Muslim Women's Rights, Continued
Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women
The massive participation by women in Iran's street demonstrations is surprising only if you accept the mullahs' view of women as weak and passive vessels.
2009
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Obama's Mideast Reset
Juan Cole : Barack Obama
In the wake of a charismatic speech, it's clear that a substantial majority of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims are rooting for him.
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Freedom of Speech, Round 5,425
Katha Pollitt : Human Rights & Civil Liberties
Two decades after the Ayatollah Khomeini called for a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, not much has changed on either side of the cultural divide.
2008
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India's Muslims
The deep grievances of marginalized Indian Muslims are a source of major societal rifts, exacerbated by the anti-Muslim propaganda of Hindu fundamentalists.
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The Long Life of the Frontier Mullah
The history of Pakistan's border regions remains an unruly captive of the imperial "Great Game."
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Sweatin' to the Koran
Katha Pollitt : Higher Education
What do burqas, Osama and fascism have to do with six hours of man-free exercise time at Harvard?
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Fitna's Hateful Crusade
The new film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders is the latest in a series of stunts aimed at humiliating and scapegoating Muslims.
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Amnesia at the Multiplex
Two films address US adventures in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a big dose of historical amnesia, political pandering, moral superiority and outraged innocence.
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In Europe, Where's the Hate?
The main threat to democracy isn't "Islamofacism" but plain old fascism, with mostly white Europeans terrorizing minorities in the name of racial, cultural or religious superiority.
2007
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Beyond the Veil
Laila Lalami : Civil Rights & Liberties
A new book examines headscarf hysteria and the politics of identity in contemporary France.
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Gay Muslims Unveiled in 'Jihad for Love'
Rashi Kesarwani : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
Parvez Sharma's new documentary chronicles the experiences of gay and lesbian Muslims in seven countries, as they struggle to align their sexuality with their religion.
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The New Face of Al Jazeera
Kristen Gillespie : Journalists & Journalism
Is the popular Arabic satellite network becoming more Islamist and sectarian?
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Combating Muslim Extremism
American politicians should stop implying that Muslim nations and individuals are more dangerous than any other group of human beings. They should also stop calling their religion "fascist."
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David Horowitz, Feminist?
Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women
The oppression of Muslim women is a major theme among the Islamofascistly aware. If only they felt the same about other women on earth.
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The Iranian Impasse
Janet Afary & Kevin B. Anderson : Non-Fiction
Five new books explore the failed progressive movements in Iran, and the dilemma the US left faces today.
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Persian Ghosts
The complex historical tensions between Sunnis and Shiites are not enough to explain the current crisis in the Middle East.
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