The amount of Muslim converts in the US rose to record numbers after the September eleventh attacks. Author Brendan Bernhard looks at the phenomenon in his book, "White Muslim: From LA to New York…To Jihad." Plus: New Yorker editor David Remnick on Hamas and a look at terrorism and port security.
All About Hamas
David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker,
- a deep look at the Hamas party
- a deep look at the Hamas party
Finding Allah
Brendan Bernhard, author, White Muslim: From LA to New York…to Jihad (Melville House, 2006)
- on the post-9/11 Muslim conversions in the US
» book info on publisher's website
- on the post-9/11 Muslim conversions in the US
» book info on publisher's website
Dubious About Dubai
Jean-François Seznec, adjunct professor of political economy of the Persian Gulf at Columbia University,
and
Dr. Christopher Davidson, researcher specialising in the political economy and security of the Arabian Gulf, and author, The United Arab Emirates: A Study in Survival on the political and economic culture of ...
and
Dr. Christopher Davidson, researcher specialising in the political economy and security of the Arabian Gulf, and author, The United Arab Emirates: A Study in Survival on the political and economic culture of ...
Mistakes Were Made
Dr. Gary L. Gregg, director, McConnell Center for Political Leadership at the University of Louisville
- on the worst Presdential Blunders in American History
- on the worst Presdential Blunders in American History
Pitch: Diarrhea in Turin
Gross!
Required Reading: February 22, 2006
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