“Media Guide–Afghanistan”
See a Council on Foreign Relations’ media guide to the conflict in Afghanistan, featuring a list of experts and other resources.
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“Bin Laden, who denied burial to many, buried with respect to Islam”
President Obama stressed that bin Laden was “not a Muslim leader,” as USA Today‘s Faith & Reason blog notes in an article about bin Laden’s death and burial.
“Full Remarks: President Obama on the Death of Osama Bin Ladin”
Read the text of Obama’s initial remarks after the raid on Osama bin Ladin Pakistani compound, posted at Time.com.
“Osama bin Laden, the face of terror, killed in Pakistan”
Read CNN’s article and obituary on Osama bin Laden.
“Osama bin Laden killed: Leader of terrorist group al-Qaeda was 54”
Read The Washington Post’s obituary on Osama bin Laden.
“Osama bin Laden buried at sea after being killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan”
Read The Washington Post’s news story on bin Laden’s death.
“Is it morally right to celebrate bin Laden’s death?”
A CNN article examines the morality of celebrating bin Laden’s demise.
Sarah Eltantawi
Sarah Eltantawi is a scholar of religion, with a specialty in Islamic studies. She has written widely on Islam and politics.
“‘USA! USA!’ is the wrong response”
David Sirota, who in 2001 was a congressional staffer and had to flee the U.S. Capitol on 9/11, laments the public jubilation of some Americans at bin Laden’s death.