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Time to be honest about Afghanistan By Rory Stewart, Financial Times, September 21, 2012   More than 50 US and British soldiers have been killed by their Afghan partners this year. The attacks have been described as Taliban infiltration of the police, which could be addressed by better vetting. But the very words “Taliban”, “police”, and “vetting” are misleading. Insofar as it is

U.S.-Muslim Relations: The Second Coming? By Mohsin Mohi-ud din, Huffington Post, September 21, 2012 In the aftermath of the tragic attack of the US Embassy in Libya that claimed several US diplomats' lives, American flags burn across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, in over 12 countries. Many non-Muslim Americans are asking themselves: "why are they so enraged about an amateur

Prophet Mohammad's Letter to the Monks of Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai HISTORICAL CONTEXT: In 628 AD, a delegation from St. Catherine’s Monastery visited Prophet Muhammed and requested for protection. The Prophet responded by granting them a charter of rights - copied below. St. Catherine’s Monastery is located at the foot of Mt. Sinai and is the world’s oldest monastery. It

Interview: Pankaj Mishra's Eye-Opening Asian Perspective on Modern History by Nadia Rasul, Asia Society, September 5th, 2012  Versatile Indian critic and journalist Pankaj Mishra expands his portfolio significantly with his latest book,From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia, a wide-ranging and frequently pugnacious history of the intellectual