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Why Bashar Assad appears so smug

by Michael Young, The Daily Star, Lebanon Summary Today, even Arab countries opposed to Assad have made the campaign against ISIS a priority, undermining the primacy of the struggle against a brutal Syrian regime. Terrorism is the new catchword and has fragmented those opposed to Assad. President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has […]

For Christ’s Sake

Slate.com: by William Saletan — Some Republicans would rather defend Christianity from all criticism than stand clearly against religious violence.  Rick Santorum, speaking here to guests at the Iowa Freedom Summit on Jan. 24, 2015, in Des Moines, is among the past and current GOP presidential candidates who have attacked […]

American Sniper and the Muslim ‘Savage’

Huff Post: by Todd Green, Ph,D. — Is American Sniper a brilliant, subtle study of the trauma of war and the toll that incessant violence takes on those who participate in it? Or is American Sniper a shallow, flag-waving, war propaganda movie? These questions frame much of the debate over Clint Eastwood’s recent film. […]

Christians Can Worship In Mosques Too

Patheos.com: By Saima Sheikh It seems that Christian extremists have found a new hero, Christine Weick.  She is the woman who disrupted the MuslimFriday prayer service in the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. last November. Christine alleged that the Muslims took over the National Cathedral to make a statement. Muslims didn’t take over […]

Muslim group fights prejudice

Telegram.com:  FITCHBURG — Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are waging what they call an awareness campaign against extremism and radicalization in an effort to show that radical jihadists are far removed from the true teachings of Islam. Furqan Mehmud, regional youth leader for Ahmadiyya communities in the Fitchburg and […]