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Anti-Jihad Ads Reminiscent of McCarthyism
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Suzy Shuraym
Have you seen the anti-jihad advertisements? What do you think? Here’s Mike Honda’s take in The Washington Post: “Anti-jihad ads reminiscent of McCarthyism, 1950s fear mongering“. He notes: “The reality with religion — whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu or other — is that all of these groups have the potential for peace and…
Why the Taliban Fears Teenage Girls
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Suzy Shuraym
“A teenage girl speaking out for girls’ education is just about the most terrifying thing in the world for the Taliban. She is not some Western NGO activist who just parachuted into Pashtun country to hand out ESL textbooks. She is far more dangerous than that: a local, living advocate of progress, education, and enlightenment.…
Good News from Pakistan
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Suzy Shuraym
Pakistan Erupts in Anger Over Taliban’s Shooting of Schoolgirl That’s the headline in today’s New York Times. The article goes on to say, “Pakistanis from across the political and religious spectrum united in revulsion at the attack on the 14-year-old education rights campaigner.” This writer says right on! Without education, none will prosper.
Abu Hamza al-Masri, 4 Others, Arrive in US
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Suzy Shuraym
After losing a long battle to avoid charges, five terror suspects were extradited to the U.S. from Britain. Read more from the Associated Press here.
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