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From Shofars to Hammers: The Spiritual Warriors of MAGA are ‘ReAwakening’ to Political Violence

By Mark Clatterbuck

…the dominant brand of today’s Republican Party. For good reason, a growing number of expert observers have begun sounding the alarm. I suggest it’s time we hit the panic button. The rally featured plenty of repugnant elements—from the relentless attacks on transgender youth consistent with fascist scapegoating, to the steady drumbeat of election fraud claims, to accusations that Dr. Fauci engineered Covid-19 in a Chinese lab to help a demonic caba…

God Bless Islam with Courageous Leadership

By Ebrahim Moosa

…aching a theology no longer even appropriate for people in Iran, Egypt, or Pakistan? Does he teach the tradition creatively and help people think imaginatively? Or does he focus on impieties and promote the virtues of paraphernalia like the dress code and the mandatory length of facial hairs? If the imam is as wise as the religious leader in the Canadian sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie, it will be a huge step up. Mosque committees share their…

Gandhi, his Grandson, Israel, and the Jews

By Shalom Goldman

…tionalist extremist. His vision of a united India was not to be fulfilled; Pakistan was separated from India and established as an Islamic state. The Indian Republic was established in 1950, and quickly entered into a series of conflicts with Pakistan and in the nationalistic fervor of the time Gandhi’s ideas were jettisoned. The Gandhians went into the political wilderness. In February, 1948, the day after Gandhi’s ashes were spread on the Ganges…

Just Your Average Teenage Muslim (Shapeshifter) Girl From Jersey

By Saadia Faruqi

…sonality by naming their newest superhero Kamala, which is a very uncommon Pakistani name. More Pakistani women may have identified with her if had she been named Aisha or Salma, but then we might not visualize Malala’s brave face talking about her real-life crime fighting against the Taliban on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. So great choice Marvel, whether intentional or not. As a Pakistani from New Jersey (though that may make her even more…

Why it (Still) Makes Little Sense to Call ISIS Islamic

By Haroon Moghul

…cal Islam was born, the fusion of religious identity with modern politics. Pakistan was the first experiment in modern Islamic governance, and was founded as an egalitarian democracy. Iran, a theocracy, frames itself—like Pakistan (despite the different political systems)—as a reproduction of the Prophetic ideal of government. Yet slavery appears in neither country’s constitution. Likewise, it wasn’t discussed by Islamist movements, or by their ra…

It’s Theology, Not Baseball: Misunderstanding Iraq’s Sectarian Conflicts

By Amyn B. Sajoo

…ture are at best fragile — from Somalia and Yemen to Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Mali, and the Central African Republic. It is also true that transitions from authoritarian to looser forms of governance are fraught with high political risk, as in ex-Yugoslavia, Egypt, and Iraq. Moreover, most of these radical groups, including the “Islamic State,” have a record of cynical gangsterism, routinely taking hostages and terrorizing targets for ranso…

The War on Terror is Over; Tahrir Buried It

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…ous activists as unruly and undemocratic. This is the situation that vexes Pakistan’s political life (and to some extent it is the problem that confronts President Barack Obama with the Tea Party Republicans supported by the Christian Right in the United States). But even the Pakistan scenario is a positive direction for a country like Egypt with such a violent and divisive political past. Even gridlock between extreme elements that nonetheless ag…

Why Don’t Muslims Condemn Terrorism?

By Hussein Rashid

…Muslim control for centuries, and at best is currently 10% Muslim. Even if Pakistan and Bangladesh are counted as part of larger South Asia, only 1/3 of the population is Muslim, spread through the north, the center, and the south. There is no universally recognized command to convert and/or kill. 3. Muslims do not condemn terrorism. Part of moving beyond this simplistic idea of Muslims is to move beyond simplistic pronouncements. Muslims are cons…

For God or for Fame? The Making of a Teenage Bomber

By Kambiz GhaneaBassiri

…BI undercover employee, pretending to represent a militant Muslim group in Pakistan, met with Mohamud in a downtown Portland hotel to discuss his aspirations for “the cause.” The FBI agent gave Mohamud five options: “(1) pray five times a day and spread Islam to others; (2) continue studying and get an engineering or medical degree so he could help the brothers overseas; (3) raise funds for the brothers overseas; (4) become ‘operational’; and (5)…

The Biggest Lesson Learned From the US War in Afghanistan is How Little We’ve Learned

By Sara Kamali

…e a problem best left to history. However, by evading the central issue of Pakistan’s involvement in the creation and fortification of the Taliban, the US is now forced to negotiate and potentially collaborate with the Taliban, who have taken over the government in Afghanistan. The Taliban are the outcome of Pakistan’s intelligence service, the ISI, and America’s Operation Cyclone, that resulted in Osama bin Laden’s rise to prominence and ultimate…