by Charles Cameron | Jan 13, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — all tweets guaranteed safe for the workplace ] . Steven Emerson made the mistaken claim on Fox News that Birmingham is an all-Muslim enclave — and has withdrawn his claim and apologized fulsomely in the aftermath. While Emerson is...
by Charles Cameron | Jan 7, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — where I’m finding clarity in the fog, and grateful for it ] . From my point of view, the most calm-headed and significant tweet thus far today must be Will McCants‘ offering of scholarly context: Insulting the prophet — a...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 1, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron – ISIS video, early Dabiq reference, satirical response ] . . You may recall that almost exactly a year ago, Shiite truck drivers in Anbar province were stopped by ISIS patrols, questioned as to the exact form of Islamic prayer, and executed...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 31, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — and yes, “p.16 below the fold” is pretty much the news equivalent of “at the back of the bus” ] . A prime-time Dutch TV news show, De Wereld Draait Door, regularly includes a satirical segment, and the other day the...
by Charles Cameron | Apr 10, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — two talks from India’s THiNK2013 conference, one about the Taliban and US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the other a tale of India / Pakistan Partition ] . Here, Indian journalist Shoma Choudhury interviews Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef,...