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You Don’t Look Like Rosa Parks

Tuesday’s New York Metro newspaper headline about the Park51 center read “You Guys Don’t Look Like Rosa Parks To Me”. The article was slightly less pugnacious, but the question remained about Ms. Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dr. King and the current predicament not only of the Park51 center but of Muslim believers in America [...]

Mujahideen From Beyond The Stars

Is the TV show “V” talking about space lizards or Muslims in its fight for survival narrative?

Remembering Religious Diversity

The New York Times features an op-ed piece from Andrew Baker this morning that should serve as a stirring reminder of the importance of shared religious heritage and diversity. It regards the difficulty of restoring the yeshiva and synagogue of Maimonides in Cairo, Egypt. This is not, however, simply a story of how difficult it [...]