Islam

How America Settles Down Somalia (And, By Extension the Piracy Problem)

Nice Washington Post story about how the U.S. is training Ugandan soldiers (along with some from Burundi, Sierra Leone and Djibouti) in Uganda on how to do...

Egypt Funeral Turns Happy After Dead Man Awakes

The funeral of a 28 year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead.

Iran Nuclear Talks: Can Islam Guide the Way to Peace?

There’s all sorts of ways the nuclear talks with Iran might end badly.  But it’s also pretty clear, even before diplomats gather in Istanbul on Friday, how the...

Britain Seethes as Radical Islamic Cleric Released from Prison

He's been described by a Spanish judge as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe. Videos of his sermons littered the Hamburg apartment of Mohamed Atta, the...

In Libya, a New Fundamentalist War Against Moderate Islam Takes Shape

The Libyan revolution has not been kind to Mahmud al-Arabi. Last March, forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ransacked his grocery store in Zuwara after...