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One Year After Obama’s Cairo Speech, U.S. Muslims Disappointed But Still Hopeful
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Nicole Neroulias
A year has passed since President Obama addressed the Muslim world in his Cairo speech, viewed at the time as a potential turning point in U.S.-Muslim relations. Consistent with a Gallup survey of several majority-Muslim countries, in my recent reporting, American Muslims have consistently told me that they are disappointed — though still hopeful — about the actions that…
Fun Friday: Carrie Bradshaw’s SATC Column, After Visiting Abu Dhabi With the Girls
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Nicole Neroulias
I checked out “Sex and the City 2″ this week, and found it pleasant enough for a girls’ night out. My husband, who has been to Abu Dhabi recently, couldn’t make it to the movie, so I’ll have to assume the critics are correct about its inauthentic portrayal of the UAE; then again, those scenes were filmed in Morocco. Also, while SATC2 does…
Religious Rage in Turkey: Catholic Bishop Murdered, Anti-Israel Chants at Flotilla Funerals
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Nicole Neroulias
More bad religion news out of Turkey today, less than a week since several Turkish activists — including a teenager with dual American citizenship — were among the nine civilians killed during Israel’s raid of the flotilla of ships carrying aid to Gaza: a Roman Catholic bishop has been stabbed to death by his driver.…
ACLJ Fights for Public School Graduations in Churches, Students to Wear Rosaries
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Nicole Neroulias
It’s been a busy week for the American Center for Law and Justice, the conservative civil liberties law firm founded by prominent evangelical Pat Robertson. The ACLJ, something of a counterweight to the ACLU, is involved in two high-profile cases concerning religion in the public school sphere: championing the right for school graduations to be…
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