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    <title>elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture &#45; Politics</title>
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    <dc:creator>elan@elanthemag.com</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2010-09-08T14:27:12-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Rally and a Rap Song for Muslim Holidays in NYC</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/rally_and_a_rap_song_for_muslim_holidays_in_nyc-nid672072670/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Coalition for Muslim School Holidays is a broad&#45;based coalition of over 80 faith&#45;based, civil rights, community and labor organizations that have come together to call on the New York City Department of Education to recognize Muslim population in New York City and include the two Muslim holidays in the school calendar &#45; Eid Ul&#45;Fitr and Eid Ul&#45;Adha.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/rally_and_a_rap_song_for_muslim_holidays_in_nyc-nid672072670/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-07-01T13:51:40-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Obama Cairo Speech Turns One. So Why Aren&#8217;t We Living in Utopia Yet?</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/the_obama_cairo_speech_turns_one_so_why_arent_we_living_in_utopia_yet-nid54/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Change cannot happen overnight,&#8221; said President Barack Obama in Cairo on June 4, 2009 as he addressed the Muslim world (wherever that is) in what was regarded as a historical speech and a monumental change from Bush diplomacy. One year later, he is facing criticism of unaccomplished goals, unfulfilled promises and a reversion back to a policy of full throttle support for the state of Israel.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/the_obama_cairo_speech_turns_one_so_why_arent_we_living_in_utopia_yet-nid54/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-06-07T15:51:55-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Muslim Brits (Including the Ladies!) Win Gig in General Election</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/muslim_brits_including_the_ladies_win_gig_in_general_election-nid624331441/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I know I complain a lot about the treatment of Muslims in the United States. While I stand by all my criticisms of this country&#8217;s race relations, at least it&#8217;s not as bad as tensions in Europe &#45; yet. Ultra&#45;right wing nationalist parties like the English Defense League and the British National Party have been expanding across the continent, especially in Britain, waving the banner of &#8220;indigenous&#8221; Brits, a.k.a white Brits.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/muslim_brits_including_the_ladies_win_gig_in_general_election-nid624331441/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-13T19:04:42-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>NYC Case a Wake&#45;Up Call for Muslims</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/nyc_case_a_wake_up_call_for_muslims-nid646486841/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I was raised in the Southern United States, reciting the pledge of allegiance every morning, memorizing the Bill of Rights, and listening to country singers croon about good ole American values. Like many young Muslim&#45;Americans, I felt just like my blonde, blue&#45;eyed classmates until the events of September 11 made me suddenly and irrevocably different.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/nyc_case_a_wake_up_call_for_muslims-nid646486841/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-05-06T19:18:59-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>NYT: White House Keeps Muslims in the Closet</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/nyt_white_house_keeps_muslims_in_the_closet-nid985666759/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yesterday in the New York Times, there was yet another article about the morphing relationship between the White House and American Muslims. After President Obama gave his famous June 2009 speech in Cairo about improving relations with the Muslim world, there were myriad articles and media commentaries discussing the way this new administration would handle &#8220;the Muslims.&#8221;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/nyt_white_house_keeps_muslims_in_the_closet-nid985666759/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-04-22T18:31:59-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>What Are We Marching For, America?</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/what_are_we_marching_for_america-nid795530137/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last weekend, I attended the &#8220;March for America&#8221; rally for immigration reform on the National Mall. I traveled to Washington, DC with a group of Arab and Muslim Americans from Brooklyn. The sixty of us joined more than 200,000 others marching for a path to citizenship, an end to deportations and the breaking up of families, and an insistence that all people, no matter their legal status, be treated like human beings. We walked with Latino and Mexican groups, West African immigrants, and even an organization of Polish Americans.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/what_are_we_marching_for_america-nid795530137/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-03-30T14:23:54-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Obama might be Muslim and/or the AntiChrist, according to Some Republicans</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/wtfatwa_obama_might_be_muslim_and_or_the_antichrist_according_to_some_repub/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[During one of the most polarized times in Washington DC, and with not even one Republican vote, President Obama was able to pass this week&#8217;s historic healthcare bill.&amp;nbsp; Yet on the heels of his victory, we of course need a party pooper. Enter the Harris Poll, which sheds some light on why the Republican party may be apprehensive to support the current president.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/wtfatwa_obama_might_be_muslim_and_or_the_antichrist_according_to_some_repub/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-03-24T18:40:06-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Will New BFFs China and Middle East Leave Workers&#8217; Rights Behind?</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/will_new_bffs_china_and_middle_east_leave_workers_rights_behind-nid24810580/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[When violence broke out between the Uyghur and the Han Chinese last year, China went on a PR campaign to ensure that their strategic partnerships with the Middle East don&#8217;t suffer. The world quickly learned that when Arab countries claim to push for the rights of their Muslim brothers and sisters, they only really mean their Arab&#45;Muslim brothers and sisters. China was able to keep a fire from starting (wouldn&#8217;t want to ruin those oil deals!) as the Middle East remained fairly quiet about the whole ordeal. Now, China and the Middle East are about to get a whole lot closer than they already were.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/will_new_bffs_china_and_middle_east_leave_workers_rights_behind-nid24810580/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-03-18T14:26:16-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Watch Out Switzerland &#45; Gaddafi&#8217;s At It Again</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/watch_out_switzerland_gaddafis_at_it_again-nid925551271/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[We knew it wouldn&#8217;t be long before he struck again. Muammar Gaddafi has taken a much needed break from his role as dastardly dictator of Libya and has begun issuing his own jihadist commands from high atop his bedazzled soapbox. This time, the audacious authoritarian has set his sights squarely on Switzerland and has launched a bitter diatribe against the chocolate capital of the world.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/watch_out_switzerland_gaddafis_at_it_again-nid925551271/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-03-08T16:32:51-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>A French Hijabi Politician? Let the Islamophobia Begin</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/a_french_hijabi_politician_let_the_islamophobia_begin-nid176055706/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[An anti&#45;capitalist French political party has fielded a young female activist to run in the upcoming regional elections in Vaucluse. The decision has both right and left&#45;wing politicians up in arms. The reason? The candidate, Ilham Moussaid, wears the hijab.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/a_french_hijabi_politician_let_the_islamophobia_begin-nid176055706/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-03-04T17:38:27-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Ramallah Appoints First Female Governor &#45; Just Don&#8217;t Mess with Her</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/ramallah_appoints_first_female_governor_just_dont_mess_with_her-nid85864597/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Leila Ghannam is joining the ranks of the rising number of women entering governing positions throughout the world. The 35&#45;year&#45;old former intelligence officer is now the governor of Ramallah, the capital of the West Bank.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/ramallah_appoints_first_female_governor_just_dont_mess_with_her-nid85864597/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-03-01T17:40:10-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>New OIC Rep Rashad Hussain Baptized By Fire</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/new_oic_rep_rashad_hussain_baptized_by_fire-nid660675610/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[During the 2010 U.S.&#45;Islamic World Forum, which took place in Doha, Qatar from February 13th to the 15th, President Obama announced the appointment of Rashad Hussain as special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). And so at the end of the conference, all was well with the world. The Muslim community was happy, as the appointment reaffirmed the President&#8217;s commitment to continuing dialogue and reaching out to the Muslim world. Everyone else was put at ease since Hussain&#8217;s record of speaking out against violent extremism demonstrated that moderate Muslims do exist. And the fact that he&#8217;s a hafiz sent a message of &#8220;Look at that, religion doesn&#8217;t make people crazy after all!&#8221;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/new_oic_rep_rashad_hussain_baptized_by_fire-nid660675610/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-02-24T16:58:57-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Do Muslim Haters Deserve Objectivity?</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/do_muslim_haters_deserve_objectivity-nid512688020/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I have been cautioned by people &#45; mainly my father (an old school journalist) &#45; that I am often not entirely objective in these posts. I recall a particular instance when I maligned an anti&#45;Muslim Minnesota politician by juxtaposing her image with that of a Troll Doll. But it&#8217;s not my fault. It just so happens that racists often bear striking resemblances to various cartoon characters. I can&#8217;t be blamed if their politics match their physical appearances, can I?&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/do_muslim_haters_deserve_objectivity-nid512688020/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-01-27T15:22:54-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Women in Washington &#45; The &#8216;Hillary Effect&#8217;</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/women_in_washington_the_hillary_effect-nid315986164/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Washington has long been a boy&#8217;s club. It used to be that the only women present at state dinners were spouses of ambassadors and politicians. But things are slowly changing. More women are finding their way into power in a phenomenon the Washington Post dubs &#8220;The Hillary Effect.&#8221;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/women_in_washington_the_hillary_effect-nid315986164/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-01-18T19:14:40-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Iraq&#45;Iran Meeting Focuses on Friendship, Love&#8230;and Oh Yeah, Oil</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/iraq_iran_meeting_focuses_on_friendship_loveand_oh_yeah_oil-nid53827943/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Things are heating up between Iraq and Iran as both nations publicly declared their infatuation for one another in a press conference to announce plans to redefine their borders. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stated that redefining the border was Iran&#8217;s way of declaring its, &#8220;friendship and love and peace&#8221; for Iraq.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/iraq_iran_meeting_focuses_on_friendship_loveand_oh_yeah_oil-nid53827943/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-01-14T16:07:24-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Colbert Reports on Yemen Fever</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/colbert_reports_on_yemen_fever-nid172219566/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last week, elan reported on the world&#8217;s recent discovery of the nation of Yemen (and as a major threat to national security no less). The reverberations of this huge discovery are still being felt this week. Did you know, for instance, that &#8220;Iraq is yesterday&#8217;s war&#8221; and that &#8220;Yemen will be tomorrow&#8217;s war&#8221;? I learned this from Joe Lieberman. He said it on Fox News, so it must be true.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/colbert_reports_on_yemen_fever-nid172219566/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-01-13T19:14:53-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The World Discovers Yemen</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/the_world_discovers_yemen-nid787266705/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Is it just me, or did the world just discover Yemen...like yesterday? Yemen is like the middle child of the Middle East, totally ignored until it starts acting up. In the years since 9/11, Arab and Muslim nations have been all the rage (get it? rage...angry Muslims). We&#8217;ve heard scary rumors about Syria! Egypt! Saudi Arabia! and of course, Iraq!!! But who&#8217;s on the top of terror right now? Little old Yemen is sneaking into the spotlight.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/the_world_discovers_yemen-nid787266705/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-01-06T19:23:29-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Morano to Muslims: Be More French?</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/morano_to_muslims_be_more_french-nid97621042/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last week, Nadine Morano, a junior French Minister from Nicolas Sarkozy&#8217;s inner circle, told young Muslims living in France to dress properly, find a job, refrain from using slang and to stop wearing their hats backward (seriously). Oh, alright then. Should they also hop on one foot while rubbing their bellies with their right hands, patting their heads with their left and shouting &#8220;I am French&#8221; over and over?<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/morano_to_muslims_be_more_french-nid97621042/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-22T16:38:38-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Gaza Freedom March Gears Up for December 31st &#45; Here&#8217;s How to Show Your Support</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/gaza_freedom_march_gears_up_for_december_31st_heres_how_to_show_your_suppor/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[It has been nearly one year since Israel&#8217;s 22&#45;day attack on Gaza last December&#45;January. More than 1,400 Palestinians died in the siege, including hundreds of children, and the neighborhoods of Gaza were left in ravages. It was an atrocity of epic proportions, but at least one good thing has come of it. For the first time since Israel&#8217;s founding, we are hearing mainstream criticism of its policies and increased action from Palestine solidarity activists.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/gaza_freedom_march_gears_up_for_december_31st_heres_how_to_show_your_suppor/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-21T16:06:59-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Muslim Rep Voted Cool in Congress, While Gawker Blasts Crazy Troll Opponent</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/muslim_rep_voted_cool_in_congress_while_gawker_blasts_crazy_troll_opponent-/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Well, at least there&#8217;s one Muslim that Washington insiders seem to like. Representative Keith Ellison, a Democratic Congressman from Minnesota and a Muslim, was voted the fourth most &#8220;admired&#8221; member of the House of Representatives by his fellow politicians. The survey, published by the National Journal, is an annual tradition on Capitol Hill, sort of like being voted prom king at the end of senior year. So what if Ellison actually tied for fourth (with fellow Democrats Barney Frank, John Lewis and Henry Waxman)? He&#8217;s still the Congressional prom king in my eyes.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/muslim_rep_voted_cool_in_congress_while_gawker_blasts_crazy_troll_opponent-/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-17T16:04:32-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Islamophobia and the Case of Fahad Hashmi</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/islamophobia_and_the_case_of_fahad_hashmi-nid945275421/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The aftermath of Fort Hood was really disheartening for me, not just because of the media&#8217;s reaction (like the article by people like NYU Professor Tunku Varadarajan saying that all Muslims are violent like Major Hasan, and that we are all just suppressing it until the time when we too, will &#8220;go Muslim&#8221; &#45; as in &#8220;go postal.&quot;) What was even more disheartening to me was the reaction from Arab and Muslim organizations. I felt their tone was apologetic. And my question is, why do we have to represent this man, and why do we have to apologize for his actions? We wrote press releases labeling Hasan as &#8220;crazy&#8221; and assuring the country, &#8220;don&#8217;t worry America, we&#8217;re nothing like that ... we are good Muslims.&#8221; As Ali Eteraz says, instead of apologizing, we should be giving the finger to anyone who expects us to.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/islamophobia_and_the_case_of_fahad_hashmi-nid945275421/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-14T19:37:48-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Maziar Bahari Talks (And Laughs) About His 118 Days in Iranian Prison</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/maziar_bahari_talks_and_laughs_about_his_118_days_in_iranian_prison-nid6955/</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/maziar_bahari_talks_and_laughs_about_his_118_days_in_iranian_prison-nid6955/#When:15:58:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[If I am ever arrested and detained as a foreign spy, I hope that I handle it with as much integrity as Maziar Bahari. But I guess if I&#8217;m making wishes, I should first wish that I will never be arrested and detained as a foreign spy. (I would never make it in prison ... I giggle like a school girl when I&#8217;m scared and I don&#8217;t think my interrogator would like that).&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/maziar_bahari_talks_and_laughs_about_his_118_days_in_iranian_prison-nid6955/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-07T15:58:39-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>What We Didn&#8217;t Hear in Obama&#8217;s Speech</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/what_we_didnt_hear_in_obamas_speech-nid587921661/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I often wonder what my future children and grandchildren will read in their history textbooks about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan/Pakistan. World War I is called &#8220;The Great War&#8221; &#45; what will my generation&#8217;s wars be known as?&amp;nbsp; For now, I cannot think of anything so grand &#45; perhaps &#8220;The Great Imperialist Screw Up&#8221; or &#8220;Oops, That Wasn&#8217;t As Easy As We Thought.&#8221; Some people have already started to use the title &#8220;the AfPak War&#8221; for the fight in Afghanistan/Pakistan, which sounds more like an insurance company to me than a bloodbath.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/what_we_didnt_hear_in_obamas_speech-nid587921661/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-02T18:18:52-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Female Muftis Aren&#8217;t Making Headlines. What a Surprise.</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/female_muftis_arent_making_headlines_what_a_surprise-nid642475595/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Whenever a story breaks that Muslim women are suffering somewhere in the world, the press foams at the mouth. Headlines with the words &#8220;unveiled&#8221; or &#8220;veiled&#8221; pop up everywhere and the world goes on to sing the song of &#8220;Muslim women are oppressed. Someone save them from their religion!&#8221; Yet, when news emerges that Muslim women are gaining some footing, there isn&#8217;t a peep about it in Western news outlets.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/female_muftis_arent_making_headlines_what_a_surprise-nid642475595/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-11-18T16:29:42-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Addressing the Muslim World from Cairo is the New Black</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/addressing_the_muslim_world_from_cairo_is_the_new_black-nid169128412/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I know that the Obamas are trendsetters and I&#8217;m not just talking about Michelle&#8217;s wardrobe. The idea of &#8220;change&#8221; has caught on like wildfire, from car commercials to NJ gubernatorial campaigns. (Really, Chris Christie?) But who could have expected that making speeches to the Muslim world from Cairo would be the new &#8220;it&#8221; thing? (And you thought thigh&#45;high boots were the hottest new trend.)<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/addressing_the_muslim_world_from_cairo_is_the_new_black-nid169128412/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-11-17T16:48:11-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Remembering the Wall That Still Stands</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/remembering_the_wall_that_still_stands-nid624402278/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[This week, the world is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Newspapers all over the world are printing photos from that fateful 1989 day when a revolution succeeded. We read testimonies of East Germans who crossed the barrier into West Germany for the first time in 28 years, and we are inspired at what oppressed people working in solidarity can do.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/remembering_the_wall_that_still_stands-nid624402278/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-11-10T15:36:44-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Can Lou Dobbs Be Deported?</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/can_lou_dobbs_be_deported-nid826296762/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Did you know that illegal immigrants are the cause of an outburst of leprosy in the United States, that they murder and rape innocent American citizens, and that they are all Mexican spies preparing for the re&#45;conquest of the Southwest? Well, I learned all of this from CNN&#8217;s venerable Lou Dobbs.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/can_lou_dobbs_be_deported-nid826296762/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-11-09T16:31:45-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>International Blasphemy Laws: Lightening Bolts from God</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/international_blasphemy_laws_lightening_bolts_from_god-nid688898017/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[I have a problem. You know how most people have those things called &#8220;boundaries&#8221; guiding what they say and do, keeping them from blurting out semi&#45;inappropriate jokes and all&#45;together awkward observations? I do not have these. I say what I think, and what I think is often something like this: &#8220;There are too many Moose&#45;lims in this room right now,&#8221; or &#8220;Yo, quit being such an A&#45;rab.&#8221; As a Muslim and as an Arab, saying things like this is oftentimes referred to as &#8220;crossing the line.&#8221;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/international_blasphemy_laws_lightening_bolts_from_god-nid688898017/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-11-03T19:57:41-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The Egyptial Presidential Race Heats Up</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As Egyptians gear up for the 2011 elections, speculation has begun about who will be on the ballot. Will it be the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei? Or perhaps Arab League Chief, Amr Mussa. And which Mubarak will it be? Current dictator, err I mean president, Hosni, or his politically involved son, Gamal?&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/the_egyptial_presidential_race_heats_up-nid98991084/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-10-26T19:02:30-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>From Singer to Politician: The Ambitions of Farida Tarana</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/from_singer_to_politician_the_ambitions_of_farida_tarana/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Twenty seven&#45;year&#45;old Farida Tarana is set on breaking barriers. She was the first female competitor from Herat to join Afghan Star, the local version of American Idol, ascending to the number 8 position on the widely watched TV program. Now, she has been elected to the 29&#45;seat Kabul Provincial Council, winning with the second highest votes in the country out of 524 candidates.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/from_singer_to_politician_the_ambitions_of_farida_tarana/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-10-12T22:51:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Can 140 characters transform the Middle East?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Protests following the most recent Iranian elections opened the world&#8217;s eyes to the power of Twitter. While the social networking site was designed around the question &#8220;What are you doing?,&#8221; Iranian protestors used it to leak videos of demonstrations to foreign news  sources and pressure the government to free prisoners. Whoever thought that 140 characters could be so powerful?<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/can_140_characters_transform_the_middle_east/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-10-01T16:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Video: Reza Aslan Discusses Being Muslim in the US Today</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/video_reza_aslan_discusses_being_muslim_in_the_us_today/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[On September 1st , 2009, Reza Aslan spoke at San Francisco&#8217;s Commonwealth Club on the topic, &#8220;What does being Muslim in the United States mean today&#8221;.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/video_reza_aslan_discusses_being_muslim_in_the_us_today/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-09-24T14:29:47-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Is Soccer the Secret To World Peace? Turkey and Armenia Agree to Establish Diplomatic Ties</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/is_soccer_the_secret_to_world_peace_turkey_and_armenia_agree_to_establish_d/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Monday, Turkey and Armenia agreed to establish diplomatic ties after talks in Switzerland led them &#8220;to start political negotiations,&#8221; reports The New York Times. The two countries will now begin talks to draft a formal agreement, however, it is uncertain when they will address the big issues, like the Armenian Genocide.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/is_soccer_the_secret_to_world_peace_turkey_and_armenia_agree_to_establish_d/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-09-10T17:10:34-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Reza Aslan Launches YouTube Channel</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/reza_aslan_launches_youtube_channel/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[He&#8217;s an internationally acclaimed scholar, one of the most notable voices on Muslims and the Middle East seen everywhere from CNN to the Daily Beast, and a friend to elan since the magazine&#8217;s beginning. Now, Reza Aslan can add &#8220;YouTube&#8221; to his list of media accomplishments.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/reza_aslan_launches_youtube_channel/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-09-01T16:14:24-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>The War on Modesty</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It seems to be the summer of bans in France. In June, we had Nicholas Sarkozy&#8217;s proposed ban of the burka. Now, a 35&#45;year&#45;old Muslim woman, identified as Carole, has been banned from a public pool in Emerainville, an eastern suburb of Paris, for wearing a burkini. Perhaps the French don&#8217;t like words that begin with &#8220;burk&#8221;? Oh no wait, they just don&#8217;t like Muslims. But how are they masking it this time?&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/the_war_on_modesty/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-08-26T18:57:05-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Obama&#8217;s &#8220;Ramadan Kareem&#8221; Message Hits the Right Notes</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/obamas_ramadan_kareem_message_hits_the_right_notes/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Friday morning, the White House Blog released this video in which President Obama wished Muslims &#8220;Ramadan Kareem.&#8221; Accompanied by a message from Deputy Counsel Rashad Hussain, Obama&#8217;s speech was translated into a slew of languages (Arabic, Bengali, Dari, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, Urdu) to ensure that it reached a worldwide audience, but mainly a worldwide, Muslim audience. The video is part of the White House&#8217;s efforts to engage Muslims&#45;Americans and improve foreign relations with Muslim&#45;majority countries &#45; relations that were practically destroyed while George Bush held office.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/obamas_ramadan_kareem_message_hits_the_right_notes/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-08-25T19:22:28-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Will Afghanistan Mirror Iran?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As Afghanistan gears up for its election on August 20th, Abdul Sattar Murad, campaign chairman for Abdullah Abdullah, the main rival to the incumbent Hamid Karzai, warns that supporters of Abdullah will take to the streets in mass protests if Karzai wins, reports The National. &#8220;There will be a big demonstration, street demonstrations, and it will turn bad. The country will land in the middle of a crisis,&#8221; says Murad.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/will_afghanistan_mirror_iran/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-08-06T13:50:58-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>What are you afraid of, China?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Telegraph reports that two independent Chinese films have been withdrawn from the Melbourne Film Festival in Australia to protest the festival&#8217;s inclusion of a documentary on Rebiya Kadeer&#8217;s life.&amp;nbsp; the withdrawal occurred after the Chinese consulate failed to convince the director of the festival, Richard Moore, to remove the documentary from its lineup.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/what_are_you_afraid_of_china/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-08-04T15:30:09-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Settlement Activity Continues in East Jerusalem</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, rejected President Obama&#8217;s demand to halt settlement activity in East Jerusalem, a predominately Arab neighborhood, in the hopes of renewing peace talks. Netanyahu defended his plans to continue the development of a new housing project saying, &#8220;We cannot accept the idea that Jews will not have the right to live and purchase in all parts of Jerusalem.&#8221;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/settlement_activity_continues_in_east_jerusalem/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-30T18:40:50-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Environment and Nuclear Weapons Take Center Stage for Clinton in India</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/environment_and_nuclear_weapons_take_center_stage_for_clinton_in_india/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Hilary Clinton&#8217;s recent trip to India played out on the world&#8217;s stage as a meeting among friends&#8212;friends who use each other that is&#8212;but behind the scenes, major business and political deals took place that will change the relationship between the U.S. and India.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/environment_and_nuclear_weapons_take_center_stage_for_clinton_in_india/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-30T18:27:49-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Christina Aguilera&#8217;s &#8220;Dirrrty&#8221; Got Us Some Intelligence?</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/christina_aguileras_dirrrty_got_us_some_intelligence-nid938721632/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Everybody has heard the rumors of &#45; let&#8217;s say, &#8220;questionable&#8221; &#45; tactics used to interrogate terrorism suspects in Guantanamo Bay and the like. But did you know that one method used was coercion via pop songs? Yes indeed, and of course everyone&#8217;s favorite entertainment rag &#45; the Wall Street Journal &#45; has the scoop.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/christina_aguileras_dirrrty_got_us_some_intelligence-nid938721632/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-29T14:59:19-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>Abedin and Weiner &#8230; getting married?</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/abedin_and_weiner_getting_married/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The long&#45;time Muslim aide to Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin just did the unthinkable...she scored a Jewish guy.&amp;nbsp; Congressman of New York&#8217;s ninth district, Anthony Weiner, proposed to Huma this past May, according to sources.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/abedin_and_weiner_getting_married/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-23T14:37:33-05:00</dc:date>
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      <title>In the Playground of World Politics, China Says &#8220;Take it back!&#8221;</title>
      <link>http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/in_the_playground_of_world_politics_china_says_take_it_back/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you ... unless you&#8217;re China. On Tuesday, a Chinese editorial demanded that Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rescind a remark accusing the country of committing genocide against the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority. The accusation was made in light of the riots occurring in the capital of the autonomous Xinjiang region, Urumqi, where approximately 184 people were killed.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/in_the_playground_of_world_politics_china_says_take_it_back/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Let me remind you of an episode that happened a while back.&amp;nbsp; On December 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by Delta Force soldiers on a farm near Tikrit. He was found in a spider hole&#45;&#45;military lingo for a small, underground, one&#45;man hole&#45;&#45;dug eight feet deep, crouched on his knees, carrying an unloaded pistol. Yes, unloaded. At the time, it was the latest defensive strategy of all major world leaders. Since then, they&#8217;ve decided to go the loaded route because they like that it actually protects them.<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/i_came_i_saw_i_conquered_and_then_i_took_home_this_nifty_gun/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[With the June 20th interview with Pakistan&#8217;s Dawn newspaper, President Obama became the first US President to speak directly with a Pakistani media outlet while still in office. The occasion marks a huge shift from previous administrations in dealing with the Muslim world. When Obama talked about a new kind of dialogue with Muslims, it&#8217;s nice to know that talking directly to one of the most important Muslim countries in the world was on his radar. All in all, this is definitely a positive first step to placing the Muslim community on an equal level of conversation.&amp;nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.elanthemag.com/index.php/site/blog_detail/a_new_dawn_obama_gives_historic_interview_to_pakistani_newspaper/">Read More</a>]]></description>
      <dc:subject>Politic</dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-07T13:59:25-05:00</dc:date>
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