On April 2-3, Columbia University will play host to a conference, "Indonesia, Islam and Democracy: Comparative Perspectives."
Indonesia, Islam and democracy: Comparative perspectives
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Zionism or peace
Ben Ehrenreich writes in the Los Angeles Times that Zionism is what stands between Israelis and Palestinians in search of…
Big Love and a secret ceremony
At his blog Tuned In, James Poniewozik writes about an episode of HBO's Big Love that shows an endowment ceremony…
A female perspective on “Fitna”
Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders screened his short film "Fitna" at the Capitol in late February. Muslimah Media Watch commented on…
Veiling as strength
At AltMuslimah, Rebea Chaudhry discusses why American Muslim women choose to wear hijab or not.
Tweets of faith
At Religion Dispatches, Pauline Hope Cheong writes about how different religious groups are using Twitter, a microblogging system for messages…
An interview with Geert Wilders
Geert Wilders, a member of the Dutch Parliament, released "Fitna" in 2008, a controversial short film about the Qur'an and…
A Catholic school turns secular
Javier C. Hernandez writes in the New York Times about the Trinidad Campus of Center City Public Charter Schools, formerly…
Violence in the Bible and Qur’an
In the Boston Globe, Philip Jenkins discusses the hypocrisy of those who characterize Islam as a violent faith, based on…
The sacred and the secular
The Center for the Humanities at The Graduate Center, City University of New York has announced a series of discussions…