Around the World Turkey vs. Iran: the regional battle for hearts and minds Toulouse: Let’s not play politics with murder Conversion: A Mexican village’s evangelical shift A boy to be sacrificed: growing up gay in Morocco Saudi woman to carry Olympic flame Situating Imran Khan’s Islamism In these United States Shaima, Trayvon and the race [...]

Around the world French Jews, Muslims struggle to understand Toulouse shootings Ending the Muslim-Jewish blame game Behind the Toulouse shootings  Italy: Human chains against racism Integration in Germany is making progress European Court: Gay marriage is not a human right Syria burns, the Assads continue to live the glamorous life What’s behind the coup-watching in [...]

Around the world Across the Atlantic: Islam, Europe & the repercussions of the attacks Toulouse shootings: race, religion and murder The white savior industrial complex Never mind Kony, let’s stop Clooney George Clooney isn’t helping Sudan Will Sudan be China’s quagmire? Let’s stop miscasting Africans Europe’s failure to integrate Muslims 7 worst international aid ideas [...]

Around the World Clooney & Kiir discuss security matters  George Clooney’s Sudan crusade Calls to end rape-marriage laws in Morocco The spark that kindled the Syrian uprising Palestinians prepare to lose solar panels Sarkozy tries to reassure French Muslims Israel & the plight of Mideast Christians Embracing Britain’s identity crisis In These United States Clooney [...]

Around the World Leaked Assad emails making jokes and buying jewelry Kony vs. Assad Fact-checking Bolton on Iran Kony screening provokes anger in Uganda International obsession with Kony ending Westerners are not the “saviors” of Africa: Ben Affleck gets real, wow (someone should forward this note to his buddy George) In these United States Don’t [...]

Around the world Why Israel really advocates war on Iran Will the good BRICS please stand up? How not to intervene in Syria France’s Muslims & Sarkozy’s halal policy Threats & killings alarm Iraq’s gays, “emos” The Arab world’s unlikely leader – Qatar In these United States NYPD report included stores owned by Arab Christians [...]

Around the World Faith on the move the religious affiliation of international migrants Belgian Muslim candidates excluded from municipal elections Saudi women protest on campus Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood’s ideas questioned by founder’s brother In these United States Indefinite detention targeted in terrorism bill Muslim groups urge NYPD to stop surveillance program Documents confirm [...]

Around the World Solving war crimes with wristbands: the arrogance of ‘Kony 2012′ Joseph Kony is not in Uganda and other complicated things France’s beef with Islam Don’t look away from Bahrain’s revolution Putin declares victory in Russian elections In these United States NYPD Commissioner’s press release to to Fordham Law Alum The NYT  editorial [...]