What is secularization? This question raises the issue of what exactly religion and “the secular” are---terms that, as our discussions…
Confessions of a casual Löwithian
Europe
Secularism, atheism, antihumanism
In a 1956 text on ethics and literature, Emmanuel Levinas offered the following diagnosis of the philosophical trends of his…
Where does Europe end and Islam begin?
In an interview with Eren Güvercin, Olivier Roy tries to clear up some of the misconceptions that plague and exacerbate…
Muslims in European public spheres and the limits of liberal theories of citizenship
Recent events in Europe, from the cartoon crisis in Denmark to the controversy over the construction of minarets in Switzerland,…
It’s all about reconciliation: A conversation with Tariq Ramadan
I had the opportunity to sit for a conversation with the Swiss philosopher Tariq Ramadan at the end of the…
Can Islam in Europe be tamed?
At Bookforum, David Wallace-Wells reviews Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents by Ian Buruma.
“Wrong on every detail that matters”
John R. Bowen, author of Why the French Don’t Like Headscarves and Can Islam be French, has a new article…
Mute symbols of Islam
The public visibility of religious and cultural signs of Islam expresses the presence of Muslim actors in European countries. The…
Swiss minarets and American self-righteousness?
At the Scoop, Courtney Bender analyzes the American media's editorial treatment of the Swiss minaret ban.
Does Europe have a Muslim problem?
In the New York Review of Books, Malise Ruthven reads Christopher Caldwell's Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam,…