Progressive Islam: Social Justice
Progressive Islam will be a series of diaries written in the hopes of furthering the understanding of Islam among the Progressive community, and showing how our political and social goals intersect....
View ArticleAbbas Meets with Islamophobes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with Dutch authorities, including the Queen and the Prime Minister. An attempt by Abbas to get Dutch support for a Palestinian state was harshly rebuffed by...
View ArticleThe Battle for Words: Jihad
In this age of terrorism and extremism, certain words have been co-opted from mainstream Islam for use by the extremists, and that co-opting has led to misuse of the words by the mainstream media,...
View ArticleInterfaith Coalition Launches Campaign for a Just Budget
An interfaith coalition consisting of the the Islamic Society of North America, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and the National Council of...
View ArticleRedefining "Libyan Troops"
Perusing the many different news sources I rely on for information today, I realized something: we need to redefine the Libyan conflict.
View ArticleSpain Supports Palestinian Bid For Statehood
Trinidad Jimenez, the Foreign Minister of Spain, told Mahmud Abbas today that Spain supports efforts to seek recognition of a Palestinian State in September.
View ArticleIslam 101: The Fatwa
Islam 101 is a series of diaries authored by various Muslim members of the Daily Kos community. Its purpose is to expand the knowledge of Islam and its various beliefs, concepts, and traditions, in...
View ArticleOutsourcing Torture: The Shame Continues
President Obama came into office with a promise: to end the official policy of torture adopted by the Bush Administration, including rendition and the outsourcing of torture to third party nations....
View ArticleWhere is the Outrage?
A man walks into a crowded theater. FIRE!!!, he yells.This is the example most often cited as a limit to our right to free speech. How far does that limit extend, though? And why is this example...
View ArticleUS Military Training for War on Islam
"Ours is a war not against a religion, not against the Muslim faith. But ours is a war against individuals who absolutely hate what America stands for, and hate the freedom of the Czech Republic. And...
View ArticleLetter from a Hunger Striker
Lamar my love: I know that you are not to be blamed and that you don’t yet understand why your father is going through this battle of the hunger strike for the 75th day, but when you grow up you will...
View ArticleNew Proposed Sanctions on Iran
In an editorial published in yesterday's Wall Street Journal by a motley group of spooks, including:Meir Dagan, the former head of Mossad;James Woolsey, former Director of the CIA;Mark Wallace, former...
View ArticleProgressive Islam: Social Justice
Progressive Islam will be a series of diaries written in the hopes of furthering the understanding of Islam among the Progressive community, and showing how our political and social goals intersect....
View ArticleAbbas Meets with Islamophobes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with Dutch authorities, including the Queen and the Prime Minister. An attempt by Abbas to get Dutch support for a Palestinian state was harshly rebuffed by...
View ArticleThe Battle for Words: Jihad
In this age of terrorism and extremism, certain words have been co-opted from mainstream Islam for use by the extremists, and that co-opting has led to misuse of the words by the mainstream media,...
View ArticleInterfaith Coalition Launches Campaign for a Just Budget
An interfaith coalition consisting of the the Islamic Society of North America, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and the National Council of...
View ArticleRedefining "Libyan Troops"
Perusing the many different news sources I rely on for information today, I realized something: we need to redefine the Libyan conflict.Last week, the United States and more than 30 nations recognized...
View ArticleSpain Supports Palestinian Bid For Statehood
Trinidad Jimenez, the Foreign Minister of Spain, told Mahmud Abbas today that Spain supports efforts to seek recognition of a Palestinian State in September.Calling the bid for UN recognition...
View ArticleIslam 101: The Fatwa
Islam 101 is a series of diaries authored by various Muslim members of the Daily Kos community. Its purpose is to expand the knowledge of Islam and its various beliefs, concepts, and traditions, in...
View ArticleOutsourcing Torture: The Shame Continues
President Obama came into office with a promise: to end the official policy of torture adopted by the Bush Administration, including rendition and the outsourcing of torture to third party nations....
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