Guest Voices: Koran


Posted at 02:09 PM ET, 12/21/2012

The power of prayer?
By Susan Froetschel
Writer reflects on Boehner and his use of the Serenity Prayer amid talks about the fiscal cliff.

By Susan Froetschel  |  02:09 PM ET, 12/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fiscal cliff; fiscal cliff 2013; tax cuts; sequester; prayer; House Speaker John Boehner; Boehner; Serenity Prayer; Alcoholics Anonymous; Koran; Quran; Qu’ran; God Bless America; State of the Union; Mark Twain; War Prayer; William Butler Yeats; A Prayer for My Daughter; A Prayer in Spring; Robert Frost; Susan Froestschel

Posted at 06:41 PM ET, 12/04/2012

Omnipotence needs no defense and other obvious theological truths
By Kelly James Clark
Egypt‘s emerging constitution betrays the brightest hopes of the Arab Spring, says scholar.

By Kelly James Clark  |  06:41 PM ET, 12/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Omnipotence needs no defense and other obvious theological truths; Kelly James Clark; Kaufman Interfaith Institute; Grand Valley State University; Abraham’s Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict; Egypt; Arab Spring; democracy; Morsi; Constituent Assembly; Mohamed Morsi; Muslim Brotherhood; Abdurrahman Wahid; ar-Rahman; the Merciful; ar-Rahim; the Compassionate; God; Muslims; Islam; Quran; Koran; Qu’ran; Jimmy Carter; Arab; Jew; and Christian; Muslims; Christians; Jews; Israelis; Palestinians; Leah Shakdiel; Abrahamic religions

Posted at 04:58 PM ET, 12/04/2012

Israel, Palestine must take the high road to reach a successful recovery
By Salaam Bhatti
Palestine’s upgraded U.N. status is a much-needed step forward, but it’s not enough, says a N.Y. lawyer.

By Salaam Bhatti  |  04:58 PM ET, 12/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  United Nations; U.N. status; Israel; Israel Palestine partition; Palestine; Palestinians; permanent observer; Torah; Quran; Qu’ran; Koran; Muslims; Islam; Jewish; Jews; Judaism; Allah; Moses; non-Muslims; ceasefire; cease-fire; Gaza; United Nations; International Criminal Court; Rome Statute; Germany; war crimes; prophet Muhammad; Prophet Muhammad; Mecca; Ten Commandments; freedom of conscience; Maimonides; Salaam Bhatti

Posted at 03:23 PM ET, 11/21/2012

Before Thanksgiving, Muslim, Jews feed thousands across North America
By Marc Schneier and Shamsi Ali
Image of Jews and Muslims joining together is a hopeful counterpoint to the pictures of wars and natural disasters, says a rabbi and an imam.

By Marc Schneier and Shamsi Ali  |  03:23 PM ET, 11/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Thanksgiving; Muslims; Jews; Islam; Judaism; Israel; Gaza; Palestinians; Israelis; Hurricane Sandy; Superstorm Sandy; superstorm Sandy; Frankenstorm; hungry; homeless; Rabbi Marc Schneier; Marc Schneirer; Imam Shamsi Ali; Shamsi Ali; American holiday; America; holiday; people of all faiths; ethnicities; ethnic backgrounds; hungry and homeless; Thanksgiving meal; succor; meals; Weekend of Twinning; Foundation for Ethnic Understanding; FFEU; Muslims and Jews; synagogues and mosques; synagogues; mosques; Muslim organizations; Jewish organizations; communities; Muslims Against Hunger; Masbiah; Jewish-Muslim; soup kitchens; homeless shelters; feed hungry people; volunteers; faith communities; faiths; Quran; Koran; Qu’ran; Bible; the Bible; Sami Elmansoury; activist; Muslim-Jewish Feeding the Hungry Day; Mideast; Middle East; Neil Berro; Sea Gate; Sandy; Rabbi Marc Schneier; Hampton Synagogue; Imam Shamsi Ali; Jamaica Muslim Center

Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 10/12/2012

Koran upstages Bible in debate
By Susan Froetschel
Vice-presidential candidates talked about American response to Koran-burning in Afghanistan.

By Susan Froetschel  |  01:43 PM ET, 10/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Islami; Koran; Muslims; vice-presidential debate; campaign 2012; election 2012; Susan Froetschel

Posted at 01:31 PM ET, 08/23/2012

With Pakistan’s blasphemy case, Americans should consider own sanctification of objects
By David Mason
The so-called civilized world may not be so far removed from Pakistan as its collective outrage asserts.

By David Mason  |  01:31 PM ET, 08/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Pakistan's blasphemy case, Koran, religious texts, David Mason

Posted at 12:34 PM ET, 02/23/2012

Koran burning crisis: Haven’t we been here before?
By Muqtedar Khan
How could this happen again?

By Muqtedar Khan  |  12:34 PM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  koran burning, afghanistan, islam