Monthly Archives: November 2011

Romney Versus Gingrich on Jihad and Sharia: A Yawning, if Unappreciated Gap

Early and volatile, the Republican Presidential nomination race—at least for now—appears to be settling into a contest between consistent frontrunner Mitt Romney, and the latest surging, “non-Romney alternative”, former House Speaker, Newt Gingrich. Unfortunately the CNN/Heritage Foundation/American Enterprise televised debate … Continue reading

Egypt: More Evidence Islam Liberates Women

The Face of Islamic Women’s Rights in Post-Mubarak, Arab Spring “Liberated” Egypt My colleague Al-Mutarjim has translated comments made this week to the London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat (via the Gazan publication Donia al-Watan) by a female candidate for the Egyptian Parliament, … Continue reading