The Long Life of the Frontier Mullah
Basharat Peer : Non-Fiction
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
Aziz Huq : Film
The new film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders is the latest in a series of stunts aimed at humiliating and scapegoating Muslims.
2007
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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.
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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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'Feckless'? No Way!
Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women
Who says American feminists have ignored the plight of Muslim women?
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Veiled Intolerance
A batch of new books describe how European governments have dealt with Muslim immigrants and citizens since 9/11.
2006
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Keeping Up Appearances
Patricia J. Williams : Civil Rights & Liberties
What are we to make of those who would equate Muslim women who wear the veil with the threat of terrorism?
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State of Denial
Stephen Glain : Office of Homeland Security
By denying a noted Islamic religious scholar entry to the United States because of his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Bush Administration reveals its inability to deal with the realities of the Middle East.
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The Pope's Monopoly on Reason
Tarif Khalidi & Muhammad Ali Khalidi : Catholicism & Catholics
Pope Benedict XVI's controversial speech is indeed a call for dialogue among all religions. But what kind of dialogue is possible if the Pope believes his ideas are "rational" and everyone else's are not?
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Driving While Muslim
Spencer Ackerman : Increased Security After 9/11
As the hunt for homegrown terrorists sympathetic to Hezbollah intensifies, the Muslims of Dearborn, Michigan are losing their trust in American justice.
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Islamo-Fascism--Take Two
If we really want to understand the Muslim world, we should start by acknowledging that today's "fascists" were yesterday's freedom fighters.
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The Missionary Position
Laila Lalami : Cultural Criticism & Analysis
Like radical Islamists and American interventionists, Ayaan Hirsi Ali's The Caged Virgin and Irshad Manji's The Trouble With Islam Today express great concern for Muslim women. But the trouble is not necessarily with Islam.
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From Piety to Politics
Three new books examine the distinctions between religious and political Islam.
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Only Pictures?
Joe Sacco & Art Spiegelman : Comics
Two prominent cartoon artists discuss their perspective on the worldwide protests over the Muhammad cartoons.
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The Right to Be Offended
The question raised by cartoons deemed offensive to Islam has never been whether or not to draw the line but where it should be drawn.
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Fury Over Foreigners
Christian Parenti : Afghanistan
Western cartoons deemed insulting to Islam are only part of what is fueling mob frenzy in Afghanistan. Growing rage against the presence of foreign troops and frustration with ineffectual aid programs are feeding the flames.
2005
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Letter From Iran
While his ideological style may be rough, is Iran's newly elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the fire-breathing conservative that the mainstream Western media makes of him?
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Can It Happen Here?
Richard Alba & Nancy Foner : France
With religious school vouchers and public displays of the Ten Commandments on government monuments, the United States is following Europe's path to a melding of Christianity and the state. That's no way to instill loyalty among Islamic immigrants.
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Witnesses to an Execution
Richard Kim : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism
An international furor over the hanging of "two gay teenagers" in Iran.
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The Treason of the Clerics
Foucault and the Iranian Revolution details the story of Foucault's induction into journalism as a political correspondent in Iran.
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The Dutch-Muslim Culture War
Deborah Scroggins : Feminism & Women
The debate over women and Islam is polarizing Dutch society.
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Cosmopolis
Home for centuries to Christians, Muslims and Jews, Salonica was a cosmopolitan world where people of various cultures and religions lived side by side.
2004
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Dutch Tolerance Tried
Politicians across Europe are exploiting people's fears of terrorism and social breakdown.
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Neocon Man
Eyal Press : Conservatives & The American Right
Daniel Pipes has made his name inveighing against an academy overrun by political extremists. But he is nothing if not extreme himself.
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Letter From Paris
Maria Margaronis : Civil Rights & Liberties
In the form of a law regarding the wearing of the Islamic hijab, women's bodies are a battlefield--again.
2003
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Losing Friends in Indonesia
Suzanne Charlé : War on Terrorism
Even moderates who have denounced terrorism fear being seen as US puppets.
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Egypt's Islamist Dilemma
Militant leaders now preach peace, but they may have won the ideological war.
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Militants at the Crossroads
Ari Z. Weisbard : Iraqi Reconstruction/ Occupation
For a group that has enjoyed US support, SCIRI has much in common with many anti-Western Islamic fundamentalists.
2001
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