Since 9/11, a debate has raged in Europe about whether the principles and tenets of Islam are compatible with modern European culture and its values. Might “Bosnian Islam” be the model Europe is looking for? Or should Europe avoid trying to domesticate Islam altogether? Scholars meeting in Stuttgart took a fresh look at these questions.
By Feisal Abdul Rauf, Published: April 1, 2011 I founded the multi-faith Cordoba Initiative to fight the misunderstandings that broaden the divide between Islam and the West — each perceived as harmful by the other. Millions of American Muslims, who see no contradiction between being American and being Muslim, are working hard to bridge this…
Religious Advocacy Groups in Washington, D.C. The number of organizations engaged in religious lobbying or religion-related advocacy in Washington, D.C., has increased roughly fivefold in the past four decades, from fewer than 40 in 1970 to more than 200 today. These groups collectively employ at least 1,000 people in the greater Washington area and spend…
WASHINGTON — The number of religious advocacy groups in the nation’s capital has more than tripled since the 1970s, with conservative groups seeing the biggest growth, according to a new report. Together, faith-based lobbying and advocacy groups spend $390 million a year to influence lawmakers, mobilize supporters and shape public opinion, according to the report,…
Clash on civil liberties: The Republican presidential candidates clashed repeatedly over foreign policy and national security issues Tuesday night, revealing clear differences on the pace of withdrawal from Afghanistan, aid to Pakistan, the Iranian threat, immigration, and the balance between protecting the homeland and preserving civil liberties. The debate opened with a clash over the…
