Asharq al-Awsat reports today that a contentious debate broke out in the UAE at the 14th Annual conference of the International Congress for Islamic Law […]

Palestinian Childrens’ Health Declines under Sharon According to Asharq al-Awsat, a just-released Palestinian study reports that 33% of Palestinian elementary school children in the Gaza […]

Did the Reagan Administration Give Saddam Smallpox Samples? I have a question for the biologically informed. We have all been scratching our heads for some […]

The Koran and Fighting Unbelievers Professor XXXXX wrote: “It is my turn to be astonished by Prof. Cole. The following link: http://www.geocities.com/pnoak/some.html includes 24 passages […]

Pakistan has arrested 500 suspected al-Qaida operatives in the past year, and has turned 443 over to the US authorities, according to Pakistani officials, as […]

A huge tiff is going on between India and Pakistan in the wake of this week’s comments on nuclear war by General Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf […]

Informed Comment is on hiatus until after New Year’s Day. Enjoy the holidays! In the meantime, enjoy the following sites (the underlined parts are clickable): […]

India almost went to war with Pakistan twice in the last year, according to India Today. Last winter, Indian forces prepared to attack the Pakistani […]

From a discussion of so-called Koranic “belligerancy” in the Medinan chapters In general, theological explanations by themselves do little to explain foreign policy, while foreign […]