Terrorism
The New Jihad and Islamic Tradition
John Kelsay Thursday, 4 June 2009
Islamic political thought traditionally centers on two great themes: establishing a just public order and notions of honorable combat. For the last 80 years, Islamic political thought has been under stress or under dispute. (2003)
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The Role of Consensus in the Contemporary Struggle for Islam
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross Monday, 1 December 2008
The Jordanian Aal al-Bayt Institute has undertaken an ambitious project of forging scholarly and political consensus on contentious issues, including the Muslim concepts of takfir and jihad.
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Polling Data and Black Religious Opinion on Middle East Concerns
Brian McKenzie Saturday, 1 March 2008
Polling data demonstrate how black opinions about U.S. policies fluctuated in the years following 9/11, moving from an initial surge in patriotism to a far more critical stance as the Bush adminstration marched to war in Iraq.
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Black Denominational Responses to U.S.-Middle East Policy Since 9/11
R. Drew Smith Saturday, 1 March 2008
Black denominations have a mixed record in their responses to U.S.-Middle East policies since 9/11. More development of policy resources and advocacy structures is needed to increase black voice and visibility.
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Maritain's Middle Way: A Resource for U.S. Policy in the Middle East
Ed Lynch Saturday, 1 December 2007
The philosophy of Catholic thinker Jacques Maritain (1882-1973), who challenged the realist analysis of international relations even while he accepted a major premise of it, is an important resource for today's foreign policy.
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The Bush Doctrine: A Niebuhrian Assessment
Mark Amstutz Saturday, 1 December 2007
George W. Bush's foreign policy approach and the Christian realist ethics of Reinhold Niebuhr share a number of common traits, yet the optimism and triumphalism of the Bush Doctrine are a departure from Niebuhr.
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The Real Face(s) of Islam
Stacey Pistritto Saturday, 1 September 2007
A review of the documentary films "Islam vs. Islamists: Voices From the Muslim Center" and "The Muslim Americans."
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Irresponsible Action
Akbar Ahmed Friday, 1 June 2007
Western and Islamic civilizations are abandoning ideals of justice, compassion, and wisdom. Humankind must stop the cycle of violence to recover its identity.
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How to Do Penance for the Inquisition
William Cavanaugh Friday, 1 June 2007
False dichotomies comfort us by blaming torture on the Other. Yet torture is a modern reality, which Catholics can do penance for the Inquisition by resisting.
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Is Al Qaeda Postmodern?
Richard Cohen Thursday, 1 March 2007
A review of Landscapes of the Jihad: Militancy, Morality, Modernity, by Faisal Devji.
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