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After Mumbai: Winning the Global War on Terror

By Mark Woodward

…nkind.” She continued, saying that “terrorism is high on the agenda of the international community, and we must jointly and relentlessly fight it.” These were brave but hollow words. They are little more than a call to continue and intensify the “Global War on Terror” that has now lasted longer than First and Second World Wars and clearly has not worked. And as long as the world community focuses primarily on military options, it will not work, an…

The Bleeding Heart of Muslim Europe

By Haroon Moghul

…atholic populations. After that came Srebrenica, which may have forced the international community to act after years of containing the conflict within the former Yugoslavia. In the days leading up to July 11, 1995, Bosniaks had come to Srebrenica from surrounding areas, because it was declared a UN safe area; then Dutch UN peacekeepers stepped aside, having no mandate to resist the Serbs by force, and the slaughter commenced. Civilians raced blin…

Postcards From the Edge: Crackpot Anti-Gay Crusader Goes Global

By Bill Berkowitz

…ively’s “collaborators” include Alexey Ledyaev, leader of the Latvia-based international New Generation Church, and Ken Hutcherson, a former NFL player turned preacher who founded Antioch Bible Church, an anti-gay church located near Seattle, Washington. The Latvia connection is particularly interesting, and makes perfect sense if you think about it. A particular kind of Russian audience might be susceptible to a crackpot theory linking German cul…

Gays in Great Danger in Iraq

By Bill Berkowitz

…they were either gay or believed to be.” Now, after months of silence, the United States finally issued a sharply worded condemnation. When questioned by reporters, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said “In general, we absolutely condemn acts of violence and human rights violations committed against individuals in Iraq because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. This is an issue that we’ve been following very closely since we have…

Punks vs. Monks: Rockers Speak Out Against Genocide in Myanmar

By M. Sophia Newman

Punk rockers in Myanmar are gaining international attention for publicly denouncing Buddhist monks’ genocidal treatment of Muslim minorities. In the last two years, sectarian violence in Myanmar’s Arakan State has resulted in the displacement of over 140,000 members of the Rohingya minority, as well as the deaths of thousands more. The recent surge in violence appears to have been incited by Buddhist monks. The Rohingya, who number almost one mil…

Brownback Nomination Further Evidence That “Religious Freedom” Is Code For “Conservative Christian Supremacy”

By Sunnivie Brydum

…ti-LGBT Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to lead the State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom. As NPR rightly noted (in its opening line, no less), Brownback is “one of the least popular governors in the country,” but he’s been working to elevate his profile as a conservative Catholic culture warrior for more than a decade. The Ambassador-at-Large position is considered a senior advisor to the administration, while the Office of Inter…

UPDATE: Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Ambassador? His Distinguished Predecessor Hopes for the Best

By Peter Laarman

…ber that there are millions of people who are truly suffering and that the United States still plays a critical role in hewing to the idea that universal human rights are a real thing and not merely a ‘Western imposition’ that can easily be dismissed.” As to Brownback, Rabbi Saperstein asked me to keep his private views of the governor’s leadership in Kansas strictly private. My own reading of Brownback’s gubernatorial performance appear below. Wh…

The “F” Word: Feminism in Islam

By Amina Wadud

…so began to self-represent. They were always there. But whether or not the international community knew about them, or about their work, was inconsequential. Or so they thought. Both/And So in the void, the story of the Muslim woman went from Muslim male and non-Muslim female spokespersons to anti-Islam Muslim spokeswomen. Finally we get to the women who straddled the divide between living Islam and living in the world today, so they challenge Isl…

Irony Watch: Trump’s Travel Ban Violates Religious Freedom Act According to ACLU Lawsuit

By Sunnivie Brydum

…The federal lawsuit, filed on Tuesday by the ACLU in conjunction with the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Jewish international refugee resettlement organization HIAS, marks a new development in the ongoing legal battle over the president’s January 27 order. “The executive order violates two of our most cherished constitutional protections,” the complaint alleges, including the Fifth Amendment’s promise of equal protection unde…

Resurrecting Marley at 70: Rastafari History in 5 Songs

By Darren J. N. Middleton

…the University of West Indies in Mona, Kingston, plays host to The Fourth International Reggae Conference, which organizers are describing as a four-day festivity exploring Jah Music’s global ambassador and his varied legacies. From February 11-14, participants will ponder everything from tribute concerts to political monuments; from documentary films to new novels; and from remixed re-releases to ital beverages. It’ll be all Bob all the time, wh…