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Prince Charles’ Islamic Environmentalism Not the Real Problem
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Brad Hirschfield
In a speech before the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies, Prince Charles of England declared “the Islamic world is the custodian of one of the greatest treasures of accumulated wisdom and spiritual knowledge available to humanity.” About that, there should be no question. From preserving the works of Aristotle and Plato when they were either…
Struggle Over Proposed Mosque In Staten Island
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Brad Hirschfield
A group called the Muslim American Society wants to build a mosque on the grounds of an old convent in Staten Island, New York. Having purchased the building from the church, they went before a packed community meeting last night to discuss their plans. It wasn’t pretty. Issues like this can bring out either the…
Ayatollah Khomeini Mourned by Millions 21 Years After His Death
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Brad Hirschfield
Millions turned out to publicly mourn the passing, 21 years ago, of Ayatollah Khomeni who led the revolution which overthrew the despotic Shah of Iran and replaced him with a totalitarian Islamic theocracy. Worth the trade? I hardly think so. But that is not the real question today, as speeches given by the current leadership…
Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month with President Obama and Sandy Koufax
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Brad Hirschfield
Yesterday at the White House was a moving experience, and a great deal more pleasant than the six hours it took to get home! But that is another story in the worsening state of air travel in America and not central to what it was like celebrating Jewish American Heritage month with President and Mrs.…
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