25 Things You Can Blame Muslims For
In this latest addition to It’s Your Fault, The Cubit’s series on blame in contemporary society, RD senior correspondent…
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Heaven On Earth: A Non-Hysterical History of Shari’ah
Sadakat Kadri’s Heaven on Earth is the kind of book that can appeal to the curious, as well as the intellectually serious—that strange product which actually leaves you knowing more about Islam than you did before you started.
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The Polite Islamophobia of the Intellectual
Islamophobia is an ideological project and it is not limited to cartoons. It is not the purview of the political right. It is not a Zionist conspiracy. It is not an evangelical polemic. It draws on the uncertainty about Islam that pervades the American public square since 9/11.
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Satire is Religion
The debate over cartoons and prophets is not just about freedom of speech; it’s about freedom of religion.
Read MoreA 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?
Read MoreFearful Saudi Conservatives Flexing Muscles
As the Saudi leadership makes motions toward liberalizing the state a conservative leader makes an interesting argument.
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