by Elias Ghazal | Jun 26, 2019 | Opinion
“Love the sinner but hate the sin” is a common Christian cliché that is not biblical. As I noted previously, it has been used to justify inaccurate views of Islam and unjust attitudes and actions toward Muslims. I find some similarity between the attitude of...
by Elias Ghazal | Jun 25, 2019 | Opinion
Islamophobia is on the rise. Over the last decade, hate crimes against Muslims have increased at an alarming rate. That is, more and more Muslims around the world are being targeted simply for identifying with Islam. This is not referring to Muslims who are complicit...
by Elias Ghazal | May 23, 2017 | Opinion
One hundred years after the Balfour Declaration and the Sykes-Picot Agreement, the world is still struggling with the same questions concerning Christians and Muslims in the Middle East. Can Muslims and Christians coexist in peace? Is there a government structure that...
by Elias Ghazal | May 22, 2017 | Opinion
One hundred years ago, on Nov. 2, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Lord Balfour, issued a letter on behalf of his government that favored the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. Perceived as a fair resolution to Jewish...
