A New Muslim Statement Against Torture
RD blogger Hussein Rashid, disturbed by the silence of the American Muslim community on torture, drafted this statement. Who will sign?
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“Just Like a Submissive Woman”
Women should not be excluded from the benefits of global sisterhood because of a shalwar kameez, or a business suit, or a kaffiyeh… Or because of Islam.
Read MoreChristian Radio, Muslim Radio
“This state of affairs in Christian radio is ironically reminiscent of how Salafi media outlets and websites dominated the early years of the Islamic Internet…”
Read MoreThe Archbishop’s Firestorm
Will accommodation of Muslim family law unleash “brutal violence” and “polygamy” in England, as critics suggest?
Read MoreAghast Responses to Obama’s Speech Betray Cynicism, Revisionism
This tempest in a teacup reminds me of some Shari’a controversies in contemporary Islamic societies…
Read MoreWhy No American Muslim Response to Torture?
If American Muslims do not oppose torture and participate in the conversation on American morality, they become a special interest group with little relevance. But within Islam there is a strong religious case to be made against torture.
Read MoreNuancing the Fear of Islam is Smart, Not Political
The word Islamophobia is used so broadly that it risks losing its meaning; fear is not the same thing as hatred.
Read MoreWho Are The ‘Religious Progressives’— and Why Use Such an Odious Term?
In the debate over what it means to be a religious progressive, the terms of the religious right have been adopted and a new way must be forged.
Read MoreUK Muslims & the “War on Christmas”
Overtly Christian displays are fine but respect is a two-way street…
Read MoreHow Not to Rescue Muslim Women
What to do when people start sounding like Samuel Huntington-meets-Edward Said…
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