Wendell Barry on Sept. 11

A witty commentary on the "current crisis"

An article on the protests in Europe, Oct. 13

Rev. Sandra Olewine on Sept. 11

A piece on activism, with a list of useful links

An article on women in Afghanistan from Salon.com

Edward W. Said, "The Clash of Ignorance": This excellent current Nationarticle critiques the ostensible cultural differences between "Western" and Middle Eastern Islamic societies.

A letter from the Black Radical Congress to Rep. Barbara Lee, of California

An essay by Barbara Kingsolver

An essay by Tamin Ansary, an Afghan woman writer

An essay on urging men to show restraint during the present alarmist discourse