Nice article about an Israeli psychologist who is trying to bridge the cultural divide by looking at shared ethics. Sounds an awful lot like the US interfaith model.
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<sarcasm>I’m glad we have someone on the USIP who is doing real work with Muslims in the US. Putting his life on the line by going to meet with Muslim who have no greater desire than to skewer him, put on some tahini, and serve him with hummus for a good old fashioned iftaar. </sarcasm> Technorati Tags: SteveEmerson, USIP
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Faith based initiatives will become a bigger issue for Bush once he comes back from his man date…. I can’t imagine any of the current national Muslim organizations choosing the best person to head them, just the best Muslim.
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