Common Ground News Service - Bulletin 25-31 July 2007
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Inside this edition
1) American-style universities prove popular in the Arab world by Shafeeq Ghabra
Shafeeq Ghabra, president of Jusoor Arabiya and professor of Political Science at Kuwait University, presents the results of a recent study on American-style university education and its popularity in the Arab world while Arab support for US foreign policy is at an all-time low.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 24 July 2007)
2) ~Youth Views~ Conventional warfare cannot combat terrorism by Stephen J. Coulthart
Stephen Coulthart, a graduate student studying diplomacy and international affairs at the Whitehead School of Diplomacy at Seton Hall in New Jersey, considers the success of conventional warfare in tackling the threat of terrorism that faces our generation and finds it falls short. Identifying the gaps, he suggests an alternate, more comprehensive strategy.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 24 July 2007)
3) Not in our name by Asim Siddiqui
Asim Siddiqui, chairman and a founding trustee of the City Circle, a network of young British Muslim professionals, contemplates whether foreign policy is to blame for recent terrorist activity in the United Kingdom, or whether this is only an excuse that diverts attention from the need to tackle violent extremism from within.
(Source: Guardian, 9 July 2007)
4) In the name of inspiration by Naif Al-Mutawa
Naif Al-Mutawa, creator of The 99, the internationally acclaimed group of superheroes based on an Islamic archetype, conducts some simple tests to determine whether a book can be blamed for inspiring readers to kill, and whether responsibility for interpretation lies elsewhere.
(Source: Arab News, 19 July 2007)
5) Quelling the current of terrorism: an interview with Nouri Bouzid by Larissa Bender
Larissa Bender, editorial staff member for the German publication Qantara.de, asks Tunisian filmmaker Nouri Bouzid why some religious extremists turn to terrorism and what can be done to prevent it.
(Source: Qantara.de, 11 July 2007)