Crossing the Crescent

(Published in WireTap)

As he engages the Islamic world, President Obama has gone to considerable lengths to distinguish himself from his predecessor in tone and language. He has made express rhetorical overtures several times during his first months in office: in his first interview with an Arab news outlet, the president repeatedly called for “mutual respect” with the Muslim world; → Read More: Israel: Ally or Obstacle?

(A near-identical version was published in WireTap Magazine as my latest monthly column there, and that version includes some great pictures)

Tyranny, domination, oppression, control: such words are employed with great frequency in describing the open, explosive conflicts that leave homes in rubble and cities in ruin.

There is another kind of violence that leaves walls untouched and buildings unharmed, but merits → Read More: Violence, and Change, from Within: Piece on Anti-DV Muslim Group