Front Page Magazine
1st September 2010

The United States has refused to join the United Nations Human Rights Council since it was birthed in 2006 following the dissolving of its failed predecessor, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. The Obama Administration changed course in March 2009 and now, for the first time, has submitted a report on the status of human rights in the U.S. to the Council, setting up the country to be judged by governments like those of Cuba, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar, Pakistan and Egypt.

Front Page Magazine
1st September 2010

It’s now clear to most Americans that while Imam Feisal Rauf has the right to build his mosque wherever he desires, his decision to build it near Ground Zero is grossly insensitive, to say the least, and flies in the face of his reputation as a “moderate” bridge builder.  Let’s take a closer look at whether Imam Rauf is truly a moderate Muslim leader whose teachings are in line with American principles.

Front Page Magazine
1st September 2010

One of the most common arguments of the supporters of the Ground Zero mosque includes religious freedom as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Religion is seen as the framework to support building a mosque and community center near the site of the former World Trade Towers. Is this really about religion? Step back and look at the controversy. Do you feel like you are taking part in a religious exercise or a political fracas?

The Christian Science Monitor
1st September 2010

In Egypt, Muslims consume three times their regular amount of food, work less, and watch more TV during the month of Ramadan

During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are supposed to refrain from eating, drinking, and sexual activity (among other things) while the sun is out. Along with a renewed emphasis on charitable giving, Ramadan is meant to remind Muslims about the pain of hunger and refocus their reliance on Allah.

Ottawa Citizen
31 August 2010

While Muslim parents pack public meetings with pronouncements that 'Islam is a religion of peace,' their sons and daughters are being taught something else

Relatives and supporters of men charged with planning terrorist attacks in
the Toronto area arrive for a bail hearing in 2006. Community leaders often
decry bad 'behaviour' and denounce 'terrorism,' but fail to take on the jihadist
ideology that is poisoning Muslim youth

No sooner did news of the Ottawa Terror Plot unfold on national TV, than one could predict the response of Canada's Islamists and their organizations.

30 August 2010

ROME -- Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi gave a lesson on Islam and copies of the Koran to a few hundred young Italian women as he arrived in Rome for his fourth visit in a year.

The Christian Science Monitor
30 August 2010

Controversial cases in Egypt have spotlighted a legal system that leaves regulation of marriage and divorce to religious institutions, limiting individuals’ freedom to make personal decisions.

Pope Shenouda (center), with heads of churches in Cairo

Iriny has wanted out of her marriage for a decade. A member of Egypt's ancient Coptic Orthodox church, she was pushed into marrying a virtual stranger by her family 12 years ago.

The Washington Post
30 August 2010

Human rights defender Saad Eddin Ibrahim

CAIRO -- An Egyptian-American dissident who was one of the first to criticize the possibility of hereditary succession in Egypt has broken with the opposition by signing a petition calling on the president's son to run for election.