Category: Alejandro’s blog

Dr. Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Sarah Swick and I all had the opportunity to present papers at this year’s 36th annual conference held by the Association of Muslim Social Scientists. This year’s conference took place at the University of Maryland. Rather than go into detail about my paper, I’ve provided the abstract to my paper below. Keep…

Last week I was invited to Colorado Springs, Colorado to deliver a lecture on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt at the USNORTHCOM headquarters located on Peterson Air Force Base. My lecture was based on an academic paper (PDF) I delivered earlier this year at the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy‘s 8th Annual…

by Alejandro Beutel, Minaret of Freedom Institute (minaret.org) Recently a fellow blogger had given some commentary on our blurb on August 10 citing a news story about an Arab school principal who was forced to resign from her position after coming under scrutiny for wearing a t-shirt that said “Intifada NYC”. This blogger gave his…

Yesterday, the Associated Press and other news organizations reported that President Bush signed a bill stampeded through the House and Senate that allows warrantless domestic electronic spying, called the 2007 Protect America Act (PAA 2007), by the National Security Agency to take place for up to 6 months. By itself, this news is frightening, but…

Original Link (with slight modifications): http://religion-culture-dialogue.blogspot.com/2007/07/two-small-notes.html Hi Everyone, Just minor points for today’s blog. Tuesday July 17th’s blog was written by me, but due to technical difficulties had to be posted by Kyle. So any credit and notoriety for the post should be directed at me, not Kyle. Second, while Kyle is on business in…

Original link (with slight modifications): http://religion-culture-dialogue.blogspot.com/2007/07/full-diplomatic-engagement-will-all.html I was browsing through today’s Christian Science Monitor several days ago and found articles that I thought complimented each other rather nicely. The first was an article on Israel’s latest bid to boost Fatah in the West Bank and counterbalance Hamas in the Gaza Strip is Israel PM Olmert’s…

On July 24 and 25, I, along with over 40 Arab, Sikh, South Asian and Muslim youth leaders attended a roundtable discussion on security and liberty in the United States. The event was held co-sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the George Washington University Homeland…

Hi everyone, Before I begin this post I would like to thank Kyle for this wonderful opportunity to guest blog with his organization, Institute for Religion and Public Policy. I wish him a safe, fun and productive trip to Colombia. He’s in my prayers. Also, as a minor bit of shameless self-promotion, I just want…

By Alejandro J. Beutel Minaret of Freedom Institute www.minaret.org Recently, the New York Times ran an article covering criticism from experts commissioned by the Intelligence Science Board (ISB) of current interrogation techniques. Although the article notes that, “The science board critique comes as ethical concerns about harsh interrogations are being voiced by current and former…