...freedom. Many Americans will disagree with the laws and policies of Muslim democracies. But, as Nakhleh points out, Islamic political parties in Turkey, Morocco, Malaysia, and Indonesia have won power...
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The politics of religious freedom
Religious freedom between truth and tactic
by Samuel Moyn...Catholic states in crisis circumstances (in Austria, Portugal, and Spain before World War II, and then Croatia, Vichy France, and Slovakia during it) and fascist states when this first best...
The Modern Spirit of Asia
Comparing China and India
by Peter van der Veer...a field that was founded by Max Weber and practiced by his followers, of whom the late Robert Bellah and the late S.N. Eisenstadt are among the best known. It...
The idea of the Muslim world: History and critique 
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Mona Oraby
The Muslim world: Political fiction and sociological fact?
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Mona Oraby
...Africa whose article “Mohammedanism and the Negro Race” interpreted the fate of Muslims and blacks distinctly from white Christians; the British historian Arnold Toynbee best known for his anti-Turkish propaganda;...
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René Girard dies at 91
by The EditorsEarlier this month, Stanford University announced that prominent faculty member René Girard had died after a long illness. Among many contributions, Girard is best known to many for his theory...
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Privatized beliefs
by Nicole GreenfieldAndrew Brown argues that neither religion nor atheism can be privatized in a democracy: Secularism is a doctrine about how society is best ordered. As such it cannot avoid imposing...
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German courts inhospitable to Muslim women
by Charles GelmanOver at altmuslimah.com, Sara Ludin writes that in numerous instances, the German court system has shown itself negligent at best, and vindictive at worst, in trying cases brought by Muslim...
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TIF essay nominated for the annual 3 Quarks Daily philosophy prize
by Wei Zhu3 Quarks Daily has just announced the full list of nominees for their annual prize for the best blog and online writing in the category of philosophy, to be judged...
The politics of spirituality
What does spirituality mean in America today?
by Courtney Bender and Omar M. McRoberts
Spirituality Politics | Image via Flickr user Annalisa Antonini What does “spirituality” mean in America today, and how can social scientists best investigate it? This paper identifies new approaches to...
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto
How religion gets mixed with violence
by Ainslie Embree...best interests of the United States Government.” Civilian rule was restored under Zulfiqar Bhutto from 1971 to 1977, and with his stated aim of giving Pakistan a sense of nationhood...