In my opening post, I suggested that a second assumption underpinning the Chicago Report is that American foreign policy should…
Islam
Reshaping Islam’s image with… comic books?
The events of September 11th, 2001, changed the image of Islam for many in the world. The religion that, most…
Tariq Ramadan returns to the U.S.
Last Thursday, Tariq Ramadan addressed his first American audience in over five years. Before a crowd that filled the historic…
Institutional parochialism and the sociology of religion
Recently, Levitt, Bender, Cadge and Smilde have argued that scholarship in the sociology of religion might become less “parochial” and…
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…
Islam on the rise in Brazil’s favelas
At Shadow and Act, Tambay Obenson posted a video about the rise of Islam in Brazil's favelas. The clip, from…
A new generation of Muslim activists
According to a recent story in Time magazine, there is a new type of Muslim activism brewing across the globe.…
Prominent Pakistani cleric condemns political violence
John Esposito reports at On Faith that Muhammad Tahir Qadri, an influential Pakistani cleric, has "issued a 600-page fatwa, described…
Can Islam in Europe be tamed?
At Bookforum, David Wallace-Wells reviews Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents by Ian Buruma.
On the role of religion in U.S. foreign policy
Since the release last week of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' detailed and lengthy report (pdf) on the state…