In a report on the health of democracy in the post-Soviet world, Freedom House painted a bleak picture of the state of liberal values in parts of Europe. The Washington-based human rights advocacy organization, which publishes a global freedom index every year, highlighted a number of worrying trends in 29 countries in Eastern and Central Europe, the Balkans and Central … [Read more...] about Islamophobia Threatens Democracy in Europe, Report Says
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The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity
The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims are united in their belief in God and the Prophet Muhammad and are bound together by such religious practices as fasting during the holy month of Ramadan and almsgiving to assist people in need. But they have widely differing views about many other aspects of their faith, including how important religion is to their lives, who counts as a Muslim … [Read more...] about The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity
Emin Poljarevic
Project Responsibilities: Scandinavia news and research Positions: Affiliated researcher with the Department of Political Social Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy Personal Website Area of Expertise: Modern Islamic History Islamist Social Movements Islam and Muslim Minorities in Scandinavia Sociology of … [Read more...] about Emin Poljarevic
At the Met, a New Vision for Islam in Hostile Times: A Cosmopolitan Trove of Exotic Beauty
Over the past decade, many Americans have based their thoughts and feelings about Islam in large part on a single place: the blasted patch of ground where the World Trade Center once stood. But a rival space has slowly and silently taken shape over those same years, about six miles to the north. It is a vast, palacelike suite of rooms on the second floor of the Metropolitan … [Read more...] about At the Met, a New Vision for Islam in Hostile Times: A Cosmopolitan Trove of Exotic Beauty
Finding partners in Islam
(by Lorenzo Vidino, an analyst at the Investigative Project and the Jebsen Center at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, is author of "Al Qaeda in Europe.") As the United States battles insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan while fearing the next terrorist attack on our shores, it has become apparent that the solution to the struggle against radical Islam is … [Read more...] about Finding partners in Islam