The Middle East: Policy Choices for the New Administration

The video of the Middle East Policy Council’s 70th Capitol Hill Conference is now available for on-demand streaming. Speakers:   Paul Pillar Former National Intelligence Officer, National Intelligence Council; Professor, Georgetown University Scott McConnell Founding Editor, The American Conservative   Jocelyne Cesari Co-director, SAIS Global Politics and Religion Initiative; Research Associate, Harvard University Nathaniel Kern President,…

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CAIR: Shots Fired at Illinois Mosque

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) said today that two air rifle shots were fired last night at the outer wall of the Muslim Education Center (MEC) mosque in Morton Grove, Ill. The shots were heard by worshipers who were outside the mosque and were powerful enough to damage the building’s…

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US Navy to remove Muslim images from target range

The US military has agreed to remove targets depicting a Muslim woman and verses from the Qur’an from shooting ranges, it was announced at the weekend, where they were being used for target practice. “We have removed this particular target and Arabic writing in question from the range in the near term, and will explore…

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Police Identify Man Who Stabbed Sikh at Airport

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A Sikh man waiting for a plane at Fresno Yosemite International Airport has been stabbed in a seemingly unprovoked attack. Police say 26-year-old Mitchell Dufur stabbed the victim in the upper torso Sunday evening. No words were exchanged before the attack. Dufur was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly…

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Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 Panel Discussion (video)

September 13, 2011 On September 8, 2011, the CMES Outreach Center, along with the Middle East Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, hosted a campus-wide panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The panel was comprised of Jocelyne Cesari, Director, Islam in the West Program…

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