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Links for the Week: August 14-20, 2011

Record Number of Women Run For Office in UAE – Voice of America

(F)a(i)theist:  We’re All In This Together – Tikkun Daily

Here Are Six Stories You Must Read About Rick Perry – Mother Jones

Iran Sentences U.S. Hikers to 8 Years – CNN

Glenn Beck Enraged At Boehner After Hearing Congress Can’t Attend His Israel Rally - TPM

THE AVERAGE FEDERAL CIVIL LITIGANT WAITS MORE THAN TWO YEARS FOR A JURY TRIAL - INFOGRAPHIC

Muslims promoting interfaith relations during Ramadan – Daily Herald

Policing Ramadan undermines its principles – Guardian UK

Feminists and Fundamentalists – Obama Says Do More

The Art of Conformity – Arab American Youth

Rise In Homeless Female Vets Tied To Military Sexual Abuse - Huffington Post

The “Allah is the Moon-God” Nonsense Could Be the Stupidest Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theory Yet, Page IV - LOONWATCH

Catholic Priests Forgiving Abortion At World Youth Day Confessionals – Huffington Post

Rick Perry’s bad, Obama-style medicine - Michelle Malkin

Areleh Harel: The Orthodox Rabbi Helping Gay Men Marry Lesbians – TIME

The courage of a stolen childhood – Al Jazeera

The Obituary of Liberal Secularism - The Express Tribune

The Americas, Not the Middle East, Will be the World Capital of Energy - Foreign Policy

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Links for the Week: July 31 – August 6, 2011

Protest Photos from the Vietnam Era [Slideshow] – The Atlantic

Debunking Stereotypes of Muslim Americans – Salon

Bush Speechwriter:  Krugman Was Right – Salon

Food Stamp Use Rises to Record 45.8 million – CNN Money

Ramadan: A wife’s perspective (and a husband’s) – AltMuslimah

American Millionaires: 1,400 Paid No U.S. Income Taxes In 2009 – Huffington Post

Why are Drought Victims in a Conflict Zone Being Ignored by the World? – Islamic Relief USA

In Israel, the Rent is Too Damn High – NYT Opinion

Housing activists add Israeli Arab concerns to list of demands – Haaretz

To Fight Radical Islam, U.S. Wants Muslim Allies – NYT U.S.

Meet the Right-Wing Hatemongers Who Inspired the Norway Killer – AlterNet

“Praise” by Wajahat Ali – Spiritual Appetite

Nothing Liberal Yet – The Economist

Albanian Muslims risk their own lives to save Jews from Nazis during World War II

American Jews Think Pretty Highly of American Muslims – NY Mag

The U.S. Congressional Twitter Directory – FearLess Revolution

A Ramadan State of Mind by Wajahat Ali – Spiritual Appetite

The Ideology of Thought Control in Pakistan – DAWN

The Man Behind the Anti-Shariah Movement – NYT U.S.

Muhammad Ali Writes a Letter to the People of Norway – Chicago Tribune

A Jihad by Muslim Women Against Violence – NYT Europe

Why National Debt Negotiations Matter to Women – Forbes

Ramadan Begins [Photo Gallery] – Boston.com

We Will Not Save What We Do Not Love by Yaira Robinson – State of Formation

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MTV News on The Internetz circa 1995

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Links for the Week: July 24-30, 2011

Courtesy of @Synergy3k via The Rachel Maddow Show

Samosas Banned: Islamist Group Calls The Pastry ‘Offensive’ – Huffington Post

A Blogosphere of Bigots – The New York Times / Opinion

Ramadan etiquette: A guide to your Muslim neighbor’s holy month – Asma Uddin/The Washington Post

One week’s worth of food by various cultures – Homeless Nation

America’s Own Taliban – Al Jazeera

Norway Killer’s Hatred of Women – The Daily Beast

Islamic Heritage Museum Opens in D.C. – NBC Washington

Get Over It:  This is Who Obama Is – James Warren / The Atlantic

An Un-American Response to the Oslo Attack – Glenn Greenwald / SalonFBI

‘Islam 101′ Guide Depicted Muslims as 7th-Century Simpletons – WIRED

A Diatribe on the Backyard Economy aka Dear America – Redhead Writing

Where Politics Are Complex, Simple Joys at the Beach – The New York Times / Middle East

Fear of a Muslim America – Reason.com

Would Jesus Raise Taxes?  - Hometown Prophet

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Links for the Week: July 17-23, 2011

 

Rick Perry’s Army of God – Texas Observer

‘Haboobs’ Stir Critics in Arizona – NY Times

Unity is Not Uniformity:  The American Muslim Challenge – AltMuslimah

Clergy to Obama: “Put Needs of the Poor First” – The Deacons Bench

How to Save $2 Trillion – Alan Grayson / Huffington Post

An Open Letter to Herman Cain – Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy / Huffington Post

‘Who Are We?’: The Dangers of Pigeonholing – NPR Religion

As a Christian, Why the GOP Doesn’t Speak For Me – Jeff Fulmer / Hometown Prophet

US Businesses Don’t Succeed In Spite of Government.  They Succeed Because of It. – Sally Kohn / CSM

Killing of Infants on the Rise in Pakistan – CNN

Why Islam Baiting Doesn’t Work - Mother Jones

Imam Arrests Show Shift In Muslim Outreach Efforts – NPR News

Egyptian Women Take a Stand Against Sexual Abuse – Mashable

Islam and Pluralism: Success Lies in Secularism – New Age Islam

Do Americans Just Love Expensive Health Care?  - Ezra Klein / The Washington Post

LEBANON, ISRAEL: Belly Dancer and Metal Band Rock the Boat – LA Times

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