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Religion in Tension on World AIDS Day

By Susan Henking

…Christianity; AIDS education efforts clash with Islamic fundamentalism in Indonesia, the Dalai Lama is regularly accused (whether truthfully or not) of anti-gay sentiments, and the complex relationship between Hinduism and this stigma have also been debated. This year’s World AIDS Day theme, “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise” calls us, whether we are religious or secular, to refuse the role of religion in perpetuating hatred and inhumanity, to focus o…

Rarefied Islamophobia: When Americans Duplicate the European Cultural Talk

By Jocelyne Cesari

…in fertility occur throughout the Muslim world; from Egypt to Morocco and Indonesia. Such analysis would attribute variation in fertility rates not to Islam, but to the specific cultural and political conditions within each locality. It is certainly true that immigrant communities often exhibit higher fertility rates than host populations overall. But over time these rates usually fall in line with those of the indigenous population, as shown by…

Satanic or Silly: Does Yale Press Censorship of Cartoons Insult Muslims?

By Daniel Martin Varisco

…eign minister of Nigeria that publishing the images would cause riots from Indonesia to Nigeria; a repeat of the previous protests that led to a boycott of Danish products, attacks on Danish embassies, and a number of deaths. Last month in the New York Times, however, Reza Aslan countered that the controversy over the cartoons has died out and that in any case, there never was any violence over them in the United States. I agree with Aslan that th…

C Street Scandal, the Media, the Future of the Family: An Interview with Jeff Sharlet

By Bill Berkowitz

…de facto lobbyist for strongmen ranging from Haiti’s Papa Doc Duvalier to Indonesia’s Suharto. Disavowing the strident pulpit-pounding that makes headlines, Coe preaches a far more authoritarian message, advising congressmen to look to “evil men” such as Hitler, Stalin, and Mao for insight into the nature of Christ’s power. Why did the much of the mainstream media—with the exception of MSNBC’S Rachel Maddow—lose interest in the C Street story af…

Single Greatest Idea Ever: On the 150th Anniversary of Darwin’s Origin of Species

By Lauri Lebo

…llow naturalist had arrived at independently while collecting specimens in Indonesia and Malaysia. For a beautiful account of man’s evolutionary history, and a glimpse into just how much scientists understand about our origins, in the past month, Nova aired on PBS the three-part series, Becoming Human. Last week, Comfort was quoted in Charisma saying he doubts intelligent design will ever be taught in schools alongside evolution. “That’s because w…

Is This Light?

By Amina Wadud

…let’s bare it naked, so to speak and see what we shall see. When I was in Indonesia I got asked more than once, why the verse that talks about zinah, adultery and fornication, starts with the female al-zaani’a, when male starters is the norm for both Arabic language in general and the Qur’anic language in particular. I can only wager a guess, not even worth mentioning I’m afraid. There are other problems about the word zinah, as recent times have…

The Kaaba: Center of the Universe

By Amina Wadud

…ed commemoration without the building huge edifices: the island of Bali in Indonesia, for one; and Katmandu in Nepal, for two. In both those places, I just felt like everywhere everyone remembers the sacred. From bells to ring as you walk past them in Katmandu; to little daily offerings in the fronts of every store and office, as well as at the temples in Bali. These are reminders. We are reminded to reflect on that which is beyond the everyday or…

The Age of Dhikr

By Amina Wadud

…dan. Because I’ve only lived here for four months after a year and half in Indonesia, I don’t have very strong networks or too many close relations yet. It’s just family and as I said, at the moment no one of my close family is fasting with me. This week I began my intentional socialization. I had a guest earlier in the week and a few on the list for the week ahead. This weekend, has been pretty busy. Friday I went to an organized iftar for LGBT M…

Howling at the Moon

By Amina Wadud

…le in my neighborhood, or the maid, the one who came three times a week in Indonesia and the one who lived-in were eligible. I also give to non-Muslims if I know their circumstance. Whether we should give to non-Muslims is up for dispute by some jurists. But today’s realities make it quite clear: we can no longer consider the need of a Muslim as greater than the need of a non-Muslim. This is like the tendency in some international circles to consi…

Forgiveness

By Amina Wadud

…pe the offense of racism finds such recompense in America. In Malaysia and Indonesia, at the end of Ramadan there is a custom to seek forgiveness zahir and batin for offenses done knowing and unknowingly. We do not know all the time how our actions affect another person. So to keep the level of humanity in forgiveness straight let me say, in writing this blog, if I have offended anyone knowingly or unknowingly, please forgive me and astaghfir-Alla…