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Sharia Law and the US Constitution

By Louis Palme [Article first published in ANNAQED on October 14, 2009] Americans are among the most tolerant and patriotic people in the world. As a nation of immigrants, there is a certain appeal to the idea of multiculturalism where people of different backgrounds are accepted in our communities. Our nation was founded on the principles of equality and freedom, and we have invested our resources and blood over and over again to defend those principles.

Arabs Are Not Ready for Peace in the Middle East

Dr. Sami Alrabaa What has Tony Blair, former British prime minister, achieved since his appointment, in July 2007, as special envoy of the Middle East Peace "Quartet" (comprised of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia)? Nothing. What has the former U.S. senator, George Mitchell, achieved since assuming his job as the United States Special envoy for the Middle East in January 22, 2009?

Not All Cultures Are Equal

Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman I remember my first encounter with anthropology in college when we were taught that cultures are neither bad nor good – but are reasonable to their members. I have since learned that this extremely generous concept was intended to counteract the Western bias of 19th century anthropology, being as it was, part of European colonialism. In Europe and Canada, some have even supported immigrants selecting their own law codes under special circumstances.

Islam is against the Past, Present and Future

I have been a fan of archaeology since I was a child, and I studied it formally in college as well as postgraduate school. I have excavated on two continents, including at the ancient Greek site of Corinth, where tradition has it that St. Paul addressed the Corinthians. I have also studied the archaeology of numerous other cultures and have been fascinated with the amazing treasures of the past globally, dating back many thousands of years.


Women's Equality – The Global Challenge for Our Generation

Jeffrey Imm There is no challenge or priority greater for our generation larger than the continuing global oppression of women, who represent half of humanity. This challenge for women's equality and women's freedom must be a concerted effort by men and women together for the futures of our daughters, our sisters, our nieces, and the billions of women who are counting on our courage to defend their universal human rights.

Arabs’ Language Oppression Squelches Intellectual Growth

Dr. Sami Alrabaa                                           We Arabs not only suffer from lack of political and religious freedom, and economic backwardness, but we also suffer from a huge language and thinking problem, which hampers civilized change.   The Arab countries have two levels of language: local Arabic, i.e. national and regional, called language varieties (dialects) versus Standard Arabic. There is Egyptian spoken Arabic, Syrian Arabic, Saudi Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, etc. These dialects are our mother tongues.

From al-Banna to Qutb to al-Quaeda

David Anderson

  How al-Banna's anti-West Islamist movement succeeded in inspiring Muslims to rejecting Western liberalism, and spawned the emergence of global imperialist Islamic movements like al-Qaeda...

The First World War had finally come to an end. The European victors could now turn their attention to the Middle Eastern vacuum. Muslims from Cairo to Jeddah to Jerusalem to Damascus were facing the harsh reality of the end of a seventh century dream.



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