Drawing on lessons of ending Nepal’s civil war, former President Jimmy Carter finds diplomatic engagement with Hamas and Syria will pay greater peace dividends than isolating and economically punishing them:
- Pariah Diplomacy (New York Times)
By finally acknowledging long-ignored trends in Muslim-majority countries and communities, the US begins to gain some strategic leverage over Al-Qaeda:
Big Brother uses its spy powers to violate attorney-client confidentiality and subvert the notion of a fair trial:
- Lawyers Fear Monitoring in Cases on Terrorism (New York Times)
Islamophobic personalities and organizations use guilt by association and fear-tactics to undermine a New York-based Arabic-language school and its principal:
- Her Dream, Branded as a Threat (New York Times)
Chinese policies of restricting religious freedom and importing ethnic Han Chinese to change Xinjiang’s ethnic demography have many native Muslim Uighur feeling like they are “the Indians in Americaâ€:
- Uighurs Struggle in a World Reshaped by Chinese Influx (Christian Science Monitor)
Developed nations’ farming subsidies create massive food market distortions, hurting poor countries like Muslim-majority Mauritania:
- Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice (Washington Post)
American Muslims’ unique social context leads them to interpret and apply Islamic principles in creative new ways, balancing out social desires with a faith-based need for personal modesty:
- Young American Muslims Pioneer a New Dating Game (Christian Science Monitor)
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