Word: islamic
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...This implication that there is something innately sinister or undesirable about Arabs, and by extension Islam (to those leveling them, the “epithets” of “Arab” and “Muslim” are synonymous) is, unfortunately, nothing new. For all its promises of change, hope, and inclusiveness, this campaign year has been shot through with a surprisingly virulent strain of prejudice and intolerance. The combination of anti-Arabic tensions arising from our nation’s war in the Middle East and a presidential candidate with a “terrorist?...
...issue is non-partisan. While trumpeting its candidate’s multicultural background and commitment to every social class, the Obama campaign has also taken pains to distance itself from Islam in an attempt to appeal to voters on the fence. A page of its “Fight the Smears” Web site, entitled “The Truth About Obama’s Faith,” for example, states that “shameful, shadowy attackers have been lying about Barack’s religion, claiming he is a Muslim instead of a committed Christian...
...conflicts through diplomatic means. Because of Indonesia’s ability to weather such conflicts, Totok Soefijanto, a deputy rector at Paramadina University, wrote in an e-mail that he thinks the country serves as a model for other nations to follow. Bruderlein said the country’s Islamic makeup gives it added weight as a case study in conflict resolution. “Although Islam is traditionally seen as an obstacle to peace, in Indonesia, Islam is one of the factors of the peace process,” Bruderlein said. Indonesia’s experience with Islam...
...Body of Lies is a mixed bag of treats and trials, but it should be seen by audiences, and emulated and improved upon by other top directors. For all the mischief radical Islam has unleashed on the real world, it provides chances for tales of heroism and horror and all the gray areas in between. Whatever the box-office fate of earlier war-on-terrorism films, that's exactly what movies should explore...
Maher does well not only to attack Christianity; he also digs his claws into Judaism and Islam. An interview with Rabbi Dovid Weiss, an anti-Zionist who supports the Iranian president’s recent denial of the Holocaust, reveals the darkest entrails of religious hypocrisy. While roaming the underground tunnels of Amsterdam, Maher interviews Muslim British rapper Aki Nawaz of the band Propagandhi, whose controversial lyrics glorify terrorism. Incidentally, Nawaz, whose livelihood literally depends on freedom of speech, has no qualms about the fatwa placed on Salman Rushdie for his book “The Satanic Verses...