Nir’s Notes

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Illiberal Democracy on the Rise?

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Islam and Democracy, US and the Middle East

published in THE WEEKLY STANDARD Recent events highlight the need for liberal institutions in the Middle East; here’s how to promote them. by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Nir Boms 04/13/2006 12:00:00 AM When Americans learned that 41-year-old Afghan citizen Abdul Rahman could be put to death for converting to Christianity, they were outraged. Chuck Colson spoke [...]

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A Democratic Middle East?

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments · US and the Middle East, Voices of Democracy

By Nir Boms and Erick Stackelbeck FrontPageMagazine.com | October 4, 2004 On Oct. 1, over 30 Middle Eastern American groups gathered at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C., to discuss something that is only whispered about in their native lands: freedom. The Middle Eastern American Convention for Freedom and Democracy, a conference organized [...]

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