Beirut Spring

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Well Put

Sorry guys for focusing too much on the Danish cartoons, but my feeling is that what is going on is very serious and is exposing a large problem I always felt existed.

Mustapha Hamoui · Feb 10, 2006

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Say The Truce

The Beirut riots over the “satanic” cartoons have caused strong feelings in many Lebanese. Most of us are angry, afraid, and utterly shameful. People like Johnny, however, are trying to see what we, and the world, can learn from these tragic events. In his contribution to The Beirut Spring, Johnny suggests that the world can learn from how Beirut managed to be a Muslim/Christian melting pot.

Mustapha Hamoui · Feb 6, 2006

Apology Not Accepted

If this Aljazeera poll is accurate, 87.7% of its readers (mostly Arab Muslims) think that the Danish newspaper’s apology is not enough.

Mustapha Hamoui · Feb 1, 2006

Danish Iceberg

Arabs and Muslim groups are marketing “Insulting Muslims” as a new form of hate speech. Can they pull it off?

Mustapha Hamoui · Jan 30, 2006

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