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U.S. Terror Suspects Are Not Muslims
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on media professionals not to refer to seven terror suspects arrested in Miami as “Muslims.” The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic…
Islamic Prayer Rugs
Muslims are often seen kneeling and prostrating on small embroidered rugs called “prayer rugs.” For those unfamiliar with the use of these rugs, they may look like small oriental…
Muslim Zionism
[NY Sun title: “The Power of Muslim Zionism”] Might Muslim Zionism be stronger than Jewish Zionism? Although the question may sound preposterous, it is not. Jewish Zionism evolved out of a steadfast three-millennium-old love of Jerusalem that flourished despite a dispersion that settled Jews far from their holy city. This love of Zion inspired the most extraordinary nationalist movement of the 20th century, one that motivated a far-
[Pew Poll on] How Muslims Think
[NY Sun title: “Survey of World’s Muslims Yields Dismaying Results”] How do Muslims worldwide think? To find out, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press carried out a large-scale attitudinal survey this spring. Titled “The Great Divide: How Westerners and Muslims View Each Other,” it interviewed Muslims in two batches of countries: six of them with long-standing, majority-
What Jewish Ties to Jerusalem?
Historically, the religious standing of Jerusalem for Muslims waxed and waned with political circumstances. In a consistent and predictable cycle repeated six times through 14 centuries, Muslims focused on the city when it served their needs and ignored it when it did not. This contrast was especially obvious during the past century. British rule over the city, in 1917-48, galvanized a passion for Jerusalem that had been absent during the 400 years of Ottoman control.
About Those Iraqi WMD
[NY Sun title: “He Lied So Often, No One Believed He Removed WMD”] The great mystery of the 2003 war in Iraq - “What about the WMD?” has finally been resolved. The short answer is: Saddam Hussein’s persistent record of lying meant no one believed him when he at the last moment actually removed the weapons of mass destruction. In a riveting book-
Casey, Santorum and Jerusalem
I was not the only one to be dismayed by the comments of U.S. Senate hopeful Robert P. Casey Jr., soon after his return from Israel a few months back. The Pennsylvania state treasurer had visited Israel in November for five days. There he met many people, visited many sites; and said the trip “had a profound impact” on him emotionally and spiritually. Despite this, the Democratic candidate found himself tongue-tied when it came to the issue of Jerusalem’s diplomatic status. Should the U.S.
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