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The act of leaving a religion, Apostasy, is one that is ignored almost entirely by our governments. Not only are apostates from Islam abused and murdered by other followers, but our leaders seem to be blocking out their voices when it comes to talking about the much needed reformation of the Islamic faith. Until Western governments follow the UN’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which says: “The Committee observes that the freedom to ‘have or to adopt’ a religion or belief necessarily entails the freedom to choose a religion or belief, including the right to replace one’s current...

Support for Terror Wanes Among Muslim Publics Summary of Findings I. How Muslims and Westerners See Each Other II. How Non-Muslim Publics View Muslims III. How Muslims See Themselves and Islam's Role IV. How Muslims View Relations with the World Summary Concerns over Islamic extremism, extensive in the West even before this month's terrorist attacks in London, are shared to a considerable degree by the publics in several predominantly Muslim nations surveyed. Nearly three-quarters of Moroccans and roughly half of those in Pakistan, Turkey and Indonesia see Islamic extremism as a threat to their countries. At the same time, most...

As our troops head out to the Persian Gulf region and the US and its allies get ready to rumble with Saddam Hussein, the antiwar movement, also known as the "Peace at Any Price" crowd, is orchestrating demonstrations with alacrity, both on American soil and abroad. Certainly, with war on the horizon and vociferous criticism abounding, it's time that President Bush confronts the sophistry of the antiwar naysayers and invidious smear-mongers, and builds an unequivocal case for regime change in Iraq. The current administration must underscore that it has fully cooperated with the UN process, and is not going off...