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Friedman's upbeat thesis occasionally collides with reality: even in India, the high-tech sector accounts for just 0.2% of employment. He concedes that the rapid spread of technology and information may also boost Islamic extremism, by heightening Muslims' frustration at the underdevelopment of their societies. But Friedman is a...
Boy vocalists, long a part of Afghan tradition, were silenced from 1996-2001 by the puritanical Taliban regime, which regarded song as un-Islamic, and had many musicians arrested and beaten. Now, three years after the Taliban defeat, singers are wandering back from exile in Europe and the U.S. to...
"It's quite sad and ironic that these religious figures are coming together around such a negative message." HAGAI EL-AD, executive director of gay-rights group Jerusalem Open House, on united protests by Islamic, Jewish and Christian religious leaders against a planned gay festival in Jerusalem
The U.S. priority may be to ensure that the ministries concerned with security remain in friendly hands. But the Shiite list - whose leaders have kept the U.S. at arm's length - wants the security ministries for itself, and plans to resume a vigorous program of ?de-Baathification,? purging the security...
Three cheers for Krauthammer's commentary. Never have I felt such pride. President George W. Bush's policy for finding a long-term solution to Islamic terrorism and for promoting peace in the Middle East was a spark for democracy throughout the region. I'm proud of our President, his...