by DEBORAH AMOS for NPR (Morning Edition) on FEBRUARY 27, 2013: Syria’s Islamists have grown in influence as the war against President Bashar Assad’s government grinds on. They have proved to be effective fighters, well armed and funded. But as Islamists have grown stronger on the battlefield, more Syrians are asking about their political ideas [...]
by JAMES DORSEY for THE TURBULENT WORLD OF MIDDLE EAST SOCCER (BLOG) on JANUARY 30, 2013: Racism raised its ugly head twice in the Middle East in recent weeks: Anti-Muslim, anti-Arab supporters of right wing Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem rejected the hiring of two Chechen Muslim players while Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi struggled to play down [...]
by UN NEWS CENTRE on DECEMBER 20, 2012: The new 10-page update – the latest in a series of reports and updates – paints a bleak picture of the conflict and continuing international human rights and humanitarian law violations taking place in Syria, with civilians continuing to bear the brunt as the front lines between [...]
by JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary on OCTOBER 31, 2012: With the weekend Eid al Adha “ceasefire” broken in Syria, and continuous fighting since, there appears to be less and less hope of a resolution to the sectarian conflict in Syria that is turning into a civil war and an international quagmire. Noted Syria scholar, [...]
Muslims and Christmas 2012
by JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary, on DECEMBER 30, 2012: Below are excerpts of a couple commentaries and articles about Muslims and Christmas — including observing the holiday, volunteering, making charitable donations, and interfaith collaboration. This photo (front page and left) is of Arab American Associations of New York volunteers sorting Christmas toys [...]
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