News and Analysis (10/22/06)

Keith Olbermann speaks out on the Military Commissions Act:

• ‘Beginning of the end of America’ (MSNBC)

Pressure on Hamas could have unintended consequences:

• The Palestinian Test Case (The Economist)

Rami Khouri argues that “ending violence is a good thing in itself:”

• Why Israel Should Grab Hamas’ Truce Offer (Daily Star)

A Muslim social scientist argues that the best way to fight extremism is to “reinsert moral and ethical values in the public sphere and in international diplomacy:”

• Faith and Reason in Islam (Jewishcomment.com)

For Iraqis, this is not what Ramadan is about:

• Beloved Ramadan Traditions Fall Victim to Iraq’s Dangers (Washington Post)

A Muslim women’s rights activist complains…

• Clothes Aren’t the Issue (Washington Post)

… while a convert to Islam explains:

• How I Came to Love the Veil (Washington Post)

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