civilsociety
Racialized Islam & The Racial-Industrial-Complex

The following is part I in a conversation with Jack Kerwick, author of "The American O...

politics
GOP Debate: America-First Alliance Emerges; Neoconservatives Neutralized

Donald Trump strode into the gaudy Venetian, in Las Vegas, for the CNN-Facebook Republ...

civilsociety
politics
Should A “Good Muslim” Be President of the United States?

Finally liberals and some conservatives agree on something. Ben Carson is a bigot! Typ...

religion
Throwback Thursday: A Century of Western Self-Delusion About Islam

In the runup to the horrors of the First World War, social turmoil seemed to be the (dis)...

popularstories
Obama’s Prayer Breakfast Outrage Provides New Moral Clarity

For all his failings as a national leader, President Obama has been a great gift to moral...

religion
OK Muslims Cheer Beheading of Colleen Hufford

Immediately after a press conference by local authorities regarding two murders, one of wh...

books
Review: ‘The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade by Philip Jenkins’

Later this year, the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the First World War will ...

movies
British Filmmakers Mock Islamic Radicals

There are some brave souls in the film industry. They just aren’t getting huge budgets a...

manners-and-morals
‘South Park,’ Blasphemy, and the Ghost of Theo Van Gogh

In the face of threats and intimidation from religious zealots, do you submit or do...

movies
‘Fitna’ Outlines Muslim Plans for the West—and the World

The Dutch politician Geert Wilders has released Fitna ("Fatwa"), his short film ...

uncategorized
Planned Dutch Film on Islam Sparks Controversy

Dutch politician Geert Wilders is back in the news for daring to say what few in the West ...

books
The Reality of Islam

One of the greatest difficulties in the West's confrontation with Islam in the past decade...

theater
Making Fun of Muslim Politics

A sign of hope for the UK: a group of jesters at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has put on ...