Valin Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 FORA:(Note: like most discussion sites on the web there has been a lot of debate about the GZM and the Koran burning at Common Ground Politics. Some of it good, some of it...ill-informed. I've posted these debates in the hope of bring a little light to these debates. Dieter (my invisible friend ) said why not post them here...so I am)an a big H/T FORA TV1st a debate with two people from what I would consider The Right Moderate Islam: Western Ally or Western Myth?Daniel Pipes - Daniel Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum and a prize-winning columnist who writes for the New York Times Syndicate. His website, DanielPipes.org, is one of the most accessed internet sources of specialized information on the Middle East and Islam.(Snip)Wafa Sultan - Wafa Sultan is an author and well known critic of Islam. Sultan trained as a psychiatrist in Syria and is a U.S. naturalized citizen.Moderator: James Taranto - James Taranto (born 1966) is a Manhattan-based columnist for The Wall Street Journal and editor of its online editorial page, OpinionJournal.com. He is best known for his daily online column, entitled Best of the Web Today (Snip) 2nd debate with two people from what I would consider The LeftIrshad Manji and Dalia Mogahed - Who Speaks for Islam?rshad Manji - Irshad Manji is director of the Moral Courage Project at New York University, which aims to develop leaders who will challenge political correctness, intellectual conformity, and self-censorship. She is also the internationally best-selling author of The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith. She created the acclaimed PBS documentary "Faith Without Fear" which chronicles her journey to reconcile Islam with human rights and freedom. (Snip)Dalia Mogahed - Dalia Mogahed is a senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies. With John L. Esposito, Ph.D., she is coauthor of the forthcoming book Who Speaks for Islam? Listening to the Voices of a Billion Muslims.(snip)Moderator: Jeffrey Goldberg - Jeffrey Goldberg is an author and a staff writer for The Atlantic Monthly, having previously worked for The New Yorker. Goldberg has written extensively on foreign affairs, with a focus on the Middle East and Africa.(Snip) Both take about an hour. Both are In my (not so) humble opinion are well worth the time. Needless to say...Click On Bold Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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