Rick Santorum in The Gathering Storm
The world is watching Iran like never before. The presidential elections of June 12 set the stage for escalating drama and intrigue both within the Islamic Republic and without it, and while this crisis is one that ultimately only Iran can sort out, that does not preclude the leader of the free world from lending its ear and airing its voice. [Read More]
Rick Santorum from National Review Online
Contrary to the claims from our foreign policy establishment, the popular uprising we're witnessing in Iran should not come as a surprise. We need now to redeem our prior ignorance and assist the courageous dissidents in every way possible. [Read More]
Last month, Nonie Darwish and Angela Wu discussed the various challenges posed by the recent rise of the U.N. resolutions on defamation, which seek to prohibit "blasphemy" as defined by Shariah law (voicing dissent from the "official reading of Islam). A video recording is now up for viewing. For an audio recording of this vibrant conversation, please click here.
Rick Santorum, a Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, established and directs EPPC's Program to Protect America's Freedom. He is writing a book on the "gathering storm" of the 21st century -- the challenges posed by radical Islamic fascism and its growing alliances around the world.
Mr. Santorum served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007 and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. As a United States Senator, he was a champion of efforts to counter the threat of radical Islam, to protect victims of religious persecution, and to promote democracy and religious liberty around the world.
Check out AEI's IranTracker.org, a new resource offering objective descriptions and to-the-minute analysis of the nature of the Iranian regime and its activities around the world. Read More
The Islamic states circulated a new resolution at the current session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday that would criminalize defamation of Islam as a human rights violation and encourage the imposition of Shariah...
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