Guest Voices: attacks on U.S. embassies


Posted at 07:31 PM ET, 09/13/2012

When free speech costs human life
By Qasim Rashid
OPINION | In the wake of reaction to an anti-Islam film and deadly embassy attacks, Muslims worldwide are put on trial to again condemn the violence—failure to do so is perceived as implicit approval.

By Qasim Rashid  |  07:31 PM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Christopher Stevens; attacks on U.S. embassies; Prophet Muhammad; Qasim Rashid; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA; Islam; Muslims; Prophet Muhammad

Posted at 12:23 PM ET, 09/12/2012

Religion as pretext or cause in attacks in Cairo, Egypt and Libya
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
Use and abuse of religion in an effort to gain power is inevitable when there’s a political vacuum.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  12:23 PM ET, 09/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  John Christopher Stevens, attacks on U.S. embassies, Prophet Muhammad, Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite