by JOHN ZOGBY for FORBES on JANUARY 27, 2013: (excerpt) The GOP, in short, has a “principles problem”. Can it continue to house economic/fiscal libertarians under the same tent with those who are invasive toward personal freedoms for young (and not so young) women? Can it be “pro-family” and provide a forum for gays who [...]
by OMID SAFI for RELIGION NEWS SERVICE on JANUARY 21, 2013: Given the overlapping celebration of Dr. King’s holiday and the inauguration of Barack H. Obama’s second terms as president, there is the tendency to want to connect to dots between Martin and Obama, to see President Obama as somehow the fulfillment of Martin’s dream. [...]
by PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE (FAITH ON THE HILL: THE RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION OF THE 113TH CONGRESS) on JANUARY 2, 2013: (Summary Excerpt) The new, 113th Congress includes the first Buddhist to serve in the Senate, the first Hindu to serve in either chamber and the first member of Congress to describe her [...]
by PAMELA CONSTABLE for THE WASHINGTON POST on NOVEMBER 11, 2012: Within the span of about a week recently, Haris Tarin spoke at a Washington panel on how the next U.S. president can combat violent Islamic extremism, delivered a guest sermon for Eid in Alexandria, launched an ad campaign on District buses calling for religious [...]
John Zogby: Don’t Discount the Muslim American “Influence” Vote
by JULIE POUCHER HARBIN for ISLAMiCommentary on DECEMBER 5, 2012: “What we had was a huge demographic victory, not quite an ideological victory,” said John Zogby to an Islamic studies and public policy audience at Duke University, a week after the re-election of President Barack Obama. Zogby, Senior Analyst with the polling firm JZ Analytics, had [...]
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