. |
| June 29, 2007 | No Press Limits in Imam's Case Judge denies CAIR lawyer request to remove media from proceedings. |
| June 27, 2007 | President Bush rededicates Islamic Center of Washington President Bush's comments at the 50th anniversary rededication of Washington DC Islamic Center. |
| June 22, 2007 | Good News about CAIR CAIR's claims to represent American Muslims are empty. |
| June 19, 2007 | Muslims and Identity OF FIVE Western countries polled by the Pew Research Centre, Muslims in Britain were the most likely to identify themselves by religion rather than nationality. |
| June 17, 2007 | Waiting to Exhale CAIR's reaction to a report about their 990's and their membership numbers shows they have something to hide. |
| June 16, 2007 | New Study: Political Islam correlated to support for terrorism A USIP study confirms the correlation of political Islam to terrorism. |
| June 11, 2007 | CAIR Membership Plummets Developing story at the Washington Times on CAIR's membership numbers |
| June 2, 2007 | 4 Accused of Plot to blowup Facilities at Kennedy Airport Four men, including a onetime airport cargo handler and a former member of the Parliament of Guyana, were charged yesterday with plotting to blow up fuel tanks, terminal buildings and the web of fuel lines running beneath Kennedy International Airport. |
| June 1, 2007 | Articles of Faith: Cleric offers tips to living in a multifaith society A Seattle Sufi Muslim sets an example in interfaith. |
| May 31, 2007 | Imams' Bias Suit Against Airline May Hinge on Pilot's Reasoning The outcome of a discrimination lawsuit filed by six imams who were removed from an America West Airlines flight could depend entirely on what was going through the mind of the plane's pilot, Captain John Wood, when he decided not to fly with the men on board. |
| May 30, 2007 | A look at the good-- and the bad-- for US Muslims Like all cancers, the malignancy of radical Islam starts small. Happily, the American Muslim body politic has the strength and resources to defeat it. The question is, does it have the will? |
| May 22, 2007 | Poll: One in four younger U.S. Muslims support suicide bombings at least rarely One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances, though most Muslim Americans overwhelmingly reject the tactic and are critical of Islamic extremism and al-Qaida. |
| May 22, 2007 | Poll: A Quarter of younger Muslims support suicide bombing in at least rare circumstances The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found in a national survey that nearly 80% of Muslims in the USA say suicide bombings are never justified to "defend Islam," but a quarter of those under 30 think such attacks are OK in some circumstances. |
| May 15, 2007 | Radicals in their Midst The moderate Muslims are the key to reestablishing the reputation of Islam as the religion of peace. |
| May 13, 2007 | Right to Report Suspicious Activity needs Safeguarding The clerk's action was the kind of citizen vigilance that a new bill before Congress is designed to shield against intimidation. |
| May 13, 2007 | Too Fine for PBS Network nixes bombshell 'Islam' flick |
| May 7, 2007 | Why do so many Muslims mistrust secularism? Muslim insistance upon the Islamic state is more about hate of the west and foreign ideas than on principle. |
| April 24, 2007 | Poll: Muslims show only partial support for Al Qaeda's agenda This report gives cause for concern and some hope. |
| April 23, 2007 | PBS' Islamist Apologists Muzzle Muslim Moderates Censorship at PBS, look who's running the ship. |
| April 17, 2007 | CAIR's 'Flying Imams' Suit Harms Security, Public Vigilance, Experts Say Litigation threats against vigilant citizens who report suspicious activity could impede intelligence-gathering efforts and empower terrorists. |
| April 16, 2007 | Martyn Burke Strikes Back at PBS PBS's cancellation of Islam vs. Islamists outrages veteran filmaker over censorship. |
| April 15, 2007 | Witnesses for the Persecution While the imams may or may not have suffered an injury, the harm these John Doe claims can cause will go far beyond. |
| April 13, 2007 | PBS at a Crossroads Cong. Walsh recently highlighted concerns regarding PBS's refusal to air Islam v. Islamists. |
| April 11, 2007 | Ouster Sought of Official in Imam Case An assemblyman of Queens, said Omar Mohammedi's position on the NYC human rights commission undermines efforts to encourage New Yorkers to act as eyes and ears of law enforcement. |
| April 11, 2007 | PBS Shelves Film on Moderate Muslims A documentary film exploring the struggles of moderate American Muslims at the hands of their radical brethren has become a showcase for the struggles between right and left in the news media. |
| April 10, 2007 | Addressing CAIR empowers Islamists, Say Moderate Muslims Critics slammed a Democratic lawmaker for addressing a Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) function. |
| April 10, 2007 | Maker of Documentary Cries Foul Producer: PBS dropped documentary on political grounds |
| April 9, 2007 | What do Muslims Want? Muslim immigrants to America need to come terms with the incompatibility of imposing sharia with American ideals. |
| April 3, 2007 | Libs: Lawsuit 1st, Safety 2nd Congress considers legislation to protect John Does |
| April 3, 2007 | The John Doe Lawsuits If a law to protect the John Does is signed soon, it will be a signal that common sense is not yet a casualty. |
| March 30, 2007 | Intimidation by Lawsuit As an act of coldblooded strategy, the pending lawsuit of the "flying imams" is a clever one. |
| March 27, 2007 | Cleric's Lawsuit threatens security of all passengers Imams' suit could chill citizen reporting |
| March 27, 2007 | The Network Hassan Butt tells all that killing in the name of Islam is a Cancer |
| March 26, 2007 | Islam and Islamists: PBS says pundit's film isn't done; congressman likes it fine Islam and Islamists is caught in a standoff between public TV and the film's lead producer, noted think-tank pundit Frank Gaffney Jr. |
| March 25, 2007 | Shariah in Minnesota? Muslim actvists go fishing in troubled waters |
| March 17, 2007 | Muslim Organization revives Minnesota Branch Somali leaders upset with CAIR intent to open office in St. Paul. |
| March 15, 2007 | Imams booted from US Airways flight file lawsuit A group of imams yesterday filed a lawsuit against an airline and airport management, charging they were discriminated against when they were removed from a flight after frightened passengers and the crew complained the Muslim men were disruptive. |
| February 16, 2007 | Dangerous Knowledge in Academe Follow the money |
| February 11, 2007 | Islam is Not the Enemy! Let's make the distinction from now on: We are not at war with Islam, but at war with radicals doing evil in the name of Islam. |
| February 9, 2007 | Our Mosques are importing Jihad Gina Khan, a British Muslim woman, lives near the men suspected of a plot to kidnap and kill a Muslim soldier. She says it's time to stop the radicals, and to stop being afraid of them. |
| February 7, 2007 | Faith and Politics Politics of faith, Congressman Ellison, and CAIR on the hill |
| January 31, 2007 | Muslim Doctor Says It's His Right To Treat Terrorists Boca Raton doctor indicted for supporting Al Qaeda makes preposterous claim of Constitutional right to treat terrorists despite his aiding the enemy |
| January 28, 2007 | Bin Laden, the Left and Me D'Souza responds to the vitriol from the Left about his new book- Enemy at Home |
| January 27, 2007 | Outrage of Flying Imams appears a bit out of place In the court of public opinion, the flying imams of Minneapolis are grounded. |
| January 22, 2007 | CAIR Rebuffed by Boxer- A turning point? In what could be either a major turning point or just an aberration, Sen. Barbara Boxer recently rescinded an award given to a California resident because of his position with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). |
| January 16, 2007 | Muslims cannot stop extremists, Imam Says Moderate Muslims are powerless against the forces of Islamic fundamentalists who propagate anti-Semitism, a cleric of Manhattan's largest mosque said yesterday. |
| January 12, 2007 | Islam Urged to Accept Enlightenment Germany's interior minister said yesterday that parts of the Islamic world had yet to embrace the values of the Enlightenment, and the European Union should help integrate Muslims by promoting the training of imams. |
| January 10, 2007 | Saudi Bank's role in mosque is questioned The Islamic Society of Boston's effort to build the region's largest mosque has received at least $1 million in financing from a Saudi Arabia-based bank dominated by governments that critics of the mosque project say support Islamic extremism. |
| January 9, 2007 | As a mosque rises a dispute flares in Berlin Construction of the first mosque in formerly communist East Berlin is becoming the latest flash point between Muslims and Europeans threatened by Islamic fundamentalism. |
| November 1, 2006 | We Must Use Science to defeat al-Qaeda John Reid yesterday compared the technological advances needed to fight Islamic terrorism to Britain's battle against the Nazis. |
| October 30, 2006 | Jihadists need to understand the meaning of freedom Fear has no place within the news media. If the press -- the entire news media -- would cower under pressure applied from outside, it would no longer be free. |
| October 28, 2006 | Islam's Gender Crisis Some Muslim men's fear of women is cast in sharp relief by an outlandish sermon. |
| October 15, 2006 | Islamic Schools Test Ideal of Integration in Britain Integration into western society can be much more difficult for the Islamic community with separate Islamic schools. |
| October 14, 2006 | Moderate Muslims Need Support Toronto sun reflects upon the need to support moderate Muslims who are threatened by Islamists. |
| October 8, 2006 | O'Connor defends division of church, state The system has served th eU.S. well the retired justic tells the audience. |
| October 8, 2006 | Muslim Lawmaker Assimilated and Berated Denmark's Naser Khader is praised by secular Europeans as a voice for moderation and unity. Islamists consider him a traitor. |
| September 26, 2006 | Community Censorship Plagues the House of Islam Goth, a Somali blogger, discusses the role fo censorship in stifling freedom and liberty in Muslim nations. |
| September 1, 2006 | Muslims must come Forward Almost 30 years earlier I had come to the United States as a student from my native Bangladesh. Now, I was the first Muslim U.S. ambassador to serve as chief of mission. I swore to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution with my hand on a copy of the Koran. |
| August 27, 2006 | America's Muslims Aren't as Assimilated as you Might Think This report raises some concern about the spread of islamism within the American Muslim community. |
| August 22, 2006 | Questions to Ponder on the Islamic World Paul Sullivan, in this introduction to a new series, offers some questions for Americans to consider about Islam, its role in the West and the world, and the differences between most Muslims and radical terrorists. |
| August 21, 2006 | Islamic Fascists- What's in a Name? Shortly after British authorities announced that they had foiled a plot to bomb transcontinental flights, President Bush called it a "stark reminder" that the United States is "at war with Islamic fascists." |
| August 15, 2006 | Saudi Charities' Dirty Hands NEARLY five years after 9/11, Saudi Arabia's government-run charities still finance terror. |
| August 13, 2006 | Yes, the problem is 'Islamic Fascism' It took President George W. Bush to tell the truth to Britain about the massive plot to blow US-bound airliners out of the sky. |
| August 13, 2006 | Pan-Islamism challenges idea of nation state Absent a determination to throttle the ideology, we're about to witness the unraveling of the world. |
| August 13, 2006 | An identity crisis of our own making Amartya Sen puts foward a strong case for how the West can understand Islam, says Geraldine Bedell - it must see it as more than a religion |
| August 13, 2006 | The enemy within It is now self-evident that there is an enemy within Britain who wants to destroy our way of life. |
| August 13, 2006 | The 'hearts and minds' battle for British Muslims that failed The government pinned its sights on reform but the taskforce it set up says it has been let down. |
| August 13, 2006 | The New Age of Terror Soldiers in the war on terror have learned much since 9/11. So, too, has the enemy. How the London plot was foiled-and where we are in the five-year struggle. |
| August 13, 2006 | Many Muslims in Britain Tell of Feeling Torn Between Competing Identities |
| August 13, 2006 | Young Muslim Rage Takes Root in Britain Unemploymet, Foreign Policy Fuel Extremism |
| August 12, 2006 | Escalation in Terminology When President Bush described a war against 'Islamic fascists,' some American Muslims became very angry. |
| August 11, 2006 | Harnessing the Future of Islam For Daisy Khan, gathering young Muslim leaders was more than a meeting of intellect. It was a crucial step in taking back Islam. |
| August 7, 2006 | Sorting out Life as Muslims and Marines Few people ever see Ismile Althaibani's Purple Heart. He keeps the medal tucked away in a dresser. His Marine uniform is stored in a closet... |
| July 29, 2006 | Devotion to true Islam will defeat Terrorists "The real Islam is peaceful, and respectful of other religions. The true Islam teaches love for family and places value on moral purity and service to others." |
| July 13, 2006 | When Progressives Treat with Reactionaries The British State's flirtation with radical Islamism |
| July 12, 2006 | Political Strategies to Counterterrorism The Evolving Threat: International Terrorism in the post 9-11 era |
| July 11, 2006 | Saudi textbooks preach intolerance, hate Despite post 9/11 policy change, children still taught to wage jihad |
| July 5, 2006 | Blair says Muslims must purge extremism Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday questioned the effectiveness of official public diplomacy in battling Islamic extremism, saying the government alone cannot heal the rifts with Britain's Muslim community. |
| June 24, 2006 | Homegrown Al Qaeda There may be an inclination in some quarters to minimize this week's arrest in Miami of the seven would-be terrorists as a gang that couldn't shoot straight. Our view is that they serve as another wake-up call to the presence of a domestic threat from Islamic terror. |
| June 23, 2006 | Where Law Meets Culture: Carnegie Scholar Explores Women and Islam Sunder conceptualizes a "New Enlightenment," based on a woman's right to seek equality, democracy and liberty not only in the public arena but also in the private spheres of religion, culture and family. |
| June 23, 2006 | NRO Remarks on CAIR press conference An alternative press release one would never see from CAIR. |
| June 22, 2006 | Islam, America and Europe: Look out, Europe, they say Why so many Muslims find it easier to be American than to feel European |
| June 18, 2006 | U. S. Muslim Clerics Seek Modern Middle Ground This piece on a supposed "modern middle ground" ends with this disturbing quotation from a Zaytuna Institute imam, "Every Muslim who is honest would say, I would like to see America become a Muslim country," he said. "I think it would help people, and if I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be a Muslim. |
| June 10, 2006 | We Muslims Have Work to Do Muslim Canadians, as Muslims elsewhere in Western societies, have felt increasingly besieged for some time now, both from outside their community and from within. |
| June 9, 2006 | Bring Mosques into the 21st Century Keep politics out of our mosques |
| June 9, 2006 | Radical Muslim Clerics Tarnish Islam Muslim community must take back their Mosques. |
| June 9, 2006 | Stop Whining! Neither Muslim commentators nor the police seem to be asking the right questions |
| June 9, 2006 | Critics Say Canada Too Immigrant Friendly Canada has long prided itself for opening its doors wider than any nation to immigrants and asylum-seekers, but that tradition is coming under intense scrutiny _ at home and across the U.S. border _ after the arrests of 17 men from Muslim immigrant families in an alleged terror plot. |
| June 8, 2006 | What did Canadians do to deserve this? Freedom, democracy, liberalism, multiculturalism, diversity and tolerance – these are precisely the attributes that Militant Islamists find most offensive. |
| June 7, 2006 | U. S. Marine Corps Establishes its First Islamic Prayer Center Center intended to serve Muslim personnel, teach about Islamic faith |
| May 11, 2006 | Rue Britannia Vicious as the 9/11/01 atrocities in New York and Washington were, there is a way in which the 7/7/05 attacks in London were worse. |
| April 21, 2006 | Muslims in the Military His call sign is "Hadji," meaning "one who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca." "It's a pilot thing," explains Colonel Douglas Burpee, the highest ranking Muslim officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. |
| April 19, 2006 | What Muslims Hear at Friday Prayers Is there really a clash of the cultures between Islam and the West? SPIEGEL documents Friday sermons from mosques around the world. As imams guide their congregations, they praise the delights of paradise, sow the seeds of doubt in government authority -- and sometimes preach hatred. |
| April 12, 2006 | The Door of Ijtihad is Open Though some scholars have attempted to freeze the interpretation of Islam, most accept the view that Islamic Divine Law, or shari'a, is subject to ongoing re-evaluation according to the principles of juristic reasoning, known as ijtihad. The purpose of this ongoing process of ijtihad is to adapt shari'a to changing societal circumstances. Thus, most Islamic scholars say that "the door of ijtihad" remains open. |
| March 31, 2006 | The unthinkable-- perhaps the inevitable Al-Qa'ida's protagonist, Osama bin Laden, has called for an "American Hiroshima" in which al-Qa'ida cells detonate multiple nukes in U.S. urban centers. Al-Qa'ida has made it clear that they will use any means at hand to disrupt continuity of government and commerce in the U.S. in an effort to impede our influence in the Middle East. As Osama put it, "Why do you use an ax when you can use a bulldozer? ... We love death. The U.S. loves life. |
| March 29, 2006 | Nineteen charged with racketeering to support terrorist organization A Federal Grand Jury in Detroit charged nineteen individuals with operating a global racketeering conspiracy in an indictment unsealed today, announced United States Attorney Stephen J. Murphy. The indictment alleges that portions of the profits made from the illegal enterprise were given to Hizballah, a foreign terrorist organization. Nine of the individuals were arrested this morning. |
| March 26, 2006 | Crime networks, terrorists linked A U.S. official said al Qaeda and other terrorist groups have ties to criminal organizations in Latin America. |
| March 26, 2006 | 9/11 Trial Reveals Troubles Then, and Ahead Moussaui's trial uncovers a series of bureaucratic complications and obstacles in federal law enforcement. |
| March 23, 2006 | U.S. Designates Al-Manar as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity Television station is arm of Hizballah Terrorist network |
| March 22, 2006 | Calls key in terror case Court documents portray alleged connections between local Muslim leader and violent extremists in Middle East |
| March 22, 2006 | The Islamist Challenge to the U.S. Constitution First in Europe and now in the United States, Muslim groups have petitioned to establish enclaves in which they can uphold and enforce greater compliance to Islamic law. While the U.S. Constitution enshrines the right to religious freedom and the prohibition against a state religion, when it comes to the rights of religious enclaves to impose communal rules, the dividing line is more nebulous. Can U.S. enclaves, homeowner associations, and other groups enforce Islamic law? |
| March 17, 2006 | U.S. Catholic Bishops to U.S. gov't: Engage with Islam, protect religious freedom The bishops of the U.S. have called on the U.S. Congress to develop policies that build understanding and engagement with Islamic leaders and promote religious freedom for Christians in countries with Muslim majorities. |
| March 17, 2006 | Moussaoui's Mess A terrorist's joy ride through the U.S. legal system. |
| March 16, 2006 | Prepared Remarks by Under Secretary Stuart Levey before the Netherlands' Terrorist Financing Conference Terrorism and Financial Intelligence- -speech to the Netherlands' Terrorist financing conference |
| March 16, 2006 | The National Security Strategy of the United States Overview of America's National Security Strategy |
| March 16, 2006 | White House Puts Iran at Top of List of Threats to U.S. Strategy report also affirms policy of pre-emptive action: Al Qaeda danger evolves. |
| March 16, 2006 | It's Legal The solid legal basis for the administration's surveillance program. |
| March 16, 2006 | Getting it Down: Reporting and reviewing human-rights the world over The international relations committee of Congress today reviewed the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Nina Shea from the Center for Religious Freedom provides commentary |
| March 15, 2006 | Prosecutors rest in Hamas case Federal prosecutors completed their case against a Bridgeview man accused of funding Mideast terrorism. |
| March 15, 2006 | Muslim Leaders should give marketplace a chance "What's the right choice? Even with its obvious flaws, I choose the Western system. And I believe Islam can bloom in a free marketplace of religious ideas. What we don't yet know is whether enough Muslim leaders are confident enough to let Islam try." |
| March 14, 2006 | Imam under fire for incendiary remarks keeps NYC jail job The top jail chaplain who gave a speech containing incendiary language like "Zionists of the media" and "terrorists" in the White House won't be fired from his job, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday. |
| March 14, 2006 | The Black Hearts of KindHearts The reconstituted BIF, GRF, and HLF is shut down by the U.S. with a number of questionable ties to HAMAS and radical Islam. (note Arizona connection of one of the imams) |
| March 14, 2006 | Top U.S. Evangelist targets Islam Outspoken U.S. Christian evangelical broadcasater Pat Robertson has accused Muslims of planning world domination and said some were "satanic" |
| March 12, 2006 | Judge upholds terror counts Federal Jurist's sealed order denies mosque case defendant's request to dismiss indictment based on national spy program |
| March 10, 2006 | White House eyes finding terror funders The Bush administration is exploring the idea of requiring financial institutions to provide information on electronic transfers of money in and out of the United States, saying it might help catch terrorist financiers and money launderers. |
| March 9, 2006 | Negative Perception of Islam Increasing Poll Numbers in U.S. Higher than in 2001 |
| March 9, 2006 | Statement on Freedom of Expression and Danish Cartoons Press Release from Freedom House on the Danish Cartoons |
| March 3, 2006 | Religious extremism is spreading among Muslim Youth in the U.S. Dr. Al-Husseini, editor of the U.S.-published newspaper Al-Minassa Al-'Arabiya, warns that religious extremism and ignorance are spreading among the young generation of Muslims in the U.S. |
| March 1, 2006 | Senate passes Patriot Act changes - USA Today The Senate added civil liberties protections ot the USA Patriot Act on Wednesday, clearing the way for renewal of the anti-terrorism law passed shortly after Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. |
| February 28, 2006 | Can Islam Reform Itself? McCarthy and Ijaz debate the issue of Islamic reform and its possibilities. |
| February 28, 2006 | Canada's Inadequate Response to Terrorism There is a clear need for policy reform. Failure to exercise adequate control over the entry and the departure of non-Canadians on our territory has been a significant factor in making Canada a destination for terrorists. |
| February 12, 2006 | Hijacking Islam -- New York Post The real struggle in Islam is from the political hijacking of the mantle of faith. Political sermons must stop. |
| December 16, 2005 | Defeat the Defeatists! The latest successful parliamentary election in Iraq represents a victory on multiple fronts-- for the faith of Islam, the people of the Middle East, and global democracy. |
| December 16, 2005 | The Enemy Among Us. They're Coming You Know. French internal security has recently discovered a number of active Islamist terror cells. |
| December 14, 2005 | Third Time's A Charm! The third Iraqi ballot goes another great step toward sealing a new political order in Iraq with even minority Sunni Muslims eager to vote. |
| December 14, 2005 | Congressional Resolution Calls for Divesture from Saudi Arabia Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen of Florida introduced a resolution calling for the U.S. government to fully divest from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
| September 22, 2005 | Freedom House Report: Saudi Publications on Hate Ideology Invade American Mosques Freedom House releases concerning report regarding the hate content of texts found in mosques across the United States. |
| September 1, 2005 | The Peculiar Alliance Islamists and neo-Nazis find common ground by hating Jews. |
| November 4, 2004 | Powell: Bush to aggressively pursue issues important to Muslims Secretary of State Colin Powell told assembled Muslim guests Thursday that in its second term, the Bush administration will "strike a balance" between security and openness. |
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| June 21, 2008 | Young Muslims are turning to extremism Extremists are winning the battle for the hearts and minds of Britain's young Muslims, a disturbing police report warns. |
| June 16, 2008 | Islam stuck in the Middle Ages says Professor Hans Kung A leading Roman Catholic and theologian from Germany, warned in a lecture of a "deadly threat" to all humankind unless new efforts are made to build bridges with Islam. |
| June 5, 2008 | The Emergence of the 'Infallible Jihad Fighter' – The Salafi Jihadists' Quest for Religious Legitimacy The corrupt Salafi Jihadists seek legitimacy in the face of moral turpitude and internal discord. |
| May 8, 2008 | Age of Terror Q&A BBC journalist Peter Taylor who has been reporting on global terrorism for over 35 years, answers questions, from a British perspective on terrorism. |
| May 7, 2008 | Saudi Anthropologist Advocates Modern Interpretation ... Saudi anthropologist Sa'd Al-Sowayan advocates modern interpretation of religious texts, suggests swords be removed from Saudi flag. |
| March 3, 2008 | Muslim scholars decry terrorism New Deobandi rhetoric ... denounce terror ... but not its root cause ... |
| March 3, 2008 | Muslim medics refuse to roll up their sleeves in hygiene crackdown - because it's against their religion Muslim medical staff refuse to follow rules in the name of religion ... |
| March 3, 2008 | Bobbies will be taught sharia law and ... Efforts by the British police to combat terror at the local level ... |
| March 3, 2008 | Berlin gallery shuts after Muslim threats Exhibition of satirical works by a group of Danish artists causes a stir ... and threats of violence ... |
| March 3, 2008 | Dutch film to slam Islam Upcoming Dutch film sparks significant controversy ... |
| March 3, 2008 | Reinterpretation of Islam in Turkey Struggling to keep Islam from playing a dominant role in state affairs ... allowing so means encroaching upon the rights of minorities ... |
| March 3, 2008 | The World in 2009 The challenges facing the new American president ... |
| January 22, 2008 | Gulen Inspires Muslims Worldwide Promoting modern Islam in a globalized setting. |
| January 14, 2008 | Muslim Britain is becoming one big no-go area The boiling Islamist pot of Britain. |
| January 14, 2008 | Middle East Indebted to Bush Time for the Middle East to step up to the challenge of freedom. |
| January 10, 2008 | The A-Word The word "Allah" is now off-limits to non-Muslim publications. |
| January 3, 2008 | Martyr without a Cause The horror of Bhutto's end should not blind us to her legacy. |
| January 3, 2008 | Caliph Wanted Why an age old Islamic institution resonates with many Muslims today. |
| December 29, 2007 | Bhutto's Jihadist Enemies A twisted tale of Islamist terror with no easy answers. |
| December 28, 2007 | A Dangerous Game: The Perils of Pakistani Politics Why is Pakistani politics so violent? |
| December 26, 2007 | New year sparks criticism of Kuwait gov't Celebration of the new year in Kuwait sparks controversy of Islamist proportions. |
| December 3, 2007 | Egypt's 'veil' of piety intrudes on public Self-appointed morality police, ordinary people, offer strangers unsolicited religious advice in the name of IslamISM. |
| December 2, 2007 | Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message Young Muslim preacher inspires Muslim youth with message of tolerance and reform. |
| December 1, 2007 | Canadian Muslims Enter Sudanese Teddy Debate Canadian Muslims express dismay at the abuse of Sharia in Sudan. |
| November 29, 2007 | British Muslims should protest Teddy lunacy Sharia law fanatacism over a teddy-bear. |
| November 29, 2007 | Informant who risked his life to fight extremists betrayed by MI5 An undercover agent who risked his life to infiltrate the extremist networks at Abu Hamza's Finsbury Park mosque claims he has been betrayed by MI5 and Scotland Yard. |
| November 29, 2007 | The Candidates Address America's Image During the Republican debate, candidates respond to a question about repairing the American image abroad. |
| November 26, 2007 | Bangladesh judge suddenly revokes journalist Shoaib Choudhury's bail Islamist judge in Bangladesh attempts to silence liberty-minded journalist. |
| November 26, 2007 | Democracy Myth Democracy in Pakistan could fuel Islamist agenda to dangerous ends. |
| November 16, 2007 | The Libel Tourist Documentary exposes how Saudi petrodollars attempt to silence freedom of speech in the West. |
| November 15, 2007 | Al-Jazeera TV Debate on Secularism, Islamism Deteriorates into Exchange of Insults TV Debate on Secularism and Islamism Turns Ugly |
| November 14, 2007 | Dictatorial Arab Regimes are Winning the Battle for Hearts and Minds in America Dictatorial Arab regimes smear America as part of their struggle for survival. |
| October 19, 2007 | About that Muslim Letter to the Pope The recent Muslim letter to the Pope misses the point. |
| October 9, 2007 | Muslim Medical Students Get Picky Some Muslim medical students offended ... |
| October 8, 2007 | Secular Values Strengthen: Survey Muslim support for secular values in Indonesia rises. |
| October 2, 2007 | Should Muslims Integrate into the West? How can states achieve a balance between republicanism and minority rights? |
| October 2, 2007 | Muzzling in the Name of Islam Suppression in the name of Islam |
| October 1, 2007 | Translating the Hate Preacher Translating the hate preacher to reveal the Islamist mindset. |
| September 25, 2007 | The "Bin Trotsky" Video and the Jihadi Failure in Iraq In his new video, Bin Laden shifts his rhetoric from Salafi Jihadism to a new brand of neo-Wahabism. |
| September 9, 2007 | Muslim group behind Mega-mosque seeks to convert all of Britain A $100 million mosque in the center of Britain by Tabligh Jamaat |
| September 8, 2007 | Our followers 'must live in peace until strong enough to wage jihad' Deobandi scholar advocates global jihad. |
| September 8, 2007 | Two faces of British youth in thrall to sinister Muslim sect Extensive links between British Deobandis and the sect's radical leadership in Pakistan. |
| August 19, 2007 | Risks in a Muslim Reformation While certainly needed, be careful what we wish for in a reformation of Muslims. |
| August 13, 2007 | Muslim Pop Stars Repudiate Terror 'Yeh Hum Naheen' music video: 'Story spread in our names is a lie' |
| August 9, 2007 | Are the Taliban really Muslims? Ghazal Omid provides a long overdue Muslim look at just how un-Islamic the Taliban really are. |
| July 31, 2007 | Inside Iran's Nuclear Nerve Center Halfway House to an Atomic Bomb |
| July 31, 2007 | Don't Limit Disinvestment to Iran's Energy Sector Speech by Sen. Jon Kyl |
| July 26, 2007 | A Rising Tide Lifts Mood in Developing World Sharp decline in support of suicide bombing in Muslim countries |
| July 25, 2007 | Feminism, Turkish Style Opportunities for women in Turkey have expanded under the conservative AKP Party. |
| July 23, 2007 | The Fundamentalist Moderate A popular figure in Pakistan, Ghamidi offers strict modern interpretations of the Koran. |
| July 23, 2007 | Iran Determined to Continue Nuclear Program Despite international pressures. |
| July 9, 2007 | Senate Floor Speech by Senator Jon Kyl We need to be clear on the ideological threat we face from radical Islam. |
| July 8, 2007 | The Battle for Hearts and Minds Two years on from the 7/7 attacks, government strategy for tackling Islamic extremism is in turmoil. |
| July 7, 2007 | Muslims Feels persecuted by evidence says not With recent terror plots, Muslim anxiety rises with little evidence for racism. |
| July 7, 2007 | The Muslim Brotherhood for Beginners Don't be fooled by the double discourse of the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| July 7, 2007 | Malaysia Convert Claims Cruelty A Malaysian woman held for months in an Islamic rehabilitation centre says she was subjected to mental torture for insisting her religion is Hinduism. |
| July 7, 2007 | Snap Judgment: Tony Blair's Task To defeat arc of extremism we need an arc of moderation. |
| July 6, 2007 | For the Islamist Doctor Terror is Healing Looking into Islamist physicians and terror. |
| July 6, 2007 | Iran's Proxy War Tehran is on the offensive against us throughout the Middle East. Will Congress respond? |
| July 6, 2007 | Ban Foreign language Imams Foreign imams who do not learn English should be banned from giving sermons in UK mosques, a Labour peer has said. |
| July 6, 2007 | Former Member of Radical Islam Questions Faction One of the more vivid voices marking the second anniversary of London's July 7 attacks is that of Hassan Butt. |
| July 6, 2007 | Author Irshad Manji Talks about reform in Islam Bringing back ijtihad |
| July 5, 2007 | Brown vs Cameron Failure to ban Hizb-ut Tahrir is a problem for UK. |
| July 3, 2007 | Not in Our Name Blaming UK foreign policy is not the answer. Where are the Muslim marches against terror in our name? |
| July 3, 2007 | Britain bans two more Islamist Groups The Brits ban two extreme Islamist groups accused of carrying out terrorist attacks in south Asia-
Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh Tehreek Nifaz-e-Shariat Mohammadi. |
| June 21, 2007 | Arabs Losing Faith in the Cause Arab voices, both expert and popular, are rising in vociferous denunciations of the once sacrosanct Palestinian Arabs. |
| June 19, 2007 | Christians must accept Islamic rule Christians can only continue living safely in the Gaza Strip if they accept Islamic law, including a ban on alcohol and on women roaming publicly without proper head coverings, an Islamist militant leader in Gaza. |
| June 16, 2007 | USIP Paper: Correlates of Public support for Terrorism in the Muslim World Direct correlation of political Islam to terrorism support |
| June 11, 2007 | Unwarranted Attack on Petraeus Aide Diana West's attack on Dr. David Kilcullen of Gen. David Petraeus' senior staff in Baghdad is way off mark. |
| June 10, 2007 | The Guidebook for Taking a Life Rules for the Jihadist |
| May 29, 2007 | Who's Afraid of Tariq Ramadan? A comprehensive review of Tariq Ramadan's history and ideology. |
| April 9, 2007 | Radical Islam: Ministers get the message Slowly discovering the way to engage with Muslims |
| March 27, 2007 | RAND Report says Cold War offers Lessons Just as it fought the spread of Communism, the United States must do more to develop and support networks of moderate Muslims who are too often silenced by violent radical Islamists. |
| March 27, 2007 | Mainstreaming the Muslim Brotherhood The Brotherhood's supporters in the US are trying to capitalize on the upward trend of Islamic radicalization to paint the organization as "moderate" on this shifting scale. |
| March 17, 2007 | A 'Moderate' Path is just another Road to Disaster The Muslim Brotherhood is not moderate |
| March 10, 2007 | Free this Egyptian Blogger The sentencing of Egyptian blogger Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman seriously threatens freedom of expression and religion throughout Egypt. |
| February 11, 2007 | Iran's Reformists want US to tone it down Nuclear rhetoric helps a faltering Ahmadinejad stay popular, they say |
| February 9, 2007 | Nazanin Afshin-Jam's fight for Muslim women's rights The world should be outraged by what this girl went through. She should be a household name. |
| February 8, 2007 | Iranian textbooks indoctrinate students to become martyrs in a holy war Textbooks used in Iran's schools are instilling students with hatred toward the West, especially the United States, and urging them to become "martyrs" |
| February 8, 2007 | New Movement in Afghanistan strives to offer ideological alternative to the Taliban |
| February 7, 2007 | Blaming West won't solve Muslims woes Outrage against the west is far greater from Muslims than outrage against their own sectarianism and maladies. |
| February 6, 2007 | Is Europe already lost to Muslim Domination? Bernard Lewis states that Europe will be lost to Islamists because it has abdicated the battle for cultural and religious control in the name of political correctness. |
| February 5, 2007 | A Crisis of Courage Do we in the West have the wisdom and confidence to prevail against Islamist terror? |
| January 12, 2007 | King of the Iranian Bloggers Some 700,000 bloggers are active in Iran today, he estimates, from radicals who curse spiritual leader Ali Khamenei to madrasa students in the holy city of Qum. Even Ahmadinejad himself started his own blog a little while ago. |
| January 12, 2007 | They Wish to Shut our Voice Islamist radicals are intolerant. They don't want anyone to raise a voice and say "enough to the increasing trend of spreading religious hatred and provoking people with the false interpretations of Koran." |
| January 12, 2007 | Negroponte: Al-Qaida the biggest threat Al-Qaida poses the gravest terrorist threat to the United States and an emboldened Hezbollah is a growing danger, the U.S. intelligence chief said Thursday. |
| January 12, 2007 | Palestinians get religion: Fatah adopting Hamas' Islamist ways The Fatah movement has rejected secular nationalism for Islamist ideology. |
| January 12, 2007 | Intelligence Officials See growing sectarian split in Iraq Sectarian divisions and related violence in Iraq are growing, as al Qaeda remains the most serious national-security threat facing the United States, senior U.S. intelligence officials told Congress yesterday. |
| January 12, 2007 | How to Get Justice for Ahmadinejad The situation in Iran seems to be rapidly spiraling out of control. |
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