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The Mindless Menace of Violence in the Muslim World

One more act of senseless violence greets us in the Muslim world this week. One more suicide bomber or assassin, or whatever we can call them these days, kills others and himself in a moment of premeditated madness. The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is tragic. There can be no doubt about that. But what shocks [...]
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Swift on Islamophobia: A modest Proposal

A violent message to Muslims from “peace loving” and “civilized” Nations
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The Terrorists Have Won

Republicans are waging war against reason and democracy to strike fear in Americans in order to justify the war in Iraq
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United 93

On controversy and great filmmaking “United 93” could have easily been gratuitous, or cheesy, or exploitative. It is none of these things. If you feel ready to confront the tragedy of the hijacked flight, and the general bloodbath of September 11th, 2001 on the big screen, this is not a film to miss. At first, [...]
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Notes from Amman Surgical Hospital– November 9, 2005

Our columnist was in Amman on the night of the bombings. He records his observations from one of the hospitals that dealt with the dead and the injured.
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