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...unfolds in the realm of the difficult. War is an activity conducted in an impeding medium. Wars disturb equilibriums in completely unpredictable ways. Unexpected consequences are the routine. In this context, it is very easy for a President to make effective action impossible. All he has to do is to give orders that set one constraint too many...
Even if those who abuse women believe their actions follow Islamic teaching, their thinking is not necessarily correct. The sins of Muslims must never be confused with Islamic doctrine. Furthermore, quoting from the Koran without context does readers a disservice. It is akin to quoting this verse from the Bible: "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man" (I Corinthians 11: 9) and concluding that Christianity is a sexist religion seeking to oppress women. Is this fair? No. Islam should be accorded the same courtesy. HESHAM A. HASSABALLA Villa Park...
...many of Europe's 12.5 million Muslims, now is the time to redefine Islam in the context of their identities as believers who were born and bred in Europe. The result is a kind of Euro-Islam, the traditional Koran-based religion with its prohibitions against alcohol and interest-bearing loans now indelibly marked by the "Western" values of tolerance, democracy and civil liberties. This new vision could well end up influencing the world these young Europeans' grandparents left behind...
...Knowing everything one could possibly want to know about the word will empower people confronting the word in a negative context,” he said. “It’s a shame when somebody feels diminished in the presence of a word whose meaning has changed so much over time...
...Hashannah would be a reasonable way to balance the public celebration of Christmas with Jewish concerns. While that might not necessarily be the best policy to adopt (all holidays of all religions couldn’t be similarly honored), such an action makes more sense from within a Jewish context than putting menorahs next to Christmas trees. Hanukkah and Christmas are juxtaposed by the calendar most years, yet they stand at opposite poles of importance within their respective religious traditions...