What Motivates Osama bin Laden?

Osama bin Laden has made no secret of his goals. They are clear and simple, but involve several desired outcomes. Bin Laden wants the United States to withdraw military forces from Saudi Arabia. “Now infidels walk everywhere on the land where Muhammad was born...

UK Citizens List

“Jedi Knight” may be a new, though unofficial, religion in the United Kingdom given the number of entries it received on the UK’s 2001 census form, according to news reports. The UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) gave “Jedi Knight”...

Who Would Ban the Koran?

On the bottom shelf in my home library sits a small, little-used paperback edition of the Koran. For years it has been nestled between “History of the Christian Church” and the “Book of Mormon,” far from the books I use regularly. But since...

The Coming Revival of Islam

The attacks on America sent many aftershocks: bankruptcy, unemployment, patriotism, spirituality and an international campaign against terrorism. But the most far-reaching may well be widespread conversion to Islam. The hijackers and their supporters used Allah and...

Halloween Costumes Reflecting American Pride

Spooks and goblins will roam the streets on Halloween, but so will patriots. The Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington changed more than the country’s mood. They changed Halloween retail. Politicians are out, patriots are in. Masks of politicians like...

Jihad vs. McWorld

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the May/June 1996 issue of Ethics Report. We offer it today as another way to think about the events unfolding from Sept. 11. Benjamin Barber’s book, Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping...