Why it (Still) Makes Little Sense to Call ISIS Islamic
Last week, The New York Times’ Rukmini Callimachi published “A Theology of Rape,” a report as important…
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Not All Christians are Terrorists
“I know that not all Christians are right-wing extremist terrorists, but why are all right-wing…
Read MoreIslam is as American as…
In Monday’s New York Times, I wrote a fairly innocuous sentence that was upsetting to some:…
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To Get Hebdo Cartoons You Must Get Laïcité
Laïcité is not equivalent to the American notion of “secularism.”
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How Do We Talk About Islam After Charlie Hebdo?
It’s all too depressingly predictable and sickeningly familiar.
Read MoreInterview With a Muslim
Q: So where does this leave us? Do Muslims condemn terror? A: If I speak, it is used against me, and if I do not speak…
Read MoreKaren Armstrong, Caped Anti-Anti-Muslim Crusader?
When a friend recently saw me carrying around a galley of Karen Armstrong’s latest book Fields…
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Sikh Prof. Prabhjot Singh Was Not The ‘Victim’ of a Hate Crime
The narrative of victimization surrounding the story of Dr. Prabhjot Singh is overly simplistic and incongruent with Sikh traditions.
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Conservative Mag: Glenn Greenwald Hates America
But not for the reason you might think.
Read MoreHas This Anti-Muslim Extremist Reformed… Or Just Gotten Less Extreme?
Tommy Robinson, head of the far-right English Defence League, claims to have had an epiphany.
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