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| − | '''Stephen Schwartz''' is a close associate of the notorious Islamophobe [[Daniel Pipes]] with whom he founded the think tank, [[Center for Islamic Pluralism]] (CIP).[http://www.islamicpluralism.org/bios.htm] In December 2004 he was touring with [[Husain Haqqani]], a [[neocon]] connected Pakistani, in support of a think tank by the name of [[Institute for Islamic Progress and Peace]](IIPP).[http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2004/02/12/news/local/cmuslim0213.txt] It is not clear, however, whether CIP and IIPP, both | + | '''Stephen Schwartz''' is a close associate of the notorious Islamophobe [[Daniel Pipes]] with whom he founded the think tank, [[Center for Islamic Pluralism]] (CIP).[http://www.islamicpluralism.org/bios.htm] In December 2004 he was touring with [[Husain Haqqani]], a [[neocon]] connected Pakistani, in support of a think tank by the name of [[Institute for Islamic Progress and Peace]](IIPP).[http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2004/02/12/news/local/cmuslim0213.txt] It is not clear, however, whether CIP and IIPP, both set up by Daniel Pipes, are one and the same. |
A brief biographical note on the ''FrontPage'' website describes him as "a vociferous critic of [[Wahhabism]][http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A12069-2002Dec19¬Found=true][http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~ikalmar/illustex/geertz%20mecca%201.htm][http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/interrogatory111802.asp], Schwartz is a frequent contributor to [[National Review]], The [[Weekly Standard]], [[FrontPage]], and other publications."[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=321] | A brief biographical note on the ''FrontPage'' website describes him as "a vociferous critic of [[Wahhabism]][http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A12069-2002Dec19¬Found=true][http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~ikalmar/illustex/geertz%20mecca%201.htm][http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/interrogatory111802.asp], Schwartz is a frequent contributor to [[National Review]], The [[Weekly Standard]], [[FrontPage]], and other publications."[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/authors.asp?ID=321] | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 2 February 2007
Stephen Schwartz is a close associate of the notorious Islamophobe Daniel Pipes with whom he founded the think tank, Center for Islamic Pluralism (CIP).[1] In December 2004 he was touring with Husain Haqqani, a neocon connected Pakistani, in support of a think tank by the name of Institute for Islamic Progress and Peace(IIPP).[2] It is not clear, however, whether CIP and IIPP, both set up by Daniel Pipes, are one and the same.
A brief biographical note on the FrontPage website describes him as "a vociferous critic of Wahhabism[3][4][5], Schwartz is a frequent contributor to National Review, The Weekly Standard, FrontPage, and other publications."[6]
On June 6, 2003, Schwartz participated in a program at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies on "Saudi Arabia: Friend or Foe?". The foundation website describes Schwartz as "Senior Policy Analyst, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and author of The Two Faces of Islam.
Affiliations
- Institute for Islamic Progress and Peace, Executive Director
- Center for Islamic Pluralism, Executive Director
- Jamestown Foundation, Terrorologist [7].
- Family Security Matters, contributing editor [8]
- MEMRI, Schwartz uses their material.
- Tech Central Station, contributor
Published Works
- Stephen Schwartz, The Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa'ud from Tradition to Terror, Doubleday, October 2002. ISBN 0385506929
External Links
- "Stephen Schwartz", Center for Islamic Pluralism, accessed May 2005.
- Search results for Schwartz at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
- Schwartz's biography on the website of the Jamestown Foundation.
Articles
- "From Munis to Meese: Left Communism or State Department Surrealism" 1993 article by Kevin Keating (aka "Keith Sorel").
- "Neo-conservatism and Stephen Schwartz: the further adventures of an obituary writer" 2003 article also by Kevin Keating.
- Schwartz's FrontPage Magazine articles.
- Kathryn Jean Lopez, "The Good & the Bad: Stephen Schwartz on Islam and Wahhabism", National Review Online, November 18, 2002.
- Michael Doran, "Fighting Faith: 'The Two Faces of Islam: The House of Sa'ud From Tradition to Terror' by Stephen Schwartz", Washington Post, December 22, 2002.
- Clifford Geertz, "Which Way to Mecca? Part II", New York Review of Books, Volume 50, Number 11, July 3, 2003.
