Monthly Archives: August 2007

Parties of God: The Bush Doctrine and the Rise of Islamic Democracy

August 30, 2007 – 10:41 am

Another story picked up from the March issue of Harpers that is interesting (and very long reading) about how the US and Bush have given rise to a different democracy in Muslim countries.
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Among the precepts of the “Bush Doctrine”—as loyalists to the current president call the set of foreign-policy principles by which they, and no [...]

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Losing My Jihadism - Mansour al-Nogaidan

August 30, 2007 – 10:33 am

I missed this the when it first ran in the Washington Post, but stumbled on it the other day when I was catching up on old emails from friends.
BURAIDAH, Saudi Arabia: Islam needs a Reformation. It needs someone with the courage of Martin Luther.
This is the belief I’ve arrived at after a long and painful [...]

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Pakistan - Who’s Fault?

August 30, 2007 – 10:21 am

I stumbled across this in Cairene’s blog about an article in National Geographic about Pakistan, which is quite interesting. While I think they have some interesting comments, I am more interested in what you all have to say after reading the two articles.
Struggle for the Soul of Pakistan
I look forward to the comments that [...]

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I Still Love Pakistan, Do You

August 12, 2007 – 8:31 am

With our Independence Day just around the corner, I was really surprised to get an email from Buzzvines about a new campaign called “I Do Love Pakistan, Do You?” Being a patriotic Pakistani that loves this country, with all its faults and problems, I signed up.
After 60 years of existence, we need to find our [...]

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