“Both Islamists and secular liberals need to learn that compromise is not a dirty word.” That’s the conclusion of Jane Harman, director, president and CEO of the Wilson Center. Read the rest of her article here: “Egypt and the Art of Compromise” and tell us what you think.

“Despite what you see on TV, Arab men today want equality for their daughters, love in their marriages, and, yes, condoms.” So says Marcia C. Inhorn in “I Am With the Uprising of Arab Women” . “Arab men in the new millennium do not want to be viewed—nor do they view themselves—as uncaring, unfeeling, polygamous…

CSCOPE, a Texas curriculum development firm, was accused of “pro-Islamic bias” by a chain email — so, of course, an investigation was launched. The result? A “72-page report — compiled by a former social studies teacher described by CSCOPE’s director as a “very socially and fiscally conservative” woman who “watches Glenn Beck on a regular…

Alber Saber Convicted Of Blasphemy By Egyptian Court; Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison. “The case of Alber Saber is one of several seen by rights advocates as a campaign led by Egypt’s ultraconservative Islamists to curb free expression. Many of those targeted in the campaign are Christians, who make up about 10 percent of…

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