I hope 2010 brings greater world peace. Yet the prognosis is not very good. The attempted bombing of a plane to Detroit and the escalation of the war in Afghanistan will unfortunately, only provide oxygen to the cause of angry young Muslims who carry grievances.
President Obama I hoped had …
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A Panel I was on at Georgetown’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs
“Ethics and Terrorism” Panel Discussion featuring
Elizabeth Kiss, Ruth Grant, Craig Kocher, Ebrahim Moosa, and David Wong. Introduction by Noah Pickus
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Islam is a religion of peace. No, it’s a religion of the sword. Devout Muslims lay claim to both declarations, sometimes justifying, sometimes condemning,
often just trying to explain Islam. Over the past year, the conversation has become an urgent debate, as …