At a conference in South Africa, State Minister Ronny Kasrils, himself a Jew, condemned Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and said it was actually worse than […]

Terrorism against Israelis in Kenya The attack on the Israeli-owned Paradise Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya (which killed 9 Kenyans and two Israeli children) and the […]

Saudi Minister Denounces Muslim Fundamentalists (!) Saudi Interior Minister Naef bin Abdul Aziz has denied in an interview with a Kuwaiti newspaper that there are […]

Note: “Informed Comment” has just posted a new article on the Aghajari case below, but is on hiatus until Wednesday November 27 because Cole will […]

More on the Aghajari Case The case of the history professor at Tarbiat-Modarres University in Tehran who was sentenced to death for a talk he […]

Pakistani Intelligence aiding Taliban revival? The Pakistani newspaper, Jang (“The News”) says it was told by a member of the Taliban that the Pakistani Inter-Services […]

Bush speaks out against Islamophobia Since President Bush had earlier been criticized for not speaking out about the slurs being cast on Islam in the […]

Is it Bin Laden Again? I believe the recently released Bin Ladin tape is authentic. I could only hear snippets in the background of the […]

Now the rumors are that the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (which is loyal to General Pervez Musharraf) along with several smaller parties, may make a […]