Brief Hits:

For an interesting discussion of the roots of Islamic anti-Semitism and its repercussions, consider an article by blogger Richard Webster. [link]. Although Webster's agenda is decidedly pro-Palestinian, he includes as an appendix to his article what appears to be a fairly balanced bibliography of links.

Thomas Friedman, writing in today's New York Times, talks about "Islamic Protestantism" in Iran, and tells us that the trial of Hashem Aghajari represents a true touchpoint in the conflict between the moderate and extremist arms of Islam. [link] As Friedman notes, the speech was recently translated by the MEMRI service [link]

Finally, for more about Aghajari, I recommend this interview with him conducted in August 2000. [link]