Tolerant in the world and consequentially, the most advanced civilization in the world. Mustafa akyol guides his readers through islamic ideology and all of its twists and turns to explain how islam got to where it is and why it needs reform. He drawls also from economic and political history to show how islam began and racism and coercive power. The reform that he advocates has to come from muslims themselves, so the book is largely addressed to them, but it is also addressed to the nonmuslim world and especially westerners who misunderstood islam, including those who are apologists who claim theres nothing wrong with islam and islam a phobos who often forget their own religious history of bloodshed, intolerance and d reform. Mustafa has written an important book i expect will become a reference for many years to come. It is not a book about Public Policy but it is consequential in that regard because the way that islam is interpreted in and outside of the muslim world affects the ran
A referendum to absorb occupied territories into russia. You find the president says the drive for early ballots shows. Moscow is feeling the pressure jailed over the motor of his high school girlfriend. His case became the focus of a popular true crime hold cause. Now you waste, judge fries, non saeed on the basis. So you evidence and unrest and growing anger in iran. The death of a young woman in Police Custody re at night supposed to abolish the strict islamic dress code. Ah, im been fooling. Woke up the winds. Annual General Assembly is opening in new york with world latest meeting in person for the 1st time in 3 years. In the run up to his address to day secretary general and to cherish is born. The world is in great peril. Due to political conflicts, the Climate Crisis and the ongoing impact of the pandemic will bring you life coverage of his speech once it gets under way. But 1st, brushing back separatists in several ukrainian regions have announced referendums on joining russia
President s top Foreign Policy advisers in just a moment. Then i want to talk about the pope francis effect. This week marks his oneyear anniversary, and now that hes captivated the world and the world is listening, what will the pontiff do with his remarkable influence . In a revealing interview, Cardinal Timothy dolan, the a h archbishop of new york, talks about sex abuse and samesex marriage. Plus, fight for the control of gop. Interesting politics this week. Rand paul wins a straw poll of conservatives this weekend after declaring it is time to elect lovers of liberty. Can he unify the party and take his message to a run for the white house . Ill be joined by our roundtable, and theyre already here, nbcs andrea mitchell, ron fournier, ralph reed, founder of the faith and freedom coalition, and karen bass from my native california. First latest on this horrible crash on this Malaysian Air flight. Tom costello is with us with the latest on the investigation into the Malaysian Airline
Russian troops are in control of crimea and the parliament there is calling for a referendum on joining russia. President obama has to consider whether Vladimir Putin has already won this standoff. So how does he prevent the russian president from going even further . Ill be joined by one of the president s top Foreign Policy advisers in just a moment. Then i want to talk about the pope francis effect. This week marks his oneyear anniversary, and now that hes captivated the world and the world is listening, what will the pontiff do with his remarkable influence . In a revealing interview, Cardinal Timothy dolan, the a h archbishop of new york, talks about sex abuse and samesex marriage. Plus, fight for the control of gop. Interesting politics this week. Rand paul wins a straw poll of conservatives this weekend after declaring it is time to elect lovers of liberty. Can he unify the party and take his message to a run for the white house . Ill be joined by our roundtable, and theyre alre
Steve meanwhile Vice President mike pence assuring the American People the president s Decisive Action will keep americans safe. Ainsley Aishah Hasnie joins us more from the newsroom with the latest casey cases from california. A little scary. It is. 8400 people right now in california are being watched for symptoms of this virus. This as President Trump may use special war powers to fast track the production of face masks. The u. S. Actually needs 300 million specialized masks but only has around 12 million. Reuters is reporting this morning that the president plans to invoke the defense production act to call on american factories to quickly produce these masks. Meantime the cdc is expected to send more test kits to california which only has about 200 of them left. This is crucial. As the Northern California woman who mysteriously got the virus without ever going to china wasnt tested for it for four days despite requests from hospital staff. California is also at the center of a whi