Obama Foes Misrepresent Islam with “Apostate” Tactic
A noted scholar of Islamic law explains the apostasy fallacy…
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Podcast: Eboo Patel on Islam, Pluralism, and the “Faith Line”
The Faith Line, as Eboo describes it, does not separate people of different religions but separates religious pluralists on the one hand and religious totalitarians on the other.
Read MoreUPDATED: Religion Has Been Framed; Covering the Aga Khan’s Visit
When a man who leads a large Muslim community, is believed to be descended from the Prophet Muhammad, and who derives his authority from that claim, comes to the United States it should be a major news story.
Read MoreImagine There’s no Islam…
…Or Judaism or Christianity or Hinduism. “Remove” Islam and the world would be more peaceful; or so goes the thinking, anyway…
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Op-Ed: God is Green
Earth Day, 2008: An American Muslim reflects on the ethic of environmental protection in Islam.
Read MoreMcCain Endorser: “Destroy” Islam
Megachurch Pastor Rod Parsley calls for America to “fulfill its divine purpose” by destroying “this false religion.”
Read More17 Reasons Why Women Wear Headscarves
The Muslim headscarf is capable of numerous meanings, many of which are rather less dramatic than outsiders might imagine…
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Take It Off, Or We’ll Make You: On Sarkozy’s Proposed Burqa Ban
When you step out in clothing that boldly states your womanhood, you are a free woman. You are no longer a slave to old rules and notions. Modernity is inherently free.
Read MoreThe Qawwali-Gospel, a Cross-Cultural Musical Experiment
Attempts at the recent Muslim Voices festival to reinvent the qawwali, of having it cross-fertilize with other musics, made the concert seem so promising as a closing event.
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When The Gods Die: Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett Take the ’70s With Them
Michael Jackson, pop theologian and transcendent performer, went from Jehovah’s Witness to Nation of Islam to Islam searching for the well-being embedded in so many of his songs. Farah Fawcett, who was so much more than a pretty face and healthy head of hair, courageously faced death on camera in a youth-obsessed culture.
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