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At West’s End: Vignettes from Istanbul
Photo by Bryan Baird. Click to see more from his Istanbul photo essay. “The thing about Turks is that we are very ignorant,” my professor explains during...
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When One Nation Becomes Two
On January 9th, 2011, voters will decide if Sudan as we know it today will cease to exist. On January 9th, citizens living in southern Sudan will vote on a referendum to secede from the northern part of the country. A clock in the town of Juba,...
NPR: National Public Revulsion
In 1970… National Public Radio is born three years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. In its mission statement NPR declares that it is devoted to “presentation of fair, accurate and comprehensive...
The Mosque Near Ground Zero and a Bridge to Nowhere
A mosque opponent stands outside the site of the proposed Cordoba Center. The claim, in Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s own words, is that he aspires simply to be a “bridge-builder.” And, perhaps, he does. Yet despite the near-incessancy with...
Belgium Enacts National Burqa Ban
In a nearly unanimous decision, the lower house of the Belgian parliament passed a measure banning the burqa in all public areas, following similar actions taken in France, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The law’s author, Daniel Bacquelaine,...
Radical Islam 1, South Park and Free Speech 0
Mohammad Jabul, a Baghdad newspaper editor at a protest stressing the right to free speech Just last week… Comedy Central has done many outrageous things over the years, from inflicting viewers with so-called apologies for “comedies” like...
Ban on Music in Somalia Starts
On Tuesday, Islamic militants who are in de facto control of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu ordered all radio stations to cease playing music, claiming that all music is against the principles of Islam. So far, more than a dozen radio stations...
Fantastich Nieuws! Can Geert Wilders Save Europe? Let’s Hope So
Is the controversial Geert Wilders exactly what Europe needs? Geert Wilders is in a quandary at the moment. The only internationally known Dutch parliamentarian is on trial for “group insult of Muslims, incitement to hatred and discrimination...
A War of Words?
"If the United States and its allies kill 100 terrorists, 1,000 more will enlist in Al-Qaeda’s ranks" When President George W. Bush first declared the War on Terror, he famously promised the American people “boots on the ground”...
Switzerland: Minarets and Immigration
Back on November 29, 2009, Swiss voters turned out for a national referendum and overwhelmingly opted to ban all further construction of minarets throughout the country. 19.5 of the 23 cantons that comprise Switzerland voted for the ban, which...
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