Sandy Tolan, author of The Lemon Tree, has a series of articles on war that are worth reading. They are dated, before the most recent Lebanon-Israel conflict, but still relevant.
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‘Stealth Jihad’ Conveys Paranoia – Newsweek
‘Stealth Jihad’ Conveys Paranoia – Newsweek. Also, simply put, foreign words freak people out. “Jihad” and “Sharia” reinforce the sense among Americans that Muslims in general have an unfathomable world view. During World War II, formerly obscure words like “hara-kiri” and “kamikaze,” which suggested the “warlike ferocity” of the Japanese, became common parlance, Nunberg says. “There was this sense of being confronted with this hostile, alien culture.” The Japanese were “literally demonized,” he says.
New Sanctuary Movement – Press Release
I wonder how many Muslim groups are participating. This is good. If we are Children of Adam, we need to help each other.
Accountability and the Court
NYT Op-Ed. war on terror[ism][ists]