Last week Canadian and American Muslim scholars won praise for jointly issuing a fatwa condemning terrorist acts against civilians. But terrorism expert Steven Emerson says the edict was far too general, and should have mentioned specific individuals and groups.
Careful Investigation
Steven Emerson executive director of the Investigative Project on Terrorism
- says the fatwa made by American Islamic groups against terrorism is "bogus"
» The Investigative Project on Terrorism
- says the fatwa made by American Islamic groups against terrorism is "bogus"
» The Investigative Project on Terrorism
We do care!
Ibrahim Hooper spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations
- says that Steven Emerson's claims are bogus and Muslims have definitively rejected terror
» The Council on American-Islamic Relations
- says that Steven Emerson's claims are bogus and Muslims have definitively rejected terror
» The Council on American-Islamic Relations
Shedding Pounds
Marion Nestle, professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University and Author of Food Politics (University of California Press, 2002)
- on the demise of the Atkins craze and the company's bankruptcy filing
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Harry Balzer vice president of the ...
- on the demise of the Atkins craze and the company's bankruptcy filing
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Harry Balzer vice president of the ...
The Red and the Purple
Dr. G. Terry Madonna professor of Public Affairs and director of the Keystone Poll at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- on Senator Rick Santorum's role in Pennsylvania politics
» The Keystone Poll
- on Senator Rick Santorum's role in Pennsylvania politics
» The Keystone Poll
Democracy Wonk: Are Stay-At-Homes Adequately Valued in Society?
stay at home parents discuss whether or not they are appreciated by society.
Traffic in Doubt
David Michaels, professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health, former assistant secretary for environment, safety and health at the U.S. Department of Energy (1998-2001),
- on his article in Scientific American on the strategy of commissioning scientific studies to "manufacture" doubt
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- on his article in Scientific American on the strategy of commissioning scientific studies to "manufacture" doubt
» Scientific ...
Feedback: Boring Teachers
Subject: ANGRY at you -- Boring teachers?? (august 1st show) Teachers are forced to be boring . . . 2 examples
I love your show, but never have I been as angry as you as when you made the off-hand remark in a general question, ...
Feedback: the Fatwa
Subject: Ibrahim Hooper and the Fatwa against terrorism.
I am an American Muslim, and I disagree with the Fatwas issued by Muslim leaders in Europe and North America for a few reasons.
First the issuance of a Fatwa presupposes that there is a unified Islamic ...
What Do Stay-at-Home Mommies Do All Day?
A listener has written in to share this joke, relevant to today's segment on stay-at-home parents:
Brian,
I didn't have a chance to get this to you in time, but here is a joke regarding your show this morning: (I hope no one told it, as I just ...