The Case For Heresy
By now, you should be familiar with the name Ayaan Hirsi Ali. You should know at least this much about her: She is brilliant, beautiful, black and she has been banned near Boston. You mi...
Islamophobia
Blaming the Victims
There are victims and then there are victims. Too often, I think, we worry about the wrong ones. Start with some of the most powerful politicians of Argentina. They are feeling sorely ag...
Op-eds
The Long, Bloody Trail That Led to the Charlie Hebdo Massacre
For years, Europe has failed to reckon honestly with radical Islam and anti-Semitism
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Giving Peace a Chance
Rarely do so many distinguished members of the foreign policy community gather in a single room. But this was the Great Hall of the United States Institute of Peace: a Washington “instituti...
Op-eds
“Homeland” Under Attack
Are the cast, crew and fans of “Homeland” -- Showtime’s television series about a brilliant but neurotic CIA agent – Islamophobes? That’s the implication of...
Op-eds
Academic Dishonors
Remember when colleges prided themselves on the diligence and depth of their research? Frederick Lawrence, president of Brandeis University, apparently does not. He offered an honorary degr...
Op-eds
Iran’s Rulers and the Art of the Deal
“I assure you nobody ends up being more war-weary than me.” — President Barack Obama, August 30, 2013 Imagine you’re Iranian president Hassan Rouh...
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Major Hasan’s ‘Martyrdom’
At Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, 13 American military men and women were killed and more than 30 wounded by a man who proudly regarded himself as a “...
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German Mosque Groups Raising Funds for Hezbollah
The head of Germany’s federal agency for domestic intelligence and the country’s Interior Ministry have recently presented a report showing Hezbollah’s use of German based mosqu...
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When Hatred Turns Lethal
One of the most neglected stories in the Middle East – the ubiquitous Jew-hatred in the Arab and Muslim world – was suddenly catapulted into the mainstream media spotlight when Egypt&...
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Has Turkey Betrayed the West?
Once a secular, modernizing country, Turkey’s ruthless assault on journalists raises serious doubts about its future.
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Gay—or Left?
On July 19, 2005, authorities in the Iranian city of Mashhad publicly lynched two teenagers, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni, for the alleged crime of raping a 13-year-old boy. Horrific pictures...
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Zionism Isn’t a Dirty Word
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has provoked yet another international diplomatic stir with Israel. Speaking, (where else?), at a United Nations conference in Vienna last week, ...
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The UN’s Anti-Semitic Alliance
The Turkish prime minister’s recent slander about Zionism occurred at a UN organization event.
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Ahmadi Muslims, Killed in Pakistan but Welcomed Here, Perfectly Symbolize Our Canadian Values
Last week, when Canadians learned that the federal government was set to announce the creation of a new “Office of Religious Freedom,” CBC reported the news with...
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Mona Eltahawy’s Illiberal Liberalism
The Egyptian activist's position on free speech and protest is troubling
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Shabaab Executes French Hostage Denis Allex
Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia and East Africa, announced today that it executed a French intelligence operative who was captured in Mogadishu in 2009. The hostage, Denis Allex, wa...
Op-eds
From Al Gore to Al Jazeera
A shorter distance than one might have hoped.
Op-eds
A Nasty Neologism
The term Islamophobia treats political ideology as akin to race.
Op-eds
Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America’s Growing Conspiracist Underground
From left-wing 9/11 conspiracy theorists to right-wing Obama-hating "birthers"—a sobering, eyewitness look at how America's marketplace of ideas is fracturing into a multitude of tiny,...