The “Religion” Episode: Aziz Ansari and the Cultural Politics of Muslim Self-Representation
To call Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series Master of None “peak TV” is not to do…
Read Moreislam
New Study: Islamophobia Common in Catholic Media
With Catholic commentators writing about the “threat” of Islam, it’s no surprise many U.S. Catholics have negative views of Muslims
Read More
No, CNN, Saudi Arabia and Iran Have Not Been Fighting For “1,000 Years”
Yesterday, after the ISIS attack on Teheran, this astonishing paragraph appeared in a CNN article:…
Read MoreManchester—Last Gasp of a Failing Terror Movement?
The suicide attack by Salman Abedi outside the Manchester arena that killed 22 young people…
Read More
Ask a Muslim: What of Neanderthals and Aliens?
Not too long ago I received the following text: I’m gonna…
Read More
Gay Men Detained and Killed in Chechnya, and More in the Global LGBT Recap
Gilbert Baker, who created the rainbow flag design that has become a symbol of the…
Read More
Nike’s Token Equality: New Campaign Masks the Truth About Workers’ Rights
Last month Nike debuted its “Equality” campaign with an ad featuring high-profile athletes like Serena Williams, LeBron James,…
Read More
For Trump Admin, Immigration is About Race and Identity
Immigration exposes the tension between an idea of citizenship as identity and citizenship as a category of legal belonging.
Read More
Religious Traditionalists Resist Marriage Equality, Artist Questions What Is “Un-African” & More in This Global LGBT Recap
ILGA notes that some women in more than 50 countries went on strike on Wednesday’s…
Read More
Anti-Trans Bus Tour Is Not Very Welcome In Spanish Cities; Gay Rights As A Weapon In Nationalist War On Muslims; Global LGBT Recap
The Guardian had asked readers for nominations of LGBT rights activists who are making…
Read More