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Obama must hold Myanmar's Thein Sein accountable for human rights violations

May 20, 2013  •  The Christian Science Monitor

When the president of Myanmar (Burma), Thein Sein, meets with President Obama at the White House today, he will undoubtedly stress how his government has taken steps toward democratic reform. Indeed, in recent years, Myanmar has released hundreds of religious and political prisoners. It has eased Internet and media controls. It has held limited parliamentary elections.

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We Should Have Heeded the Warning Signs of Islamist Antisemitism

May 17, 2013  •  The Jewish Press

With the rise of Islamist regimes following the Arab Awakening, we are seeing an increase in religious repression across the Middle East. That repression was predictable had we only read the tea leaves of Islamist antisemitism.

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Muslims need to own how they're portrayed

May 3, 2013  •  AZ Central

When it became clear that the suspects in the Boston terror attacks were the Tsarnaev brothers, two young Muslim men, media calls poured in for my thoughts into the motivations of these radicalized men. My life's work has been dedicated to countering the narrative these brothers got swept into.

But even in the wake of Islamist terror, media wanted to focus on "fears" of a so-called backlash against American Muslims that could ensue following such attacks. In a free society, violence may certainly breed further violence. But, thought leaders in media, government and academe play a major role in shaping what are the dominant narratives.

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Moderate Muslims Must Oppose Islamism

April 20, 2013  •  National Review Online: The Corner

The terror attacks in Boston, perpetrated by the Tsarnaev brothers, have finally come to an end with the capture of the younger brother Dzhoakhar in Watertown on Friday evening. One hopes that Dzhoakhar survives just long enough to tell us whether he was working with any foreign or domestic Islamist groups before he hopefully meets the same fate of his victims. Our nation will certainly be resilient, and we cannot let terrorists achieve their goals of unraveling our society.

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Bahrain's Choice

March 15, 2013  •  Roll Call

While the world remains riveted to Egypt's challenges and Syria's travails, much is also at stake in Bahrain, a strategically vital Gulf nation that is home to the Middle East's largest U.S. naval base.

Compared to other countries in the region, Bahrain has displayed remarkable tolerance toward its non-Muslim religious minorities, from Baha'is to Christians. Nonetheless, Bahrain has been repressing its Shiite Muslim majority.

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M. Zuhdi Jasser's Book

A Battle for the Soul of Islam An American Muslim Patriot's Fight to Save His Faith by M. Zuhdi Jasser Threshold Editions, 2012. 304 pp. $26 June 5, 2012 Details and Reviews...