Yes, the Navy Yard Shooter Was a Buddhist
Despite the fact that, like Buddhism, Islam prohibits murder, the two are treated quite differently when it comes to its adherents committing acts of violence.
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Fighting Terrorism Without Drones?
Sure terrorism is a battle of arms and ideas. But the ideas must come from some context.
Read MoreNYPD Secretly Branded Mosques “Terrorism Enterprises”
How Islamophobia makes us less safe.
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Don’t Blame Religion for Boston Bombings
As soon as it became clear that the older of the two suspects in the Boston bombing had become a more fervent Muslim in recent years, commentators began to point to religion as the culprit. But is it?
Read MoreNeologism of the Week: ‘Tragicglee’
We saw it after Sandy Hook and Kermit Gosnell, and it’ll probably crop up in discussions of Boston.
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Who Bombed the Boston Marathon?
No one has yet stepped out of the shadows to claim credit for the horrific bomb attacks on the Boston marathon Monday that killed three and seriously injured over a hundred. But rumors abound.
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What Makes a Human Bomb Tick?
Western experts, looking for a comprehensible narrative, mistake consistency for fact. The misconceptions are further compounded by how difficult it is to identify a potential suicide—even mental health professionals can get it wrong—and how easy it is to conflate suicide terrorists with regular terrorists, the vast majority of whom don’t strap on bombs, preferring to stay alive and fight.
Read MoreOlympic Committee Opposes Memorial for Israeli Athletes Killed in Munich
Seriously.
Read MoreTexas Man Indicted for Mosque Bomb Threat
Lone wolf or culture of Islamophobia?
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American Indians Irate over Bin Laden Code Name “Geronimo”
The conflation of Geronimo with bin Laden once again illustrates the failure of the U.S. to consider its own history in fighting insurgent wars.
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