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‘Rising Global Tide’ Of Anti-Gay Crackdowns; More in Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…omosexuality is largely taboo.” Nestled in the Caucasus, at the crossroads between East and West, Georgia has witnessed a cultural clash between liberal forces and religious conservatives over the past decade, as it embarked on radical reforms and rapid modernization. Its leaders have worked hard to westernize the country’s image but homophobia remains widespread, rights groups say. Bokvadze was an organizer of “a now-infamous rally in 2013 agains…

UNESCO on Religion, Culture and SOGI in Asia; Orthodox Family Sues to Stop Cremation of Israeli Trans Woman; Struggles of Iraqi Queer Activists; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…not uniform and can change based on interpretations of religious texts or between religious leaders. In some countries, a resurgence of conservative interpretation of religion has been associated recently with a rise in violence and intolerance of LGBTI people. Homophobic sentiments are believed to be especially high in countries that are more religious and/or theocratic, with correlation also found between homophobia and gender inequality. Gende…

Herman Cain’s Israel Doctrine

By Sarah Posner

…of the notion of the “right of return,” a centerpiece issue in the Middle East peace process. “It would have helped if he would have said Palestinian right of return,” said Cain, adding, “Return to the bar? Return home?” Cain said he was focused in the interview on pronouncing Benjamin Netanyahu’s “name right.” He is currently reading a book on Israel. This is not a surprising reaction from Cain, who is known as a Tea Party favorite but also draw…

Beck, Native Americans, and the Book of Mormon

By Joanna Brooks

…rvice of a Mormon agenda. Not so fast. Is a belief in ancestral connection between indigenous Americans and ancient Middle Eastern tribes a “foundational premise” of Mormonism? Orthodox mainstream LDS Church members believe in the literal historicity of the Book of Mormon as a record of ancient peoples who migrated from the Middle East to the Americas. Since 1981, published prefaces to the Book of Mormon have stated that descendants of those Middl…

Forget the Pope—We Need a New Caliph!

By Haroon Moghul

…ne of the few remaining staunch uncritical allies of America in the Middle East. His main talent seems to be preternatural gift at self-preservation. Also maybe some Americans will think he’s the King of Michael Jordan, and that’ll be a step in the right direction. The Bad: After a surprisingly candid interview with Jeffrey Goldberg for The Atlantic, King Abdullah has laid all his cards on post-Arab Spring table, and managed to insult pretty much…

What if Israel Were in Germany? An Alternate History

By Haroon Moghul

…many and the Mormons rule a Missouri monarchy. I think you could do a much better job than me in explaining the doppelgänger world you created… The Arab states of the Middle East and North Africa are united in a democratic superpower—the UAS—with its capital in Riyadh. Persia, Kurdistan, and Turkey are independent democracies closely allied with the UAS. Israel, as you note, is located in central Europe; the story there is that after the Arabs bea…

Graham’s Muslim Brotherhood Conspiracy Theory Not New

By Sarah Posner

…r this month, I noted: ACT!, along with several conservative websites, has promoted the conspiracy theory that Obama has “quietly” appointed people with Brotherhood ties to top positions in his administration in order to orchestrate uprisings in the Muslim world. According to this theory, American leftists are in cahoots with the Brotherhood through a “consortium of left-wing organizations, Islamic groups, labor unions, and Obama-friendly corporat…

Ramadan: Third Day is the Charm

By Amina Wadud

…s are not open in the night though, just the markets. Then I moved to Southeast Asia. This was more to my standard. The work day started at 7:30 no matter what the season. My first Ramadan, my students sat for their final exams during the first three hump days. I got a migraine just having to proctor, not produce. The only difference — the work day was one hour shorter. In fact, since no one took off an hour for lunch, it was like an exchange. The…

Intellectualized Islamophobia

By Hussein Rashid

…Gulf War I. This revisionist view of history ignores the long interaction between the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds, and focuses on returning to a period when European nations were colonial masters. Historically, that connection has been between Islamdom and Christendom, not nation-states. In the modern period, when we deal with nation-states and non-state actors, and need to choose what sphere we are operating in, the religious or political. Clea…

Romney and the End-Times

By Sarah Posner

…chariah 13:8) and “On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south” (Zechariah 14:4). I’ve seen preaching on this by evangelicals; I’ve talked to evangelicals who believe these verses to be true, accurate, and undeniable prophecy of what will happen in Jerusalem. (N.B.: Zech…