http://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo.gif http://www.rferl.org en-US Copyright 2009 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:32:28 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Revolutionaries often end up adopting the habits and methods of those they once opposed. In Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has overseen a transformation back to absolute monarchy -- the difference being that this time, a cleric has control, not a dynasty. http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Long_Backslide_To_Absolute_Rule/1777287.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Long_Backslide_To_Absolute_Rule/1777287.html Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:29:34 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/Irans_Long_Backslide_To_Absolute_Rule/1777287.html#relatedInfoContainer Only by denying women their freedom, and denying young men the kind of education that would equip them for the modern world, can Taliban-style extremists maintain their hold on power in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. http://www.rferl.org/content/Why_Does_The_Taliban_Fear_Women/1610619.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Why_Does_The_Taliban_Fear_Women/1610619.html Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:55:22 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/Why_Does_The_Taliban_Fear_Women/1610619.html#relatedInfoContainer Over the past three centuries, the world has witnessed the rise of a new faith, Wahhabism, which sought from the start to cloak itself in the mantle of Islam, a religion that had established itself across the world during the previous millennium. Converts to Wahhabism have destroyed sites relating to the heroes of the early years of Islam and have sought to extinguish the culture of tolerance and knowledge that gave the world so many intellectual riches. http://www.rferl.org/content/WahabbismKhomeinism_Is_The_Enemy_Of_Islam/1509645.html http://www.rferl.org/content/WahabbismKhomeinism_Is_The_Enemy_Of_Islam/1509645.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:44:51 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/WahabbismKhomeinism_Is_The_Enemy_Of_Islam/1509645.html#relatedInfoContainer The extremists constantly seek to undermine the confidence of Muslims by promoting a culture of victimhood and urging them to withdraw from the world and retreat into ghettos. But the compassion and tolerance that forms the core of true Islam can drive away such intolerance and hatred. http://www.rferl.org/content/A_Future_Islam_Can_Be_Proud_Of/1505883.html http://www.rferl.org/content/A_Future_Islam_Can_Be_Proud_Of/1505883.html Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:21:26 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/A_Future_Islam_Can_Be_Proud_Of/1505883.html#relatedInfoContainer For too long have feudal and other elites fooled the people by blaming on external factors problems caused exclusively by their own oppression and misgovernance. This cloak needs to be pulled away and the truth exposed. Which is the shameful misuse of religion and its symbols to conceal the absence of internal reform. Which is the attempt to divert public attention towards external conflicts in order to prevent people from looking too closely at their own situation and its real causes. http://www.rferl.org/content/The_Roots_Of_Terrorism_Are_Internal_Not_External/1492727.html http://www.rferl.org/content/The_Roots_Of_Terrorism_Are_Internal_Not_External/1492727.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:28:23 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/The_Roots_Of_Terrorism_Are_Internal_Not_External/1492727.html#relatedInfoContainer If the current psychology of most Israelis has historical precedent, it is with that of the British nation during India's independence campaign in the early 20th century, when nonviolent policies forced the British to make one concession after another despite Britain's overwhelming military superiority. http://www.rferl.org/content/comment_Nonviolence_Independent_Palestine/1374919.html http://www.rferl.org/content/comment_Nonviolence_Independent_Palestine/1374919.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:08:33 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/comment_Nonviolence_Independent_Palestine/1374919.html#relatedInfoContainer What is needed is for all true believers to fight the biggest danger to Islam, which is extremists who engage in acts of terror, and for them to obey the Koran by choosing the path of peace. One hopes that Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India will show the way in this necessary battle to rescue our society from hatred and murder. http://www.rferl.org/content/commentary_Extremism_Enemy_Of_Islam/1367299.html http://www.rferl.org/content/commentary_Extremism_Enemy_Of_Islam/1367299.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:37:07 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/commentary_Extremism_Enemy_Of_Islam/1367299.html#relatedInfoContainer The rest of the world needs to heed the wake-up call of Mumbai. It must look toward those locations where terrorists up to now have been allowed to operate and make sure such assistance is halted. http://www.rferl.org/content/Heeding_The_Warnings_Of_Mumbai/1355441.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Heeding_The_Warnings_Of_Mumbai/1355441.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:57:08 +0000 Commentary http://www.rferl.org/content/Heeding_The_Warnings_Of_Mumbai/1355441.html#relatedInfoContainer