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By Jamilah Rasheed IN religion, there are rituals based in tradition. We draw our understanding from history as well as religious norms that shape our identity and guide us through our daily lives. The Muslim code of ethics is found in the Quran, just as those who are Christian or Jewish have their texts containing teachings that form their way of life.
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The Obama administration's mea culpa over the failure to prevent the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day is understandable but misses the point. Yes, the United States can do better at catching would-be attackers; that will always be the case. But the truth is that there is no absolute security - short of conceding victory to the terrorists by making it impossible for foreigners to visit the United States, hellish for Americans to fly and difficult for all to live normal lives. America's tolerance for terrorism cannot be zero. Although we obviously aim to do as much as possible, preventing every attack is an unattainable goal. The country needs to steel itself for the near certainty that there will, at some point, be another major strike on U.S. terri...
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Christian Solidarity International released the following statement today, regarding the wave of Islamic violence against freedom of expression: Christian Solidarity International (CSI) deplores the continuing use of violence and threats of violence in Islamic states, especially last weekend's demonstrations for the restriction of freedom of opinion and expression regarding Islam as a religion and political ideology.
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How closely can sacred teachings inform politics and governance? The prism of the Muslim Middle East shows how the public role of religion has varied over time. In the late 19th century Middle East, several religious movements emerged in response to Islam's encounter with the European colonial conquest and modernity. Traditionalists such as Wahabis sought to preserve their culturally specific Islamic heritage. The 1970s brought revived and aggressive religious engagement in society and politics. Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979 bolstered a new global era of religious politics in the Middle East and beyond by offering a tangible model of Islamic rule. That same year, Islamic militants seized the Grand Mosque of Mecca in a failed effort to dislodge the Saudi rulers. Cynical secularisatio...
..., and Iran ruled through Islamic states. But the realisation of an Islamic state carries w...
