The Yemen Observer has published a series of interviews with Yemeni women in response to the recently created Vice and Virtue Committee (VVC).
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Islamic violence, past and present
by Laura DuaneIn a recent piece for The Wall Street Journal, Bret Stephens discusses modern day Islamic violence, negating Huntington's clash of civilizations by citing the prevalence of Muslim violence towards other Muslims.
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The neighbor in the self
by Nathan SchneiderAt openDemocracy, philosopher James R. Mensch probes the interrelations among religions of the Book and modern states.
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CFP: Global Islam in everyday America
by Ruth BraunsteinOn April 3, 2009, the Asian American Studies Program, the Middle East Center, and the South Asia Center of the University of Pennsylvania will play host to a one-day conference on "Global Islam in Everyday. America."
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Mixed blessings
by Jonathan VanAntwerpenFrom a report of the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at CSIS.
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A question of orthodoxy
by Laura DuaneIn his September 13th column, Peter Steinfels of the New York Times takes on what it means to be orthodox.
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Sarkozy challenges French secularism
by Ruth BraunsteinRobert Marquand of The Christian Science Monitor reports.
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Film attacking Islam bundled with newspapers
by Laura DuaneDenise Dennis of the Huffington Post reports...
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Notes on a post-secular society
by Jonathan VanAntwerpenJürgen Habermas, in Sign and Sight.
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“Spore” as vehicle of intelligent design
by Laura DuaneSlate's Luke O'Brien writes an interesting article, delving into the theological and scientific implications of the new game Spore, the brain-child of Sims creator Will Wright...