Islamophobia in the West: Myth or Reality?
By Lamya Tawfik**
www.islamonline.net
Apr. 11, 2006
“Islamophobia, unlike law, which is concrete and legitimate, is an ambiguous, contested, and emerging doctrine fighting for existence.”
With these words, Khaled Abou El Fadl, the …

By Michael Scheuer
www.antiwar.com
April 8, 2006
Michael Scheuer is a 22-year veteran of the CIA and the author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West Is Losing the War on Terror.
Covert action is much talked about and little …

By Jeff Halper
The Toronto Star March 26, 2006
As the new Hamas government assumes power, we might ask: What would bring Palestinians, the most secular of Arab populations, to vote Hamas? Mere protest at Fatah ineffectualness …

By Joseph Massad
Al Ahram Weekly
As someone who has been facing the full brunt of the might of the pro-Israel lobby in the US, Joseph Massad* explains the deceit behind blaming the lobby for US policies …

Question:
Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. Non-Muslims often comment about Islam saying that most Muslims are Muslims because of the death penalty for apostasy. Many claim that there is inherent hypocrisy as converts from other religions are …

By Jumana Al Tamimi
Gulf News
GCC & Middle East Editor
Five years after 9/11, there is a lot of mistrust between America and Muslims.
Five years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York …

Arab News
March 13, 2006
Before this month is out, both Palestine and Israel will have formed new officially endorsed governments that do not recognize each other, thus creating a situation that is looking more and more …

By John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Working Paper Number:RWP06-011
Submitted: 13/03/2006
Abstract
The centerpiece of U.S. Middle East policy is its intimate relationship with Israel. Though often justified as reflecting shared strategic …

China Daily
March 10, 2006
Editor’s note:
China’s Information Office of State Council released a white paper on the human rights record of the United States in 2005 yesterday. The following is a full text of the paper.
On …

Editorial: Policy of Assassination
Arab News
8 March 2006
It is official. The elected leadership of the Palestinians will become targets for assassination if there is a suicide attack in Israel and Tel Aviv decides that Hamas is …

By Ian Wallach
Jurist: Legal News and Research
March 6, 2006
Habeas actions are getting a lot of media attention lately. The unfortunate American military conduct in Abu Ghraib has begun to raise questions about the treatment of …

Major Western allies push for closing U.S. gulag after damning UN report
By PAUL KORING
The Globe and Mail
March 4, 2006
WASHINGTON — As most major Western allies stridently demand the closing of the U.S. Caribbean gulag at …

Balvir Singh Multani and Balvir Singh Multani, in his capacity as tutor to his minor son Gurbaj Singh Multani
Appellants
v.
Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and
Attorney General of Quebec
Respondents
‑ and ‑
World Sikh Organization of Canada, Canadian Civil
Liberties Association, Canadian …

BY JEFF SALLOT
Globe and Mail
March 1, 2006
OTTAWA — Prominent figures from across all political lines want the new Conservative government to investigate the cases of three Canadian men who say Ottawa was complicit in their …