There is no religious compulsion in Islam, or so they say, and yet people who do not conform to mainstream Islam are often jailed or forced to convert in Muslim-majority countries. Indonesia, as moderate as it would like to consider itself, still...

Trying to make sense out of senseless acts of violence is an exercise in futility, and yet I find myself doing it all the time. Our heads are filled with violent happenings on a daily basis, and it makes one wonder what is causing...

Nigerians went to the polls on Saturday and voted for their President in what has been called one of the most “credible” elections in recent history. In the fledgling democratic country that has had major...

Pro-Palestinian peace activist, 36-year-old Vittorio Arrigoni, went to Gaza in 2008 as a fierce critic of Israel and defender of Palestine. There as a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), he spent his time advocating for the...

Most young boys and teenagers aspire to be something when they grow up. A fireman or policeman, a doctor or lawyer. Maybe their goals aren’t so lofty and they’d settle for a job that can support themselves and a family, if they ever get...

Only in the Middle East would a woman who was raped be charged with adultery and then thrown in jail. The treatment of women in countries with Sharia law is truly despicable. Rape victims are not only victimized once, by being sexually assaulted, they...

England’s nanny state continues to support certain individuals who have no right being taken care of, so it’s no wonder the country is flat broke and full of extremists.  Take middle class 28-year-old Rich Dart, an...

Death for apostasy is probably one of the greatest abominations of the civilized, modern world, and yet it is something any Muslim faces in Saudi Arabia if they find their way to another religion and happen to share that knowledge with...

As indefensible as burning a Quran (or any other religious holy book, for that matter) is, the escalating violence and subsequent deaths that a pathetic, small-time Florida Pastor’s actions have spurred in Afghanistan is an abomination. Afghan...

I had no clue that the wacko Gainesville, Florida Christian pastor Terry Jones wound up burning the Quran until I started reading about the uproar it’s been causing in Muslim lands. Well, the Holy Book was actually burned by Pastor Wayne Sapp,...