Papal Visit et al.

Follow in detail the Pope's Trip to Turkey on the American Papist

Religion and Respect for Law
Religious faiths, particularly Protestantism, Catholicism, Asian Ethnoreligion, and Hinduism, have a positive effect on a nation’s respect for the rule of law and level of corruption, according to a Baylor University research paper.

Islam vs. McWorld - 2004 NCR Review of a Book on Secularism's Threat to Mohammedanism

The Pope and Radical Islam - another John Allen piece.

Media and religion in the Arab/Islamic World

"Let me sum it all up. Until recently, the media in the Arab/Islamic world by and large have tended to aggravate numerous political and religious pathologies through their disregard for truth and accuracy, a habit shaped by their literary and propagandist antecedents. They have been the least faithful to Islam’s own standards, leading to dangerous distortions of this religion."

The address made to the Pope by Turkey's Director of Religious Affairs. He puts the obligatory, albeit implicit threat of violence against anyone who points out that numerous Mohammedans commit violence in the name of their religion in this way:

"...we all regret to observe that during the recent times Islamophobia has been in escalation promoting such notions that the religion of Islam with its sources and history encourages violence, that Islam has spread by force of sword and that Muslims are potentially violent. I wish to make it known to all that each member of Islam whose name originates from peace, is very much deeply touched and offended by such accusations and claims which are not based on any historical fact and on any scientific research nor do they commensurate with any sense of justice and fairness. Moreover, it should not be forgotten that such accusations and attempts can only serve to encourage those who perform wrong-doings on behalf of religion by way of exploitation."

Dialogue of religions?
- Another Turkish Mohammedan's viewpoint.