How Not to Rescue Muslim Women
What to do when people start sounding like Samuel Huntington-meets-Edward Said…
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A Square Yard of Fabric Makes a Boring, Foreign SAHM*
MediaCurves conducted a study to examine popular perceptions of women who wear hijab…
[*SAHM = Stay at Home Mom.]
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Why Hillary Clinton is Truly Unelectable
It’s not her past mistakes, it’s her past.
Read MoreSister Rose and a Teenager’s First Headscarf
A Pakistani girl and a Nun square off over religious expression.
Read MoreContraband Valentine
Saudi Arabia cracks down on Valentine’s Day and the reflection of an American Muslim…
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Necessary Sacrifice: Sundance, Mormon Movies, and the Race to Oscar Night
Ritual violence at this season’s film festivals…
Read MoreThe Omission of the “New” Evangelicals
While the political focus of evangelicals shifts, mum is still the word on abortion.
Read MoreThe Religious Right Goes Global with “Demographic Winter”
Fears erupt over the extinction of the white, Christian West.
Read MoreImus is Back… Of Course
Imus’ unsurprising return underscores the lack of a meaningful dialogue on race and gender in America.
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UPDATED: Warren is… Heterogeneous on Gay Marriage; In Hot Water for Equivocation
Last week on Larry King, “America’s Pastor” downplayed his opposition to gay marriage. That was not always the case.
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