In this week's New York Times Sunday Book Review, Max Rodenbeck has an essay on two recent books on Islam: Faith and…
Muslim political history: two views from the West
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Confronting non-violent Islamism
In the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs, Marc Lynch reviews Paul Berman's The Flight of the Intellectuals, taking the opportunity…
The Arab Gulf States: Beyond Oil and Islam
Haroon Moghul reviews Sean Foley's new book: The Arab Gulf States: Beyond Oil and Islam.
Spain moves to ban burqa
In the most recent European attempt to prevent radical Islam's spread, Spain's Senate voted this past Wednesday in favor of…
Religious cartoons: freedom of speech as well as religion
In a post at Religion Dispatches last month, Austin Dacey argues vehemently that religious satire is nothing new. Before the…
A Muslim prisoner’s story
On The Guardian's Belief page, a former prisoner documents the power of religion and faith to foster group solidarity and personal reform…
The continuing plight of American Muslims
Kevin Drum is duly indignant about the case of Yahya Wehelie, a U.S. citizen placed on the no-fly list and…
“Religion can make life inside bearable”
Francis Davis discusses the role of religion in the prison system, why certain religious movements acquire certain followings, and the…
Conceptions of Islam and American (in)tolerance
On June 6th, in response to plans to construct a Muslim cultural center near Ground Zero, outrage ensued in the…
CFP: “Social Policy & Religion in the Middle East”
The 12th Mediterranean Research Meeting of the European University Institute---to be held in Florence, Italy, from April 6-9, 2011---will include…