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Tag Archives: terrorism
Book Review: Algeria’s Struggle Against Terrorism
Algeria’s Struggle Against Terrorism, by the U.S. Congress This book is a short work of about 50 pages that provides the text of a Congressional hearing in 2005 on Algeria and it’s titular struggle against terrorism that resulted from a … Continue reading
Book Review: The Unnameable Present
The Unnameable Present, by Roberto Calasso There is something worse than ignorance, and that is the pretension of having knowledge. If the author had been an essayist whose approach was a sign that the author recognized that there was a … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History
Tagged Roberto Calasso, terrorism, World War II
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The Vulnerability Of Our Creations
As I write this, I am receiving frequent news updates about the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Although I am not Catholic myself, I have many online friends and acquaintances who are, and the burning of this … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, History, Musings
Tagged architecture, art, art history, creativity, legitimacy, terrorism
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Enemies Among Us, Or How I Learned About The Other Side Of Identity Politics
In the aftermath of massive acts of violence there are a variety of responses that people and institutions can take. Given my own feelings of deep ambivalence, I often find that few people have voices that are similar to my … Continue reading
Book Review: The Crisis Of Islam
The Crisis Of Islam: Holy War And Unholy Terror, by Bernard Lewis This is precisely the sort of book about Islam that it is vital for Westerners to read, for it is easy for people to take the claims of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, Middle East
Tagged Bernard Lewis, Islam, legitimacy, terrorism
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Things Remembered This September 11
Seventeen years ago I was a college student in Southern California, and by the time I woke up to get ready for class, my roommate was watching cable news as the horrors of that morning unfolded. Being in Southern California, … Continue reading
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Tagged legitimacy, memory, politics, terrorism
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Book Review: Breaking Cover
Breaking Cover: My Secret Life In The CIA And What It Taught Me About What’s Worth Fighting For, by Michele Rigby Assad [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale Blog Network. All thoughts and opinions are my … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, History
Tagged gender issues, Iraq, memoir, Middle East, terrorism
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Book Review: Can God Defeat Terrorism?
Can God Defeat Terrorism?, by Scott Solana [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookCrash. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] The obvious answer to the book’s titular question is yes. What is more interesting about this … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Book Reviews, Christianity, History
Tagged prophecy, terrorism
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Book Review: Rogue Justice
Rogue Justice: The Making Of The Security State, by Karen J. Greenburg [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/Broadway Books. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] What you get out of this book depends … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History
Tagged law, legitimacy, political history, politics, terrorism
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The Muslim Minority As Dhimmi
As someone who tends to keep my ear to the ground when it comes to concerns and fears about religious minorities, for somewhat personal reasons [1], it should probably come as little surprise that I view the recent terror attack … Continue reading
Edge Induced Cohesion 