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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:32 GMT
The U.S. and the international community face great challenges in the 21st century—globalization offers more freedom and prosperity, but also new threats to our security. The Foreign Policy Studies scholars and research help policymakers and the public address these crucial issues.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:38:59 GMT
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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT
The rise of Islamic militancy in Pakistan during 2008 and 2009 and the resulting military operation in the Swat valley can be traced back to the inculcation of radical ideologies among the youth in the Frontier region, many of whom attended madrassas. Saleem Ali provides recommendations to the Pakistani government as well as to U.S. policy makers and the international donor community regarding madrassas in Pakistan.
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Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee began July 13th. Melissa Rogers urged Senators to engage Sotomayor in a discussion of the broad principles and values animating the constitutional commands on religious freedom.
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Pressures from within, Islam, and without, globalization and European integration, have made Germans and the French feel apprehensive about their national identity and culture. Anouar Boukhard analyzes the challenges both nations face today: defining what kinds of values are essential for their countries’ secular model of society and what kinds are negotiable.
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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT
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- June 03, 2009, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
On June 3, the Brookings project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World hosted the premiere of a documentary film, Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think, which explores the opinions of Muslims around the globe as revealed in the world’s first extensive Muslim world opinion poll conducted by Gallup.
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Sat, 16 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Pope Benedict's recent visit to the Middle East has accentuated the need to improve relations between Muslims and Christians at multiple levels. Saleem Ali and Hiba Zeino analyze the history of Muslim-Christian relations in the Middle East and offer suggestions for progress.
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Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- April 21, 2009, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
On April 21, the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World and the Brookings Doha Center was pleased to host a roundtable discussion with Saleem Ali on the challenges and opportunities facing the United States, the international community and Pakistan as they grapple with that country’s counter-terrorism and educational reform issues.
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Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:30:00 GMT
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- April 16, 2009, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
On April 16, William Galston moderated a discussion with Alan Wolfe, author of The Future of Liberalism (Knopf, 2009), on how the liberal tradition can influence and illuminate contemporary debates on issues such as immigration, abortion, executive power, religious freedom and free speech. E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Ross Douthat offered their thoughts on liberalism’s roots and how it can be applied to today’s problems.
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Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT
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- April 06, 2009, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
On April 6, the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the re-emergence of religion in Chinese society. The panelists specifically addressed the role of Christian, Muslim and Tibetan Buddhist groups within China.
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Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:00:00 GMT
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- March 18, 2009, 6:00 PM to 8:00:00 PM
On March 18, 2009, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a policy discussion related to a recently-published book by the first Brookings Doha Center Visiting Fellow Saleem H. Ali entitled Islam and Education: Conflict and Conformity in Pakistan. The discussion focused on Pakistani madrassahs and what links these Islamic educational institutions may or may not have to the rise of militancy in the region.
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Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT
Saleem Ali argues that each Muslim country in the world has its unique ethno-religious identity and that Pakistan needs to craft its own rather than trying to cast itself into the mold of some illusory allegiance.
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Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT
In their New York Times opinion, Brookings expert Jonathan Rauch and David Blankenhorn of the Institute of American Values offer a federal compromise on the debatable issue of same-sex marriage.
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Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Justin Vaisse and Olivier Roy assess Barack Obama's promise to convene a conference of Muslim leaders to make clear the U.S. is not at war with Islam. Vaisse and Roy argue that Obama would be better served by simply following through on the promises of closing Guantánamo Bay, withdrawing from Iraq, banning torture, and pushing for peace in the Middle East.
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Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Our nation has a long and productive history of government partnerships with religious and secular groups that serve people in need. President George W. Bush’s administration raised the visibility of these partnerships and introduced certain innovations into this system. E.J. Dionne and Melissa Rogers offer the incoming administration 16 recommendations on how to retain as well as reform these partnerships.
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Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Moeed Yusuf analyzes Pakistan's high potential for youth radicalization. He writes that the situation is marked by a poor education system stratified along socio-economic lines and disparate economic opportunities across segments of society, and he offers several policy suggestions for addressing the problem.
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Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT
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- October 20, 2008, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
On October 20, Brookings hosted a discussion of the key demographic trends that are decisively reshaping the political landscape of the United States and their impact on the 2008 election. A new book from Brookings Press, Red, Blue and Purple America: The Future of Election Demographics (2008), edited by Brookings Visiting Fellow Ruy Teixeira, puts these trends in context.
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Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT
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- October 13, 2008, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- October 14, 2008, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
On October 13-14, The Brookings Institution in partnership with The Asia Foundation and the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, brought together 50 key leaders from Southeast Asia, the broader Muslim world, and the United States for open and frank dialogue directed at developing actionable programs for government, civil society, and the private sector.
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Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:30:00 GMT
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- September 11, 2008, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Brookings hosted a panel discussion featuring a multi-faith delegation of Chinese religious leaders and officials who discussed the challenges facing religious groups in China today.
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Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
E.J. Dionne joins George Will, Michael Gerson and Jan Crawford Greenburg on This Week with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the impact of evangelical voters in election 2008.
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Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Justin Viasse joined L’Orient-Le Jour for a discussion on Islam in France. (French)
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Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Khalil Al-Anani says conservatism is on the rise in the Middle East. He notes that by using modern communication technology, groups like the Salafis in Kuwait have spread their conservative ideas to younger generations, thus threatening moderate Islam.
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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Jonathan Laurence and Justin Vaisse defend the record and the significance of the French Council for the Muslim Religion (CFCM in French) which will be renewed by a vote in mosques across France on June 8. (French)
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Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Hady Amr writes about the need for Lebanon to create a truly democratic electoral system, free from the legal restrictions that divide the government into religious sects. He believes the current feudal system of government must be eliminated in order for the country to come together as Lebanese rather than sectarian groups.
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Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Khalil Al-Anani discusses internal elections within the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Office. He writes that although this could have been an opportunity for reformists to come into office, the Brotherhood instead elected conservatives to the positions.
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Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Peter Singer and Elina Noor write that using the wrong words to describe terrorists, like those connected to Al Qaeda, is a fundamental strategic mistake. They argue that that in a war of words, "we would do well to choose the ones we use with greater care."
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Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Daniel Benjamin writes about the relationship between John McCain and Christian Evangelicals with particular focus on the Reverend John Hagee. Benjamin questions how much influence evangelicals will have on John McCain’s campaign after they played an important role to the Bush White House.
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Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Khalil Al-Anani discusses the need for new leadership in the Muslim Brotherhood. He argues that the Brotherhood lacks genuine leaders who can deal with the crises and internal problems the group currently faces.
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Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
For many people in the West, Islam is increasingly associated with violence and terrorism. Religious orthodoxy is often believed to promote violence and intolerance but Michael Kremer has found that an experience like the hajj pilgrimage can actually lead to a greater tolerance toward others and an increased desire in peace.
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Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT
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- May 15, 2008, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
The rise of political Islam in the Muslim world has for years presented a dilemma for American foreign policy makers. Some have argued that the United States should engage with Islamist actors, while others insist their views and agenda deem them unfit to sit at the negotiating table. Yet despite such divergent perspectives, there have been few efforts to accurately define political Islam, much less understand its meteoric rise or its diverse manifestations.
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Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Voters in North Carolina and Indiana padded Barack Obama’s popular vote margin by more than 200,000. William Galston writes that continuing warning signs remain. Obama doesn't have a strong base among religious and more moderate voters. Plus, if nominated, he must reunite the party.
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Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
In the 2008 Democratic nominating contest, Catholics have emerged as key members of Hillary Clinton’s base, says William Galston. Therefore, he says, if Barack Obama is the party's nominee, "he will have to work hard to improve his standing among white Catholics. If he does not, even states that Democrats count on—such as Pennsylvania—may be up for grabs this November.”
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Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Senior Fellow Hugh Price appeared on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer to discuss the impact of recent statements by Rev. Jeremiah Wright on the U.S. presidential race. Price contends that Senator Obama must stick to his message and challenge the media to cover his words and agenda, not Rev. Wright’s.
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Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:30:00 GMT
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- April 11, 2008, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
On April 11, the Brookings Institution hosted Bert Koenders, minister for development cooperation in the Netherlands, for an address on the freedom of expression and religion and their link with democratization in the Middle East and beyond.
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Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMT
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- April 07, 2008, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
In The Word of the Lord is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Harvard East Asian Monographs, 2008), sociology professor Jonathan Reider illustrates King’s awesome character while reminding us of his humanity. William Galston discussed with Reider the legacy of Martin Luther King at this Governing Ideas event.
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Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT
E. J. Dionne explains why the era of the Religious Right—and the crude exploitation of faith for political advantage—is over.
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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
The evolution of American politics is bound up with demographic and geographic change. So what are the trends to watch in 2008? A number of them are examined by Visiting Fellow Ruy Teixeira and AEI's Karlyn Bowman.
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Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:00:00 GMT
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- February 11, 2008, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
E.J. Dionne in Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith & Politics after the Religious Right (Princeton University Press, 2008) claims millions of religious Americans are reclaiming faith, exhausted with a religious style in politics that was excessively dogmatic, partisan and ideological. Joining the discussion were Richard Cizik, a top official of the National Association of Evangelicals, and Peter Steinfels, co-director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University and religion columnist for The New York Times.
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Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT
E.J. Dionne and John Green investigate the mix of secular and religious politics in the United States during the post-war period and whether faith-based polarization has a political impact in the 2008 Election.
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Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Expert E.J. Dionne discusses his new book Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious Right and the role of religion in politics on Washingtonpost.com Book World.
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Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Vicki Huddleston and Tibor Nagy explain why Congress should not pass a bill that cuts off U.S. technical and financial assistance to Ethiopia. They say the bill will only increase the likelihood of another border conflict in the region. A far better solution, they argue, is to use creative diplomacy.
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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:30:00 GMT
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- October 23, 2007, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Religion is enjoying a global resurgence. Aside from continental Europe, the majority of the world’s inhabitants attend religious services more regularly, and claim to believe more fervently. At the same time, ideologically-inspired violence – both terrorism and war – is also on the rise. Clearly, faith in God is playing a large and mounting role in both private life and contemporary politics.
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Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Elizabeth Ferris on the responsibility to protect (September 2007)
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Interview with William Galston and Akbar Ahmed; Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
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Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT
A central issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been finding a solution for Jerusalem. Hady Amr argues that American leadership on "shared" sovereignty for the city can help bring peace, but that the U.S. must remain committed to making it happen.
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Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:00:00 GMT
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- March 29, 2007, 3:00 PM to 3/29/2007 5:00:00 PM
Red and Blue Nation took its findings on the road and co-hosted an event on March 29 with the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College.
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Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by William Galston; ABC News (2/1/07)
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Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:00:00 GMT
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- January 17, 2007, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
The Saban Center for Middle East Policy hosted a screening and discussion of noted Islamic scholar Akbar Ahmed's documentary film "Glories of Islamic Art." Panelists included His Excellency Mahmud Ali Durrani, ambassador from Pakistan to the United States.
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Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:00:00 GMT
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- September 26, 2006, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Integrating Islam examines the complex reality of Muslim integration in France—its successes, failures, and future challenges.
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Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT
In light of the extreme divisiveness of recent presidential elections, the Brookings Institution in collaboration with the Hoover Institution convened a conference of leading political experts to discuss polarization and the state of American politics.
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Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, CGNews (3/21/06)
As tensions between the Muslim and Western worlds continue to grow,
there is one largely overlooked area of activity that may play a role
in building bridges: ijtihad. While ijtihad can be a tool for
understanding Islamic principles in a way that fits the needs and
challenges of individuals and societies, there is no universal
agreement on its proper role.
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Mon, 11 Apr 2005 15:00:00 GMT
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- April 11, 2005, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMT
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- January 18, 2005, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:00:00 GMT
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- November 17, 2004, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
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Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Al-Ahram Weekly (11/11/04)
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Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:00:00 GMT
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- October 15, 2004 at 10:00 AM
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Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT
What role should religion play in shaping and implementing U.S. foreign policy?
The contributors to this volume come at the issue from very different perspectives and offer exceptional and unexpected insights on a question now at the forefront of
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Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT
One Electorate under God is a completely original collection of voices seeking to promote a greater understanding of American thinking about faith and public office in a pluralistic society.
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Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:30:00 GMT
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- July 21, 2004, 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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Sun, 04 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Detroit News (7/4/04)
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Wed, 19 May 2004 14:00:00 GMT
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- May 19, 2004, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:30:00 GMT
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- April 19, 2004, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
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Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:00:00 GMT
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- November 21, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Wed, 08 Oct 2003 00:00:00 GMT
The House of Representatives passed the "Charitable Giving Act of 2003" with a "Sense of Congress" statement claiming that "faith-based organizations are often more successful in dealing with difficult societal problems than government and non-sectarian organizations." However, argues Kathryn Tenpas, Congress must establish a centralized data collection system that requires agencies to report the number of faith-based and community organizations receiving money, how much they receive, what services they perform and how they stack up after an independent evaluation, writes
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Sun, 07 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, The New York Times (9/7/03)
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Sat, 16 Aug 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, The Daily Star (8/16/03)
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Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:00:00 GMT
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- July 10, 2003, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
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Tue, 17 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Muqtedar Khan, The Globalist (6/17/03)
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Thu, 05 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Opinion by Muqtedar Khan, Al-Ahram Weekly (6/5/03)
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Sun, 25 May 2003 00:00:00 GMT
Article by Muqtedar Khan, The Globalist (5/25/03)
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Wed, 05 Feb 2003 10:00:00 GMT
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- February 05, 2003, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Gregg Easterbrook (Winter 2002)
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Tue, 18 Dec 2001 14:00:00 GMT
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- December 18, 2001, 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
On December 18, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Ming Hsu Chen discussed their book, Sacred Places, Civic Purposes: Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? to deal specifically with three questions: what faith-based groups are doing, how the government could help, and where the government could usefully get out of the way, from either the perspective of the religious groups themselves or on constitutional grounds.
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Mon, 17 Dec 2001 12:00:00 GMT
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- December 17, 2001, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Since September 11, the importance of religion in our civic life has been underscored by the spontaneous search of many Americans for solidarity, understanding and comfort through their congregations and by a newly urgent national discussion about religious liberty and pluralism. At this event, E.J. Dionne Jr. and Ming Hsu Chen discussed their book, Sacred Places, Civic Purposes: Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? to deal specifically with important questions about government and faith-based groups. Sen. Hillary Clinton delivered remarks.
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Wed, 28 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT
This collaboration of the Brookings Institution and the Pew Charitable Trusts explores the issue of &faith-based& social programs and organizations, their historical role in society, and the promise and potential dangers of church-state cooperation.
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Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT
E.J. Dionne writes that the great opportunity in debating George Bush's faith-based initiative is not that the initiative itself will solve all of the social problems it claims to solve, but that, in the course of discussing it, people will be drawn into the values of solidarity and community–even people who have not been drawn to those ideas in the past.
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Wed, 14 Mar 2001 14:00:00 GMT
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- March 14, 2001, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:00:00 GMT
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- March 14, 2001, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Thu, 23 Sep 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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- September 23, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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- April 15, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Richard N. Ostling (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by John J. DiIulio, Jr. (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Patrick Glynn (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Rev. Tony Campolo (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Glenn Loury (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Peter Wehner (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by E.J. Dionne, Jr. and John J. DiIulio, Jr. (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Alan Wolfe (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by James Q. Wilson (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Ram Cnaan (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review article by Ronald J. Sider and Heidi Rolland Unruh (Spring 1999)
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Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review presentation (Spring 1999)
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Wed, 01 Jul 1998 16:00:00 GMT
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- July 01, 1998, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sat, 01 Jun 1996 00:00:00 GMT
Brookings Review, Summer 1996
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Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT
On November 4, the Brookings Institution hosted His All Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Christian Church. In his speech, His All Holiness addressed how global environmental challenges relate to the role of faith and religious freedom in public life.