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Updated: February/08/2010
France draws line over Muslim women’s dress
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Four years ago, I wrote a column on Islamic dress for women. At the time a statement by Jack Straw, then the British foreign secretary, had created considerable controversy in that country. Mr. Straw said he refused to meet his Muslim women constituents in his office if they declined to remove the veil.
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Updated: January/25/2010
The self-righteous twist disasters to fit their narrow vision
WHENEVER there is a natural calamity in the world, the self-righteous crowd springs into action, blaming the victims for their misfortunes. As self-appointed spokesmen for God, they inform us that an angry God wrought destruction and misery on the people.
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Updated: December/28/2009
Share the spirit of the season
FOUR years ago, I wrote a column on the secularization of Christmas. In that piece I lamented the fact that many people are substituting the generic word "holiday" for the politically incorrect word Christmas. Christmas is, in case we need a reminder, the celebration of the birth of Christ.
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Updated: December/14/2009
Will Obama's troop surge turn tide against Taliban and al-Qaeda?
NOW that President Obama has decided to send more American troops to Afghanistan (along with a token contingent of coalition partners), the pivotal question still hangs like a the proverbial sword of Damocles: Will this surge turn the tide of Taliban gains and bring an outcome favorable to the U.S. interests?
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Updated: November/30/2009
Visiting lectureship would be fitting tribute to judge
LAST week, Governor Ted Strickland commuted the sentence of Willie Knighten, a convicted murderer who had served 12 years of his 18-years-to-life sentence. It was done at the recommendation of the judge who had sentenced Knighten. Ironically, at the time of Knighten's release, the judge had been dead for almost six months.
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Updated: November/16/2009
Muslims must do more than condemn acts of violence
EACH time a Muslim commits an act of violence, it reignites the debate about Islam and its followers. In these circumstances, with clockwork predictability, the right-wing propaganda machine gets in full swing to malign, defame, and deface the religion. They do not hesitate to castigate the entire Muslim population for sporadic criminal acts of a few.
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Updated: November/02/2009
Peshawar ruined by unholy mingling of religion, evil
THE images of dead and dying people keep flashing in my mind as I think of the devastating car bomb that destroyed part of my hometown of Peshawar last week. It left more than 100 dead and twice as many injured. There was no room in the hospitals to deal with the injured and the dying. Carpenters could not keep up with the demand for coffins.
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Updated: September/21/2009
Presidential heckler fires up race debate in America
THE heckle heard around the world has ignited an interesting partisan debate in this country. By shouting, "You lie!" during President Obama's recent address to Congress, Rep. Joe Wilson (R., S.C.) has not only secured a dubious place in history but has ushered in a public debate on race relations in the United States.
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Updated: September/07/2009
Share Ramadan rituals with non-Muslim friends
THESE days, Muslims the world over are in the middle of the holy month of Ramadan. Every day they observe an absolute fast - no food, no fluids, and no bodily pleasures, during the fasting hours between dawn and dusk. It is the month of atonement, spiritual renewal, introspection, and contemplation. The end of the fasting period will be celebrated on Sept. 20.
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Updated: August/24/2009
Equestrian adventurers raising awareness of lost art
A FASCINATING couple came to Toledo for a brief private visit last week. Those of you who are interested in long-distance horse travel would know CuChullaine and Basha O'Reilly, also known as Asadullah and Aesha Khan. In the equestrian world, their names are up there with legends, current and past.
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