The New York Times December 27, 2009 MARSEILLE, France — The minaret of the new Grand Mosque of Marseille, whose cornerstone will be laid here in April, will be silent — no muezzin, live or recorded, will disturb the neighborhood with the call to prayer. Instead, the minaret will flash a beam of light for […]
The Economist December 24, 2009 IT WAS, critics and admirers agreed, the most consequential vote in the Senate for more than 40 years; since, in fact, the bill that created America’s state-run health scheme for the elderly back in 1965. On the morning of Christmas Eve, Barack Obama’s promise to deliver affordable health care to […]
Foreign Policy December 24, 2009 Since Barack Obama’s speech six months ago, the Muslim world has begun to lose hope in the United States. But it’s not too late … yet. more
BBC December 24, 2009 EU member states’ flagsThis is the time of year when we all imagine what the next 12 months will look like. Events have a habit of making fools of us all, but here are the stories that I expect to be looking at in 2010. more
Spiegel December 23, 2009 Muslims aren’t integrating as well as many Europeans would like to believe. American political journalist Christopher Caldwell, author of a recent book on Islam in Europe, argues that taboos and wishful thinking prevent an honest discussion of the issue. more