Government & Politics

As first Muslim women head to Congress, balancing symbolism and service It'd be easy for a Palestinian-American woman to cast herself as primarily an opponent to the current administration. But she sees herself — and what she can do — as much more than that.

(Christian Science Monitor) Rashida Tlaib never set out to be a “new face” of the Democratic Party — but on the cusp of her election to the US House of Representatives, she can hardly avoid the label. It helps that she’s practically […]

Arts & Entertainment

The vicious circle of Islamist terrorism and far-right extremism While Islamist terrorists get close scrutiny, their far-right counterparts often do not. But that is changing, especially as studies show jihadists and the far-right not only reflect each other, but feed off each other.

(Christian Science Monitor) When most people think of the Bataclan these days, it’s not the venerated theater where rock bands have been playing since the 1970s which comes to mind. Rather, it’s Islamist terrorism, after 89 people were killed there during a […]