[JustPiper]

A Not-So-Magical Reality
Latin America and the US

A long, but very interesting read

[Oorang]

Just posting some research on Kamran Bokhari

Kamran Bokhari-linked to Al Muhajiroun and Al Qaeda to speak at SMSU terrorism forum with State Department Official David Ballard

http://www.democracy-project.com/archives/000113.html

The U.S. Institute of Peace Stumbles

Terrorist in SMSU schedule labeled a travesty

http://www.servetus.org/es/news-events/articulos/200308291.htm

The last couple of years Bokhari has been speaking and writing about bringing democracy to the Islamic world. Frequently joining him is Muqtedar Khan (more on M. Khan in another post). Bokhari seems to wear duplicitous hats, which causes me to wonder as to his motive for calling for democracy in the Islamic world. Is it because it makes for a PC sound bite? Does he believe that the Islamic street, under "free" elections, would vote in the radical/fundamentalist candidate? The Islamic street certainly did that in Iran about 25 years ago. No, I am not saying the take-over in Iran was democratic but the Islamic street was running wild with glee when it happened.

Scholars Call for Reinterpretation of Islamic Teachings

Pakistani Democracy: Between Rock and a Hard Place

And one for the whine file:

How Registration is Impacting Students