SUMMER 2009 • VOLUME 16: NUMBER 3

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Raymond Ibrahim, Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?
The false moral equivalence that all monotheisms are similarly violent

THE MILITARY IN POLITICS

David Capezza, Turkey’s Military Is a Catalyst for Reform
European diplomats do harm in seeking to separate Turkey’s military from politics

David Bukay, Is the Military Bulwark against Islamism Collapsing?
Arab militaries who safeguarded states from radical Islam may switch sides

Samuel J. Spector, Western Sahara and the Self-Determination Debate
A barren territory’s precedent challenges the legal right to self-determination

Elihu D. Richter and Alex Barnea, Tehran's Genocidal Incitement against Israel
As the West engages Iran, Tehran rachets up its calls to eradicate Israel

Brig Barker, Decoding the Language of Jihad
Law enforcement can use speech patterns to identify potential terrorists

Ryan Mauro, Has Damascus Stopped Supporting Terrorists?
Assad's terror links should keep his government isolated

UNSTEADY EGYPT

Aladdin Elaasar, Is Egypt Stable?
The status quo is untenable as Mubarak runs Egypt into the ground

DOCUMENT: Islamizing Egyptian Education
Egypt’s curricula indoctrinate pupils into Islamism

DOCUMENT

"Music, Chess, and Other Sins"
A new report highlights hatred and misogyny in Britain’s Muslim schools

CORRESPONDENCE

Hezbollah’s intentions ... The relevance of Israel’s think tanks

REVIEWS

Stephen Schwartz, Islam in America
Three books offer an alarming look at American Muslim life

Boaz Ganor, States that Sponsor Terrorism
State-supported terror is stronger than before

Brief Reviews
The war on terror ... Arab democracy ... Islamic death rites ... Islamist alliances

DISSIDENT WATCH

Vargha Taefi and Nazila Ghanea, Fariba Kamalabadi
Iran holds a Baha’i activist incommunicado for seeking religious freedom