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A Muslim Perspective on Radicalism

Ece Koc — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:35:11 +0000

All too frequently in the post 9/11 era, the religion of Islam is often associated with violence, attacks, suicide bombers or despotic practices especially by people in the West who are unfamiliar with the religion of Islam and the way of life that it entails. Given this picture, concepts like liberty, democracy, freedom of speech [...]

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Is gun control a solution for suicidal mass killings?

Ece Koc — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:32:50 +0000

As Newtown, Connecticut witnessed one of the most horrific mass shootings in history that left 20 children and six teachers dead, measures aimed at preventing more incidents like this are now top of the agenda. In this part of the world, namely Eastern Europe and the Middle East, nations have almost never experienced a school [...]

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A Sole Opportunity: A Collaboration of the Abrahamic Faiths

Ece Koc — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:41:10 +0000

Along with many other issues, the post 9/11 era has become the outset of a new era from the point of view of the three divine religions outlook on one another. The interfaith dialogues and the relations between them have accelerated unprecedentedly. Today, like no other time previously, the members of these monotheistic religions need [...]

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Do not turn a blind eye to the Syrian refugees

Ece Koc — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:08:51 +0000

The ongoing situation in Syria has transformed from a political crisis, to a military confrontation, and now to a humanitarian crisis that simply must be addressed. No longer can the Middle East, or indeed, the world, turn a blind eye to the situation or attempt to shove it off onto the back burner of international [...]

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It’s not Islamophobia, it’s fear of fanaticism

Ece Koc — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:33:50 +0000

Coined in Great Britain in 1995, the neologism Islamophobia, which literally means “undue fear of Islam,” has come to mean, as of late, “prejudice against Muslims.” This never-before-heard term became one of the most frequently used words following a series of incidents that suddenly struck Western societies less than a decade after its coinage. The [...]

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