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ISPU
Report Released on April 9, 2008: Muslim Health Clinics a Critical Safety Net in Health Care
Access for Underserved Communities in US
American-Muslim health providers driven by ‘desire to give back’;
Contributions reflect community’s growing role in American civic and
public service
A new report released on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 by ISPU outlines how Muslim
community-based health organizations (MCBHOs) are providing a
critical safety net in health care access for the most underserved
communities in America. The first-of-its-kind study, titled “Caring
for Our Neighbors,” provides a deeper understanding of the
motivations that drive American-Muslim health providers, the
demographic makeup of the populations they serve and the clinics’
growing role in American public health and community building.
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General Petraeus' Progress
Report Falls Flat
Fawaz Gerges,
ISPU Fellow
Seven months after the "surge" of 21,000 more U.S. troops to
Iraq, the security situation is too "fragile and reversible" to
allow for a drawdown of the 140,000 combat forces that will remain
there in July. That was the key point made by Army General David
Petraeus to lawmakers, some of whom were skeptical of the open-ended
American commitment toward the war-torn country.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
 New!
Divorce in the
Muslim Community
with Julie McFarlane
Professor of Law, University of Windsor
Date: Saturday, June
28
Time: 12:00 pm
(sharp)
Location:
Clubhouse at the Links of Fellows Creek
1919 Arcadia,
Canton, Michigan 48187
RSVP:
Sadia Shakir: 734-637-9238 or
Fakhia Rashid: 847-962-9077
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 New!
Social
Responsibilities of Muslims in America
Featuring Dr. Sherman Jackson
Date: Saturday, May
10
Time:
6:30 pm: Reception
7:00 pm: Dinner Program
Location:
Sheraton Westport Plaza Tower
900 Westport Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63146
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ISPU NEWS
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A Clear Verdict in Pakistan
Hassan Abbas ISPU Fellow
February 19, 2008
The verdict is clear. Pakistan has shown
the door to the mullahs and delivered a stern warning to Musharraf.
Pakistan has backed the opposition to Musharraf's despotic handling
of the judiciary, his high-handedness against independent media and
his political cronyism. As a result, Musharraf's future looks bleak,
while Pakistan gets a fighting chance to puts its house in order.
The drift of the voters is not
unexpected, but few trusted the state machinery to conduct largely
fair elections. Pre-poll rigging was in full swing till the end,
caretakers' partiality towards pro-Musharraf parties was obvious and
the Election Commission's neutrality was in doubt. While a string of
suicide bombings haunted voters, ordinary Pakistanis have shown that
they still believe in democracy. Voter turnout was low but the
message of the electorate is clear.
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Deadly Embrace: How much of the
war on terror is blowback from U.S. policies?
Fawaz A. Gerges, ISPU Fellow
Sunday, October 21, 2007
The new Iraq has set a world record, not in the rapid
construction of democracy, but in suicide bombings. Since the
American-led invasion in 2003, Iraq has suffered nearly 1,000
suicide attacks, more than double the number carried out by the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in
Sri Lanka,
Hezbollah in
Lebanon and
Hamas in
Israel, combined. The majority of these attacks targeted Iraqi
security forces and Shia civilians, not coalition troops.
As Americans contemplate this morass, one of the saddest
questions is whether it is partly "blowback" -- intelligence jargon
for what goes around, comes around. The fact that the United States
once backed
Osama bin Laden and other jihadis against the Soviets in
Afghanistan is well known. But three new books, and my own
recent experience, suggest that there are other kinds of blowback in
the war on terror, some of them little recognized.
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PBS News Coverage on Pew Muslim-American Study:
Most Muslims Against Iraq War, But
Say U.S. Aid Needed
A vast majority of Muslims in America feel the use of force in
Iraq was wrong -- even more so than the general public, according to
survey results -- but some say a continued U.S. presence is
necessary for stability.
The most recent
Pew Research Center survey on the subject, published May 22,
found that 75 percent of Muslim Americans said the U.S. use of
military force in Iraq was wrong, compared to 47 percent of the
general public.
Farid Senzai, director of research for the Institute for Social
Policy and Understanding, helped advise Pew on its survey. He said
Muslim-Americans in general saw a disconnect between the Sept. 11,
2001 terrorist attacks and the invasion of Iraq, even though the war
on terrorism was one of the main reasons the Bush administration
gave for going to war in Iraq.
To view a copy of the report,
click here.
Read the PBS coverage...
Read the complete study on
Muslim Americans...
Briefing on Pew Muslim-American Survey
There is an imperative need to conduct
further studies on the
Muslim Community
Farid
Senzai, Fellow and Director of Research at ISPU presented the
findings from the report released by the Pew Research Center on
Muslim Americans before Congress as well as staff members from
several federal agencies.
Farid
Senzai Speaks at Pew Research Center Press Conference on Survey of
Muslim Americans
Farid
Senzai, Fellow and Director of Research at ISPU, made comments today
at a press conference in Washington, DC at which the Pew Research
Center released a comprehensive survey of Muslim Americans,
describing the attitudes, experiences and demographics of the group.
Senzai served as a member of Pew's outside advisory board on this
project. In addition ISPU organized the focus groups that informed
the research.
The study is the first ever nationwide survey to attempt to measure
rigorously the demographics, attitudes and experiences of Muslim
Americans. The survey also contrasts the views of the Muslim
population as a whole with those of the U.S. general population, and
with the attitudes of Muslims all around the world, including
Western Europe. Finally, findings from the survey make important
contributions to the debate over the total size of the Muslim
American population.
For media inquiries,
please call (586) 416-1150.
To view a copy of the report, click
here.
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