Word: islamics
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that Turkey should be made a formal E.U. candidate. But after the Sept. 11 attacks, and particularly since war plans for Iraq took shape, the push has been more urgent. What better way to demonstrate the benefits of reform to the Muslim world than to reward Turkey's new, Islam-based ruling party with an invitation to join Europe's most exclusive club? That would demonstrate that the war on terrorism is not just an anti-Muslim crusade - and it might help salve Turkish irritation at having some of that war waged from its territory. Turkey's membership might...
...Muslims?on themselves?not on the terrorist networks their own police have uncovered. After the Bali attack rumors spread, and usually reliable newspapers conjectured, that the CIA was behind the attack. "When I travel to the provinces, people say the U.S. is trying to corner Islam," says Solahuddin Wahid, vice chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, the country's largest Muslim organization. "I tell them our enemy is not the U.S. But the feeling is definitely out there...
...stranger offered. Hasan said he had government funding. He would take the children to a school in the town of Bacau, an hour's drive away, where they would be safe. The only requirement was that the children convert from Catholicism, which is practiced by most East Timorese, to Islam, the religion of their Indonesian overlords. "He said that they could convert back later, it didn't mean anything, that they only had to pretend so the Indonesians would give the money for them to go to school," recalls Pereira, a Christian. "I trusted him and let him take away...
...White House’s assurances that Americans are not executing a crusade against Islam, nothing conveys American benevolence better than a friendly clown in a yellow jumpsuit. Backed by thousands of employees, McDonald’s is actually out on the streets, humbly serving billions and billions of people, and showing the softer, flabbier side of American imperialism. Ronald delivers this unadorned and unequivocal message to all the world’s people: America loves to see you smile...
...negotiations. So, there are suspicions in and around Turkey that the reason is simply that Turkey is a majority Muslim country. To eliminate these suspicions, the EU must give Turkey a date. We must show civilizations unifying and working in harmony. Turkey has proved for past 80 years that Islam and secularism can coexist. It's a great model for countries striving for democracy...