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To begin to understand why Muslims are backward, consider this passage from G. E. Von Grunebaum’s Modern Islam (1962):
“Though defensive violence will always be ‘a sad necessity’ in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate...
Precarity is a neoliberal term that was unfamiliar until I researched the theme of the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) conference. It means precarious, hazardous, risky,...
War is the business of warriors, not of Prime Ministers preoccupied with PR ratings. Sun Tzu would have had such PMs castrated. A lesson in military...
Israel was accused of using disproportional force in response to Iran’s proxy Hezbollah in the Second Lebanese War. It may therefore be of interest to consider...
We have yet to identify the enemy. The enemy is not ISIS (or ISIL, as Barack Obama pleases himself to call it). The enemy is not “radical” Islam. The...
Islamic led Hezbollah is a client of Iran, Hezbollah’s leader in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, boasted of having a great arsenal of weapons at the ready, including...
Islam has never overcome its adolescent origin. G. E. Von Grunebaum put it differently. In Modern Islam (1962), he says, “Islam is inherently unprogressive.” “Islam,” he...
In a world where celebrities and athletes have become heroes, it is easy to overlook real heroes: men and women who are willing to sacrifice all...
The Huffington Post, in full agreement with the Daily News, reported, “Another Shooting, Another Deluge of Tweeted Prayers. Public officials are the people society trusts to...
