Archive for 'Uncertainty'
Democracy, God, the People, and the Pharaoh: A Master Narrative’s Work is Never Done
by Bud Goodall The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia last week beget further democracy uprisings in Egypt and Yemen this week, as well as protests in Jordan and Mauritania. If the protesters are finally successful in Egypt and President Hosni Mubarak is forced out, this eruption of game-changing scenarios inspired by deep conflicts between the people [...]
Posted: January 29th, 2011 under Analysis, Diplomacy, Egypt, Framing, Identification, Islam, Israel, Media, Narrative, Obama, Religion, Sensemaking, State Dept., technology, Uncertainty.
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The Difficulty of Definitions
by Steven R. Corman Writing in the CT Blog, Jeffrey Imm argues that “any blueprint strategy for national security must define Jihad, must address it within the national security threat, and must also define a national policy on the ideology of political Islamism.” But, Imm says, we have no such definition, and Islamist organizations like [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2008 under Movements, Muslim Brotherhood, Uncertainty.
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When is a prayer not just a prayer?
Failures by originators and critics of a prayer at the DNC winter meeting cloud efforts to develop consensus on the proper place of Muslims in U.S. society.
Posted: March 14th, 2007 under Analysis, Politics, Prayer, Uncertainty.
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