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Columns and Articles by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

December 29, 2023

How to Become a Melting Pot


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October 27, 2023

Palestinian Tragedy


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January 28, 2022

Status of Women Around the World


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June 11, 2021

An Asylum Issue


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November 20, 2020

Humanity?s Underbellies


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August 14, 2020

Global status of Women


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June 05, 2020

Annual Darwin Awards


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April 17, 2020

"Believing" Can Be Deadly


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December 06, 2019

America?s Gift to the World


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America?s Gift to the World


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October 11, 2019

Anti-Semitism?s New Supporters


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November 16, 2018

What?s Happening to the Global Islam Project?


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September 22, 2018

Indonesia?s Endangered Democracy.


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September 15, 2018

Saudi men resist women driving.


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September 01, 2018

Could Iran Collapse?


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January 27, 2018

The Kurds Are Transforming Islam


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December 09, 2017

Is Fundamentalism in Meltdown?


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November 11, 2017

Gender Wars in Perspective


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June 24, 2017

True Believers, The World?s Nightmares


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June 10, 2017

How Islamists Select Targets


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May 27, 2017

Where Religious Tolerance is Scorned (Part 3 of 3)


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May 20, 2017

Limits to Tolerance (Part 2 of 3)


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May 06, 2017

America?s Long Religious Heritage


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February 04, 2017

Islam: One Size Does Not Fit All!


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January 21, 2017

World Law and Reciprocity


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December 24, 2016

Tradition!


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November 19, 2016

Culture Matters Part 2


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October 15, 2016

Israel?s Changing Neighborhood


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October 01, 2016

Immigrants vs Self-Radicalizing Jihadis


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September 10, 2016

The Fuss over Headscarves


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August 20, 2016

Culture Matters: International (Part 2 of 2)


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July 23, 2016

Iraq War Revisited with Critical Thinking


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July 09, 2016

Profiling the Muslim Community


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June 04, 2016

The Mystery of Defunding Israel


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April 30, 2016

1400 Years of Inbreeding


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April 23, 2016

Four Middle East Water Systems Shape History


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March 05, 2016

With Women Like These?..


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January 30, 2016

The Long Decline of Christians in the Muslim World.


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January 23, 2016

Europe's Good Intentions Hit the Wall of Reality.


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January 16, 2016

Poll Finds Christian-Muslim Divide on Religious Freedom.


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January 09, 2016

"Round Up the Usual Suspects!"


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December 26, 2015

The History of How Religions Change.


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December 19, 2015

Neither Bigot Not Apologist.


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December 12, 2015

Militant Islam has a Woman Problem.


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December 06, 2015

Letter to the Editor: Ignoring the Obvious!


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December 05, 2015

Are We At War? And With Whom?


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November 28, 2015

Do Refugees Have Responsibilities?


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November 21, 2015

Is the Paris Massacre a Game Changer?


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November 14, 2015

How Can Immigrants Be Absorbed?


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November 07, 2015

Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia: a Primer


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October 10, 2015

The World Has A Strange Fixation on Sex.


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October 03, 2015

Whose Fault is the Immigrant Crisis?


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September 26, 2015

Whose Fault is the Immigrant Crisis?


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Press Coverage Sometimes Skews Needed Information.


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September 05, 2015

Tradition!


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August 22, 2015

Tradition!


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August 01, 2015

What if the 30-Year Religious Wars Prediction Is Wrong?


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June 13, 2015

Asking the Wrong Question Can Lead to War.


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May 09, 2015

Europe?s Newest Invasion needs Tough Love.


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April 25, 2015

When is "Economic Information" Espionage?


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April 18, 2015

"Clash of Traditions" Offer Glimmers of Hope


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March 14, 2015

Poor Jihadi John: People Picked on Him!


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March 07, 2015

What to do with Returning Jihadis?


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February 21, 2015

Annual Darwin Awards


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February 10, 2015

Victimization Has Become Chic---Diluting the Message.


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January 17, 2015

Whose Fault Are the French Jihadi Murders?


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January 10, 2015

Terrorists: "Insult us and we kill you."


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December 13, 2014

Europe Rethinks Multiculturalism


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November 29, 2014

The Women?s Revolution Threatens The Old Guard


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October 25, 2014

Does This War Have an End Game?


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October 18, 2014

Who?s Counting?


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October 11, 2014

What Makes a British Muslim An Executioner?


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October 04, 2014

Corruption Has Ancient Roots.


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September 27, 2014

Will Islam Address Its Internal Crisis?


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August 30, 2014

Al Qaeda Spawned A Monster Child, The Islamic Caliphate.


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June 21, 2014

US Foreign Policy: Does History Repeat Itself? (Part 2 of 2)


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May 17, 2014

What is Boko Haram and Why Should We Care?


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April 15, 2014

Why We Can’t Make the World Safe for Democracy


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March 01, 2014

The Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost in Pakistan.


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November 02, 2013

The “World Community” Has Double Standards.


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September 28, 2013

The Great Utopias Have a Nightmarish History.


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September 21, 2013

Is the US the World's Policeman?


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September 07, 2013

Syria: International Norms Have No Teeth without the US


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August 24, 2013

Genetics: Do Persistent Close-Cousin Marriages Have Consequences?


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August 17, 2013

How Do We Know that Domestic Violence is an “Epidemic?”


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July 20, 2013

Egypt’s Problems Go Beyond Morsi.


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March 23, 2013

Both American Political Parties Have Serious Blindspots.


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March 16, 2013

Foreign Policy: When Is Humanitarian Intervention in our Interest?


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February 02, 2013

Algeria’s Bloody Siege Shows Al Qaeda Gone Global


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January 26, 2013

Europe’s Multicultural Model Is Changing.


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January 19, 2013

Sex Crimes Are Part of the War Against Women and Modernity.


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December 29, 2012

E Pluribus Unum Is a Rare Commodity Today.


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December 22, 2012

Peace On Earth Is a Real Challenge.


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December 15, 2012

What Can a Husband Do About a Disobedient Wife?


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November 10, 2012

The Real Benghazi Problem Is Not Being Addressed.


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August 18, 2012

Egypt Has Post-Election Blues.


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July 21, 2012

Facts Have Nothing to Do With Righteous Belief!


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May 26, 2012

What Is Making Population Numbers Crash?


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May 19, 2012

Is There a Legal Problem with “Hate Crimes?”


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April 18, 2012

Why Do Shiite and Sunni Muslims Hate Each Other?


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April 07, 2012

The Clash of Civilizations Has New Venues


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March 31, 2012

France Dropped the Ball with their Murderous Jihadi.


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March 29, 2012

There Are No Easy Answers for US Policy in Syria


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