Religion

Great event at New America earlier today. Eboo Patel, a Muslim-American and author of "The Faith Line," spoke about religious tensions and what he sees at the real divide -- not the differences between Christians, Muslims, Jews and others, but the growing split between "religious pluralists and religious totalitarians" in all the major faiths.

Video of Patel's remarks are below; more details can be found here.

Book Review, NationalJournal.com

In the fall of 2000, Israeli journalist Yo'av Karny published "Highlanders: A Journey To The Caucasus In Quest Of Memory" -- a rich and detailed account of his travels and research in the mountainous region that stands between southeastern Russia and the Middle East. And while the book's focus is much broader than Chechnya, that northern Caucasus republic's uprising against Russia made "Highlanders" an unexpectedly timely resource for those trying to understand that conflict and the confusing corner of the world in which it was taking place.