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The Undergarments of Absolutism: Why Abdulmutallab Got on the Plane

By Haroon Moghul

…s opposed to capture, state power.) The disagreement keeps Muslim states—a number of them egregious human rights violators, some supported by the West (i.e., Uzbekistan)—unstable and materially inferior, a feedback loop in the radicals’ favor. Together, these three points imply a fledgling theory: radical terrorism will threaten us so long as 1) “the great divergence”—to borrow Kenneth Pomeranz’s term—exists between Islam and the West, 2) it is pr…

Nuancing the Fear of Islam is Smart, Not Political

By Hussein Rashid

…Normally I have fun poking holes in the idiocies of Islamophobes. However, I must now, with heavy heart, go after the misuse of the term by a friend. Fatemeh Fakhraie of…

Kill Your Patriarchs: An Interview with Michael Muhammad Knight

By Hussein Rashid

…religion. He associates mostly with South Asian immigrants, even going to Pakistan for a while, which, I believe, explains his ability to render the immigrant experience so well. He has a crisis of faith that happens as he learns about Shi’ism: I had been taught to revere that first generation. The Prophet had said that they would be the greatest Muslims of all time, seconded by the generation immediately after them, and then the generation after…

Islamophobia v. Islamo-comedy

By Hafsa Kanjwal

…a catalyst for ending the “clash of civilizations.” They have pioneered a number of other films that help audiences understand Islam and Muslims in a wider historical and social context. What is extraordinary about this film is that it is quintessentially American, in the style of comedians like Bill Cosby or Jerry Seinfeld. By sharing their experiences, these comedians are able to shed light on the American Muslim experience, one that most Ameri…

Was Islam Responsible for the Boston Bombings, or Was “Internet Islam”?

By Ivan Strenski

…d physician, dug into some cave on the borderlands between Afghanistan and Pakistan, can declare fatwas whenever he chooses, we can understand how and why Sunnis are in disarray. When a gang of former Ghaddafi “guns” can desecrate the tombs of Muslim saints in Mali honored for centuries, and declare a Sharia-based state there, we know something is amiss. Who appointed them? And, about Boston: the older Tsarnaev brother, Tamerlan, is reported to ha…

Are Muslims as Dangerous as Nazis, as ESPN’s Curt Schilling Tweeted?

By Haroon Moghul

…have Muslims killed? Noted Islamophobe Pamela Geller has been bandying the number “270 million” around for some years now, though considering the source we should take that with several spoonfuls of salt. But okay, let’s pretend there’s a world in which the Venn diagram that contains Pamela Geller and fact includes some visible overlap. Let’s say Muslims really have killed 270 million people. There was that one time when Pamela Geller accidentally…

Obsession with Attackers’ Backgrounds Misses the Point of Terrorism

By Ali Olomi

…ihadis, there wasn’t a single suicide bombing. Both the United States’ and Pakistan’s intelligence services sought to bring the tactic to the mujahideen through texts and training, yet it wasn’t an easy sell. Hezbollah, who early on adopted suicide bombings, eventually abandoned the tactic for more traditional paramilitary methods. The reason jihadist groups imported terrorism from their nationalist counterparts was that they shared a commonality:…

The Archbishop’s Firestorm

By John Witte Jr.

…ts immune from civil appeal or constitutional challenge. Consider Nigeria, Pakistan, and other former English colonies that have sought to balance Muslim Sharia with the common law, other critics added. The horrific excesses of their religious courts (even calling the faithful to stone innocent rape victims for dishonoring their families) prove that religious laws and state laws on family issues simply cannot coexist. Case closed. This case won’t…

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Titanic: “Eurabian” Alarmism 2.0

By Haroon Moghul

…ver heard such a thing, nor do I believe theology could adequately explain Pakistan—or any other country for that matter. Even when Caldwell turns to polls to describe Muslims, he does so deceptively and selectively. Muslims’ claims of moderation must be read against, and tempered by, evidences of ongoing sympathy for resistance in places like Chechnya and Kashmir. This, Caldwell thinks, proves a uniquely Muslim taste for violence. Though if you r…

Publisher Withdraws History of Hinduism, Amid Protest

By Laurie Patton

…mmed Ali Jinnah, the lawyer and politician who later became the founder of Pakistan. In insisting on protection for works of history, and bona fide and honest criticisms of a religion, he stated a basic principle we should all share: works of history should not be subject to legal proceedings. Even if one were to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the criticisms of The Hindus: An Alternative History were valid (an awfully hard thing to do in th…