Where should Muslims build mosques? – The Daily Iowan Where should Muslims build mosques? – GUEST OPINION | AUGUST 25, 2010 7:20 AM The Muslim-American community is growing, and with growth comes the need for community centers, mosques, and a public presence. Every state in the United States contains at least one mosque, according to Read more
Continue ReadingSource: International Affairs President Barack Obama delivering his State of the Union address on Captitol Hill, Jan. 27, 2010. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak Given the economic hardships that we–as a nation–are facing, it is understandable if the president dedicates more than ninety percent of his state of the union address to domestic issues. But if he Read more
Continue ReadingDemonstrators face legal charges for eroding image of respectability of national founder Tens of thousands of Iranians have staged rallies on Friday to protest what they deem as acts “of desecration of the image of the late founder of the Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khumeini. This wave of protests is a reaction to TV footages Read more
Continue ReadingBy Ahmed E. Souaiaia* October 19, 2009 War is very destructive. However, despite the human and economic costs, war also creates new opportunities and ends oppressive political and administrative stagnation. The human cost of the Iraq war could be mitigated by the economic and political return of the reshuffling of the cards in the Middle Read more
Continue ReadingBecause of the role the US finds itself in, and because of its economic and military weight, American politics is hardly a domestic or “private affair”. For this reason, countries of the world sometime pay more attention to elections taking place here than to others taking place within their own borders. Election results therefore, are Read more
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