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Our shameful Guantanamo anniversary: The appalling fact that innocents have been locked up and abused at the U.S. prison for six long years is not the only reason we must close it now.; By Anthony D. Romero Jan 11, 2008
Prager condemned by Holocaust Memorial: The controversial talk-show host's words about Representative-elect Keith Ellison are condemned by the members of a board on which Prager himself serves.; Alex Koppelman Dec 22, 2006
Quote of the Day: Dennis Prager, the conservative who attacked incoming Rep. Keith Ellison for wanting to take the oath of office on the Quran, speaks out.; Alex Koppelman Dec 18, 2006
West Bank beer fest: A Christian-Palestinian microbrewery is defying the hardships of occupation -- and perhaps Hamas' vision for an alcohol-free Islamic state.; By Rachel Shabi Sep 27, 2006
More tortured logic: Confirmation of Quran desecration at Gitmo prompts The Wall Street Journal's latest apologia on abuses in the war against terrorism.; Mark Follman Jun 7, 2005
How nervous is Newsweek?: After being vilified for its anonymously -- and erroneously -- sourced story on Koran abuse, the magazine goes all out in identifying its sources.; Tim Grieve Jun 3, 2005
Still to blame: Newly declassified files on detainee abuse include sworn statements by a Pentagon employee about a military interrogator who threw the Koran on the floor and "stepped on it" -- provoking detainees to riot.; By Joe Conason May 27, 2005
Religious abuses at Gitmo: More evidence as to why Newsweek's blunder doesn't debunk the greater mess of allegations about mistreatment of detainees -- religious coercion included -- at the U.S. military prison.; Mark Follman May 19, 2005
Newsweek tells its own story: The magazine's blunder was a big one, and any argument in its own defense merits some skepticism. But it's spot on about the greater backdrop for the Islamic world's violent reaction.; Mark Follman May 18, 2005
Newsweek isn't the problem: The Bush administration and its media allies are trying to use one inadequately sourced story to make the torture and abuse scandal go away. They can't get away with it -- can they?; By Joan Walsh May 18, 2005
The biggest cost of Newsweek's blunder: It turns Gitmo into a circus-of-a-media story, rather than one about the long-term pattern of abuses inside the Bush administration's secretive system of military prisons used in the war against terrorism.; Mark Follman May 17, 2005
Newsweek retracts, but where are the facts?: Did interrogators really flush the Quran? Did the magazine's article really spark riots?; Tim Grieve May 17, 2005
The bigger story on Quran abuse at Gitmo: Newsweek's blunder aside, numerous past stories revealed that the Quran was abused by interrogators at the U.S. military prison in Cuba.; Mark Follman May 16, 2005
Biblio-quiz: The Bible, the Quran or "Mein Kampf"?: Test your knowledge of three of the world's most influential books. Don't miss the exciting bonus question!; By Tom McNichol Oct 24, 2001
Islam: Religion of the sword?: Unlike Christianity or Judaism, Islam's religious history is inseparable from its conquests -- which is why the concept of holy war lives on today.; By Richard D. Connerney Oct 11, 2001
"Terminus": A harrowing poem about rape and murder in the Balkans.; By Nicholas Christopher Mar 9, 2000
Allah's pulpit thumper: Louis Farrakhan makes a bid to unify Islam in America -- and to be its No. 1 evangelist.; By Ted Kleine Feb 28, 2000
Bawdy blasphemers arrested in Ramadan sex scandal: At the turn of the millennium, Kuwaiti sex police are trying to staunch the flow of Western sex sins from corrupting their land.; By Hank Hyena Jan 7, 2000
Making bombs in Zanzibar: An enigmatic encounter with a would-be African terrorist leaves an expatriate wondering about truth and faith.; By Frank Bures Dec 8, 1999
Porn-hungry Emirates purchase satellite dirty dishes: Citizens of the Arab republic have found a way to skirt strict censorship laws.; By Hank Hyena Oct 29, 1999
Letters to the Editor: Make men deal with birth control; race, music and Macy Gray; Lycos should run "Jews for Jesus" ads.; Letters to the Editor Aug 18, 1999

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