Religious Conflicts

Howard County teen pleads guilty to terrorism plot

2012-05-04 17:05:43

With a full math and science scholarship to the Johns Hopkins University and accolades for his writing, Howard County's Mohammad Hassan Khalid seemed ready to continue the American dream his father embarked on years ago when he brought the family from...

Former Islamic jihadist teaches Middle Eastern politics at Washington College

2012-04-14 13:11:00

Shiraz Maher went to the mosque in search of answers. Why, he wanted to know, had 15 young men from Saudi Arabia, the country where he spent most of his childhood, just crashed jetliners into prominent U.S. buildings? The men who gave him clarity wore...

The war on teror is over? Don't believe it

2012-04-28 03:00:00

"The war on terror is over," or so claims an unnamed senior State Department official, as reported by National Journal's Michael Hirsh in his recent article "The Post al-Qaida Era." Really? Well, if the war is over, I must have missed the peace treaty...

Muslim terrorist jokes? Not funny.

2012-04-16 11:26:00

A few months ago, I was having lunch with a friend. When her dramatically inclined 6-year-old son wrapped a scarf around his head, she offhandedly commented, "Careful, or we'll have to put you through a metal detector." Weeks after that, I was lucky...

An argument against granting tax-exempt status to religious organizations

2012-02-23 09:00:00

So now the Republicans want to turn the debate over requiring insurance companies to cover contraceptives into a debate about religious freedom? They argue no one should be forced to support (with their tax dollars) activities that conflict with their...

Terrorist hijacks French elections

2012-03-29 00:00:00

In France, an Islamic terrorist has likely hijacked the agenda for the remainder of the French presidential race. That terrorist is 23-year-old Mohammed Merah, a Franco-Algerian from Toulouse who was fatally riddled with bullets by French forces last week...

Not so good a Friday for some Orioles fans

2012-04-05 19:30:00

Many fans have lost hope as the Orioles have posted a dismal record over the past 14 seasons. Now the team is starting its new season by testing the faith of some of them as well. Friday is Opening Day for the Baltimore Orioles, as well as for 17 other...

Would-be Catonsville bomber sentenced to 25 years in prison

2012-04-06 16:18:00

Antonio Martinez renounced terrorism and expressed regret Friday for trying to blow up a Catonsville military center, shortly before he was sentenced to 25 years in prison — closing a case that brought a radical holy war to Maryland. Prosecutors...

Ruth L. Thomas, philanthropist

2011-12-16 20:25:00

Ruth L. Thomas, whose philanthropic interests ranged from medical and educational institutions to helping newly arrived immigrants, died Wednesday of complications from a stroke at Springhouse Assisted-Living in Pikesville. Mrs. Thomas would have...

Another neocon hit job on Ron Paul

2011-12-29 04:30:00

Neoconservative Jonah Goldberg's recent column on Rep. Ron Paul ("The painful naivete of Ron Paul," Dec. 26) is one of many recent neocon hit pieces on the candidate since he rose to the top in the upcoming Iowa primary. Mr. Paul terrifies the neocons...

Delay sought in terrorism trial of Ellicott City teen

2011-12-06 16:53:00

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia are asking for a postponement until spring in the trial for an Ellicott City teen charged with aiding a terrorist, citing complexities in a case filled with classified information, voluminous evidence and multiple...

Edenwald residents recall infamy and impact of Pearl Harbor

2011-12-06 13:04:00

They all reside at the Edenwald Retirement Community in Towson now. On Dec. 7, 1941, however, that "date that will live in infamy," when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they were all in different places when they heard the news, some of them...

Pakistani Shiite Muslims shout slogans at rally in Islamabad protesting the killing of their community members.

2012-04-13 00:00:00

"Jihad Jane," born Colleen R. LaRose, seemed to self-radicalize via the Internet.

2012-04-03 18:43:00

Palestinian women watch the funeral of Islamic Jihad militant Mohammed Daher in Gaza City. An Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and militant groups in the Gaza Strip began to take hold on Tuesday after four days of violence in which 25 Palestinians were killed, one of them Daher, and 200

2012-03-13 00:00:00