Tag Archives: Daniel Pipes

Islam, Islamism, and the Just War Tradition

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Fred Zilian

(This essay is based on the talk I gave to the senior class at Portsmouth Abbey School on February 6, 2013.) The Just War Tradition has evolved over thousands of years from not only Western but also Eastern traditions, with … Continue reading →

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Western Gifts to Arabs

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Fred Zilian

(Published in the Newport Daily News on March 14, 2011, as “Democracy is West’s Gift Back to the Arabs”) As the Arabs for centuries kept alive and eventually passed back to the West the learning of the ancient Greeks, the West … Continue reading →

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