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...controversy surrounding women’s only hours, which Fox News and the Associated Press have made national news, stems from its source: Muslim women who requested these hours because they must be fully clothed if men are exercising alongside them. If students need education and real-life experience with any civic issue—the supposed goal of our revitalized curriculum—it is this: the politics of multiculturalism and how America will deal with its changing ethnic and religious makeup...
...Both were motivated by the kindest intentions in keeping the decision to themselves: protecting the Muslim students from hurtful comments. Nevertheless, by remaining secretive they not only engendered anger among students who were surprised by the decision, but also missed a perfect educational opportunity to improve community awareness and sensitivity...
...impossible to know which side wins in a cost-benefit analysis: “Might the Muslim students’ discomfort outweigh the educational benefits?” is an argument with which I sympathize. I am skeptical, however, that discomfort can ever be avoided when dealing with tensions of privileges, exclusion, and religion; these issues are controversial because of their public nature—in how they infringe on the privileges of some in order to benefit others—and the administration’s attempt to sidetrack controversy only created more...
...unfathomable rules of the Democratic Party say it probably isn't ... unless she resorts to tactics that will make her candidacy seem sleazy and conniving, a course of action that will surely be self-defeating in the end. One would hope that her saying Obama is not a Muslim "as far as I know" on 60 Minutes was more the product of exhaustion than intent, but she could continue on the slimy path of innuendo, raising questions about Obama's patriotism and provenance. More likely, she could choose to play technical games: attempting to seat the disputed Michigan and Florida...
...doubtful that Israel will let these killings go unpunished, which will have the consequence of sending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into yet another downward spiral. Both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert condemned the seminary massacre. To avoid riots in Jerusalem, police have banned all Muslim worshippers under the age of 45 from attending the Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount...