Secularism requires that the state be separate from, and neutral vis-à-vis, religious groups. The state must also protect the religious…
Toward illiberal secularisms in Western francophone societies
France
Motherhood on the hinge
By the time I encountered Marie de l’Incarnation and the gripping story of her decision to abandon her eleven-year-old son…
Solidarity as the undoing of white supremacy
Solidarity is, in fact, the modus operandus of her entire project. Solidarity is made for Bouteldja through connections that transgress…
I know I am, but what are you?
For Bouteldja, though boundaries of identity are real and significant, they are also porous, and they must be made ever…
Wording and worlding: On the form of Bouteldja’s writing
Reading Whites, Jews, and Us may tell me plenty about racism and sexism, but mostly, firstly, not exclusively, it shows…
Controversy over French proposal to edit the Quran: A transatlantic perspective
In the interest of informing our English-speaking readers about recent public debates involving questions of religious difference and public life…
The world love jam
Before I read Houria Bouteldja’s Whites, Jews, and Us in full, I heard about the controversy that accompanied its initial…
“Strange bedfellows” and the reproduction of civilization
While the theoretical engagements and arguments both books provide are not limited to the question of women’s rights and feminism…
Conversion to Islam as religious and racial crossing
Due to the specific history of Islam in Western societies, the border that converts go over by becoming Muslim is…
Clothing the emperor in medieval garb
If both religion and art are reduced to visual spectacle and marketplace successes, then where in the immanent frame can…