Americans need to pay attention to what is happening to the Uyghurs in western China. Failure to respond to the crisis could result in profound human suffering and damage to America’s strategic interests.
Author: Jennifer S. Bryson (Jennifer Bryson)
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Rainbow Soccer Jerseys Don’t Reduce Harassment. They Provoke It.
The US National Soccer Team’s rainbow jerseys are provoking and inflaming the controversies of sexual politics. Soccer’s governing bodies should follow their own rules, which were designed to foster inclusivity, and ban political rainbow jerseys in international play.
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What A Muslim Family’s Chair for the Pope Teaches Children about Catholic-Muslim Relations
A new children’s book provides a way to introduce children to Christian-Muslim relations by celebrating robust and full religious expression in a diverse society.
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US Soccer’s Rainbow Pride Jerseys Exclude and Divide
Athletes should be judged on talent, heart, and work ethic—not politics. Our national sports teams should represent the whole country, not any one political niche.
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Handshakes, Islam, and Religious Tolerance in the West
True religious freedom demands that we allow space in our society for difference, even when we don’t understand the reasons for a particular religious practice. Having to live without fully understanding others comes with the territory of genuine diversity.
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Charlie Hebdo and #MuslimApologies
In the wake of Islamist attacks, non-Muslims express concern and confusion not because they are indifferent, but because they are afraid. They want to understand. Muslims have an opportunity to embrace this opportunity for understanding.
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Austria’s Troubling Quran Law
Austria’s attempt to mandate a single German translation of the Quran reflects ignorance about Islam and the factors contributing to violent extremism, obliviousness to the nature of modern media, and an attitude of cultural imperialism.
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Stanford, Marriage and Abortion Controversies, and the Mission of a University
Trying to silence others because one fears what they might say is no way to learn. And it is no way for a university to be a university.
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Love’s Biblical Alternative to Interfaith Dialogue
How should Christians form relationships with Muslims?
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A Radical’s Road out of Islamist Extremism
Radical, by Maajid Nawaz, brings the reader inside the individual human dynamics of one young man’s transition into extremist Islamism and his eventual departure from it.
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My Isl@m’s Quest for Truth
A young Muslim author learns to seek the truth about God through questioning instead of blind faith.
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Terrorism Triangle in Boston
Complex rather than single causality is the norm, not the exception, for terrorism.
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What Fiction Can Tell Us about Afghanistan
People are at the heart of what we are doing in Afghanistan. Novels can help us understand them and their cultures in all their subtlety and complexity.
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My Guantanamo Experience: Support Interrogation, Reject Torture
America should reject torture. This would reinforce our commitment to America’s founding values and support excellence in intelligence collection for the defense of our nation.
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Promote Democracy: Start at Home, but Don’t Stop at Home
At a time when the Arab world is ripe for change, our next president must understand the strategic potential of American credibility, constitutionalism, and communication in the promotion of democracy abroad.
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Pornography and National Security
The frequency with which terrorists are found with pornography raises important questions about the possible effects of pornography on our national security.
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No Such Thing as a “Muslim World”
In Jakarta President Obama spoke astutely about Muslims, but he engaged in dangerous obfuscation regarding al-Qaeda.
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Arranged: Happily Wholesome in a Brooklyn World
A recent film follows two women whose shared values offer an unexpected opportunity for friendship.
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Four Lions: The Absurdity of Terror
In the British film Four Lions, farcical humor meets terror-jihad, and it is a match made almost in heaven.
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How Jihadist Education Breeds Violence
The nature of children’s education matters to jihadists. It should matter to us, too.
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Muslim “Leaders” Adding Fuel to the Swiss-Minaret-Ban Fire
It’s hard to credibly demand religious liberty when one is in the minority if one refuses to grant it when one is the majority. The principle “do unto others as you would have done unto you” should be a guiding ideal for all sides in the Swiss minaret controversy.
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How to Stop the Next Detroit Bomber
In response to the would-be Detroit bomber, Yemen wants more helicopters to counter terrorism. But there is no indication helicopters would have stopped him or that, over the long run, they will put an end to the activities of al-Qaeda enthusiasts. Counterterrorism efforts need to take hearts, minds, and wills seriously.
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Don’t Forget Religious Freedom
To practice what he preaches, to respect laws passed by Congress, and to support Muslims who advocate for peaceful pluralism, President Obama needs to take action in support of religious freedom. Here are specific suggestions to move this effort forward.
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Who Defines What Islam Is?
Many Muslims have been either silenced or ignored when it comes to their views of their own faith. As we grapple with the legacy of 9/11, we need to listen to these voices if we are to understand the religion they practice.