Iraq

Who is my neighbor? (Syria edition)

Posted on March 27, 2014March 26, 2014 by Elise Alexander

As the conflicts in Syria and Iraq have become increasingly sectarian over the last few years, feeding off one another’s dynamics and international rhetoric and involvement, stories about the pe... Read More

Contemplating America’s Reaction to 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2011September 12, 2011 by Rose Aslan

Here in the US, much of the rhetoric surrounding 9/11 is centered on never forgetting what happened on that tragic day. Thousands of articles, documentaries and programs have been circulating in the d... Read More

Bin Laden’s Dead. But, What Are We Celebrating, Exactly?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene

I am still sorting through the emotions and the facts swirling around the announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed. What a turn of events! These are just my initial thoughts about terror, lo... Read More

Bury the Bloody Hatchet: Secularism, Islam, and Reconciliation in Afghanistan

Posted on January 21, 2011January 21, 2011 by Journal of Inter-Religious Studies

When the US negotiated peace with American Indians just a few years after the American Revolution, they used religiously-inspired, culturally relevant symbols to “bury the hatchet.” However, the... Read More

Who Are We At War With Anyway?

Posted on December 15, 2010December 15, 2010 by Karen Leslie Hernandez

I lived in a small New England town called Sudbury in Massachusetts for years. About three weeks ago, Sudbury lost one of their own to the “war on terror.” Army 1st Lieutenant Scott Milley who w... Read More