Rage or Courage?: YouTube Terrorism Take Two
What is it about rage that pervades so much thinking about Islam? Start by picking up the latest issues of Time and Newsweek—America’s airport reading—and talking to Google.
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Kindred Hatemongers: Why American Islamophobes and Muslim Protesters Need Each Other
Just as hate responds to hate, those whose political fortunes depend on the manufacture of hatred seem to need each other.
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YouTube Terrorism
How did a B movie get rendered into Arabic, then used to justify an attack on American sites overseas?
Read MoreLooking at Libya, and at Ourselves
Violence comes in many forms
Read MoreWhy Are Muslims So Concerned with Muhammad?
To say Muslims are offended by portrayals of Muhammad is missing the point…
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How to Prevent Ethnic Cleansing in Syria
In the Muslim world, pluralism collides with democracy and sovereignty, which is far more interesting and alarming than the battle lines we’ve imposed on the Middle East—of secularists versus Islamists, of free-thinking liberals versus religious autocrats.
Read MoreSantorum on Election of Muslim Brotherhood Candidate in Egypt…
How dare they pick the Muslim version of me?
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When I Have Fears The Middle East May Cease To Be
As I watch the latest news from Egypt, that the country’s parliament has been dissolved by a Mubarak-era court, I wonder: Has the revolution ended before it began?
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But Are They “The Good Muslims”?
The reason we talk about Egypt’s Salafis isn’t because we’re debating theology, at least not primarily—I don’t think we’re actually concerned with the specifics of Islamic thought. We’re more worried about what Salafism and Islamism generally means for our interests, values, and the Muslim world. At bottom, our concerns over Salafis are concerns over what they’ll do when they’re in power.
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The Risks of Remaining Neutral on Egypt
As Egyptian protests rock the casbah, the U.S. responds with cautious words and a noncommittal position. What are the risks if the Egyptian people don’t feel that America is supportive of their struggle?
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