Debate for and against the Ground Zero Mosque is raging. But deep underneath this debate, most Americans are missing the most important of arguments. What constitutes a moderate Muslim? Is it the Muslim who accepts money from the Wahhabis or the Salafis but claims co-existence? Or is it the American-Muslim who refuses to live but [...]
I read, almost daily, many articles from western journalists and opinion makers, some Muslims as well, with a garden variety of titles like "Where are the Moderate Muslims?" or "Why Muslims Do Not Stand-up to Speak Against Violence of Other Muslims?", etc.. The arguments used have one central topic: If moderate Muslims speak out, then [...]
Dictators are truly a special breed of people. They live off striking fear unto their own people and others. Alternatively, democratically elected leaders extract their energy from the acceptance and admiration of their supporters. How a dictator keeps his locomotive on tracks remains a mystery to many in countries with democratically elected governments. Their actions [...]
Two days after a US High Official indicated that the US intends to press for IAEA inspections of five different suspected sites in Syria that may be carrying on with illegal secret nuclear nuclear activities, two suicide bombers attack Basra in south Iraq killing 20 innocent Iraqis and injuring 100. Is it a coincidence? I [...]
First day on the job for Eric Holder, US Attorney General, was to relieve the US from the burden of Gitmo. With a novice experience in Islamic terror, Holder was clueless of what he is about to face. Today, Holder has very few words to say about Gitmo. He spends his time chasing terrorists for [...]
Just because one can send encrypted messages on a Blackberry, UAE and Saudi Arabia have both banned its use as of October 11 (For UAE). Now Research in Motion is a Canadian company. It abides by a set of communications rules that can protect UAE and Saudi Arabia from its staunchest enemies such as Iran [...]
After a quick visit to Lebanon by Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Assad of Syria, Hamas has started firing rockets unto Israel after a long freeze. That is why we should worry when Abdullah and Assad agree. If Hamas had to choose between Syria and Iran today, it will go Iran’s ways because of the [...]
People who plan for Saturday nights receive jokes in their email boxes but people who plan for their children’s future receive the variety of emails you and I receive. One such email was dispatched by Gene Sharp and Jamila Raqib of the Albert Einstein Institute. In it, they announce the release of their new booklet: [...]
After serving his 30-months sentence, Riad Seif, a liberal-minded Syrian dissident, who challenged the Assad regime over its practice of corruption, was released today from prison. It is very likely that Seif will abstain from any dissident activity but will be allowed to make a statement that he will continue his struggle in order to [...]
This story comes from AP. Much more of this goes on in Syria today but the Syrian authorities could never pin the culprits down (Distributing free fake money increases inflation). This is the first time actually the Syrian regime captures Syrians involved in destabilization of the economic system, already suffering from burdensome US Sanctions. The [...]
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