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Save to My PortfolioPakistan's Madrassas: The Need for Internal Reform and the Role of International Assistance

Saleem H. Ali, August 19, 2009, The Brookings Institution

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioGod in Government: Judge Sotomayor's Church-State Record

Melissa Rogers, July 07, 2009, The Brookings Institution

God in Government: Judge Sotomayor's Church-State RecordJudge 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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioIslam, Jihadism, and Depoliticization in France and Germany

Anouar Boukhars, June 30, 2009, International Political Science Review

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioInside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think

Wednesday, June 03, 2009
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Washington, DC

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioMuslim-Christian Unity

Saleem H. Ali and Hiba Zeino , May 16, 2009, Gulf News

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioEducational Reform in Pakistan’s Madrassahs: Does International Assistance Have a Role?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of Liberalism

Thursday, April 16, 2009
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioChina's Religious (Re)Awakening: The Impact of Religion on Chinese Society

Monday, April 06, 2009
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioPakistan’s Madrassahs and Extremism: Is there a Connection?

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00:00 PM
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Pakistan’s Madrassahs and Extremism: Is there a Connection?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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioPakistan: Reinventing the Islamic Republic

Saleem H. Ali, March 14, 2009, Daily Times

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioA Reconciliation on Gay Marriage

Jonathan Rauch and David Blankenhorn , February 21, 2009, The New York Times

A Reconciliation on Gay Marriage 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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioHow to Win Islam Over

Olivier Roy and Justin Vaïsse, December 21, 2008, The New York Times

How to Win Islam Over 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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioServing People in Need, Safeguarding Religious Freedom

E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Melissa Rogers, December 05, 2008, The Brookings Institution, Wake Forest University Divinity School’s Center for Religion and Public Affairs

Serving People in Need, Safeguarding Religious FreedomOur 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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioProspects of Youth Radicalization in Pakistan

Moeed Yusuf, October 31, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioDemographic Keys to the 2008 Election

Monday, October 20, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

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. Read More

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