state power and the execution of the rosenbergs

Two recent developments are illustrative of this changing political climate: (i) the defeat the reauthorization of the Patriot Act and (ii) the widespread popular opposition to recommitting a large number of U.S. ground troops to Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State.  A new..

monthly review

Political Islam is not anti-imperialist, even if its militants think otherwise! ... It is, thus, possible to imagine a political Islam that is anti-imperialist, though regressive on the social plane. ..

crushing dissent in the maldives

The law sets heavy fines for content or speech that “contradicts a tenet of Islam, threatens national security, contradicts social norms, or encroaches on another’s rights, reputation, or good name.” ... He had been previously arrested and had his blog shut down by the government for..

israel’s anti-semitism smear campaign

They also take care not to point out that the expressions of anti-Semitic attitudes that they do dwell on have little, if any, connection either to classical anti-Semitism or to Islamic traditions. . Bona fide anti-Semitism is a descendant of Christian anti-Judaism; it is..

they’re only sleeping

In 1992, the Uzbek government had begun to use the term “Wahhabi” for anyone who was perceived to be an adherent of radical Islam or who held anti-government sentiments as part of his Islamic beliefs. ..

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