Francis Matthew

Obama set to Disappoint Friends Around the World

Obama set to Disappoint Friends Around the World

FRANCIS MATTHEW:Obama failed to deliver this vision in his first term, and sadly, it is unlikely that he will use his second term to re-find his sense of purpose in the world.

 Rob L. Wagner

The Islamophobe Industry: Big Growth in U.S.

The Islamophobe Industry: Big Growth in U.S.

ROB L. WAGNER: In the United States ‘Muslim’ equals ‘Terror’ to a huge number of its citizens hence the increasing influence of Islamophobes

 Rob L. Wagner

Muslims: The Victims of ‘The New McCarthyism’

Muslims: The Victims of ‘The New McCarthyism’

ROB L. WAGNER: The odious campaign by Michelle Bachmann against Huma Abedin marks the real beginning of a potentially disastrous period in U.S history

 Juan Cole

Bachmann: Muslim Brotherhood Secret Agent?

Bachmann: Muslim Brotherhood Secret Agent?

JUAN COLE: Could it be the ultimate double bluff? The woman who is charging that the U.S government is infiltrated by the MB could be an agent herself?

 Mondoweiss

The ‘Alien Spiritual Claims’ Heaped on Jews

The ‘Alien Spiritual Claims’ Heaped on Jews

PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: I will not allow meaning to be defined by fantasies about someone else’s olive trees thousands of miles away

 Common Ground News Service

Internet ‘Enables Open Debate Between Religions’

Internet ‘Enables Open Debate Between Religions’

MATTHEW SKINNER, JOSHUA STANTON, CGNEWS: People will disagree vehemently over religion but the internet provides a perfect environment for robust, honest discussion.

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

Has the Arabic Booker Had Enough of Egyptians?

Has the Arabic Booker Had Enough of Egyptians?

M. LYNX-QUALEY – Miral El-Tahawy’s wonderful novel “Brooklyn Heights” has been showered with praise. Is it, however, to be the subject of anti-Egyptian bias?