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Does Free Speech Radicalize Youth? In the U.K., Two Answers to a Divisive Question
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- How much free speech is good for young people? Does exposure to extremist views enlighten young people or radicalize them? Here in the U.K., where I live, there are two competing answers to this question. On one hand, you have Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, who recently employed quite aggressive rhetoric on the topic of Islamic extremism. In a much talked-about speech in Berlin, he denounced Britain's long-held tradition of multi-culturalism as a "failure," calling for a more "active, muscular" approach to the issue. Cameron's view is that the U.K. has for too long ...
Said Jaziri: 5 Facts About the Muslim Imam Caught After Illegally Crossing the Mexican Border
By David Knowles - AOL NewsWelcome to America! U.S. Border Patrol agents made an interesting discovery when they stopped a car 50 miles east of San Diego earlier this month. Inside the trunk of a BWM that was allegedly being driven by immigrant smugglers from Mexico, they found Said Jaziri, a Muslim cleric from Tunisia who was deported from Canada more than three years ago. Jaziri is believed to have hopped a border fence near Tecate, the Los Angeles Times reported, hiked through the desert and met up with the driver of the BMW at a place known as a rendezvous point for immigrant smugglers. So who is Said Jaziri? ...
The Top Stories in Religion and Politics in 2010 -- What They Mean, Why They Matter
By David Gibson - Politics DailyJournalists are making their lists and checking them twice in a post-Santa tradition that rewards both the naughty and nice by highlighting the major episodes of the past year, whether they were horrifying or edifying. Religion writers are no different in this regard, and we had lots of material to work with. The Religion Newswriters Association, which is the professional society for journalists covering the "God beat," has its own ranking of the Top 10 religion stories from 2010, which starts with the so-called "Ground Zero" mosque controversy that riveted attention during much of the ...
2010: The Year Sarah Palin Became Queen of All Media
By David Knowles - AOL NewsMove on over, Oprah. There's a new media queen in town. In a feat that may have seemed impossible at the conclusion of 2009, Sarah Palin became an even more visible national personality in 2010. After she and Republican presidential nominee John McCain lost the 2008 election by some 8 million votes to Barack Obama and Joe Biden, it may have seemed that Palin would simply fade out of the national spotlight and return to Alaska politics. And when Palin abruptly announced in July 2009 that she was quitting her job as Alaska's governor, little more than two years after being elected, many ...
Ground Zero Mosque Wants Federal Grant, Critics Howl
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyThe proposed mosque near ground zero -- the development that stirred controversy because of its proximity to the site of the 9/11 attacks -- has applied for a $5 million grant from the federal government, once again setting off critics who think the 13-story project is an affront. "I think it's an insult to the 9/11 families -- it's another smack in the face," retired Deputy Fire Chief Jim Riches told the New York Daily News. "Now, we're going to have to pay for it." Riches' son, a firefighter, was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), an outspoken conservative critic of ...
Islamic Center's Bid for Federal Funds Draws Fire
By Lisa Flam - AOL News
(Nov. 23) --The developers of a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero are seeking federal redevelopment grants reportedly worth $5 million, further infuriating some families and first responders. "I think it's an insult to the 9/11 families. It's another smack in the face," retired Deputy Fire Chief Jim Riches, who lost a firefighter son during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, told the Daily News. "Why would we give them money ahead of so many other worthy groups?" Tim Brown, a retired firefighter who was a first responder on 9/11, told the New York Post. SOMA ...
Refudiate: From Sarah Palin Twitter Fail to Word of the Year
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 15) -- It's hard to refudiate. The New Oxford American Dictionary has named "refudiate" as its 2010 word of the year. The term, which heretofore was not actually considered an English-language word, was popularized by Sarah Palin this past summer on her Twitter feed. Here's how the star of "Sarah Palin's Alaska" used it: Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate The consensus among linguists and Palin watchers is that the word is something of a mashup two existing words. As the Urban ...
'The View' Hosts Briefly Exit Set After Bill O'Reilly's Anti-Park51 Remarks
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 14) -- C'mon, Whoopi and Joy, is that any way to treat a guest? Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar, two hosts on ABC's "The View," briefly excused themselves from the set today during a heated argument with Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly over the Park51 Muslim community center and mosque. During the argument, O'Reilly claimed that the planned Park51 is "inappropriate" because "a lot of the 9/11 families, who I know, say, 'Look, we don't want that, that shouldn't be there.' " (Have they seen the design sketches?) Luckily, one remark made by Goldberg during the incident is muted -- you'll ...
Did Park51 Islamic Center Design Sketches Win Over New Yorkers?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News
(Oct. 4) -- Developers of the controversial Park51 Islamic center near Manhattan's ground zero recently received their first taste of reactions to the actual look of their proposed building, following the release of the first official architectural renderings on the project's blog last week. The unifying potential in a strong design must not be underestimated. Paul Gunther, president of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America, recently wrote that "a great design would help Park51 transcend cultural borders." "[A great design] is what is called for today, whether through ...
Should a Synagogue Be Built at 'Muslim Ground Zero'?
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Sept. 29) -- For all the controversy surrounding Park51, the so-called "ground zero mosque," do you think there would be a similar uproar were Jews to erect a synagogue close to where a member of their faith slaughtered Muslims? It's not a hypothetical. It's already happened in Hebron, a city in the West Bank, Slate's William Saletan points out. "The reason you haven't heard about its new synagogue is that there has been no outcry," he writes. "Apparently, the rule about keeping houses of worship at a respectful distance from scenes of terrorism is for Muslims only." South of Jerusalem in ...
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