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Civil Islamism — Recognizing Another Winner in Tunisia
The accomplishments of Tunisia cannot be dismissed. Through a healthy civil society that is active in framing and shaping the political process, and through the actual realization of the virtues of compromise, Tunisia has so far avoided the abyss. The civil society "quartet" has now been publicly re...
In the Heart of Mysterious Oman
Where to start with Iraq: We need to find our grounding
Which brings us to today. After more than a decade of U.S.-led war, after thousands of deaths and billions spent on the Iraqi government and military, Iraq is now tearing itself apart via a Sunni versus Shiite sectarian war. There is slim reason to believe that the various Iraqi factions have ever b...
What Insha'Allah means to our world
The phrase in Arabic sounds so different from its English counterpart, as different as the heat–seared land of Oman is from the dogwood tree–lined streets of Atlanta. In both Arabic and English, the words are used in praise and love. Too often, though, they are invoked in fear and ignoranc...
Belief and Righteous Work: An Open Vision on a New World
The historical experience in the relationship between the two major religions, Christianity and Islam, specifically during the last two decades in the domains of religion and politics, show that it is important to overcome hegemony and denial of the other through the promotion of acquiring allies an...
Reflections on "Reason"
To the extent that a rich understanding of reason has faded in the West, to that extent we are increasingly ill-equipped to engage in serious dialogue with those in other traditions who have not cast faith and tradition to the side, those who seek to reconcile reason and tradition or faith. Yet it i...
The Islam/West Debate : Documents from a Global Debate on Terrorism, U.S. Policy, and the Middle East
A Minority of a Minority of a Minority
The people who have declared war against civilization itself are the self-described jihadis and those who assist them. They have not only launched an external war against the United States and its allies but also are waging--at times with disturbing degrees of success, despite their minority status-...
There's No Need to Read Between the Letter's Lines
The persons who have declared war against civilization itself are the self-described jihadis and those who assist them. They have not only launched an external war against the United States and its allies, but are also waging -- at times with disturbing degrees of success, despite their minority sta...