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Category Archives: islam
Allah, Liberty, and Love – Introduction
[Starting today, I'll be blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji's Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is an outspoken activist for Muslim reform, and the author of the influential The Trouble with Islam Today, … Continue reading
Posted in books, gay rights, islam, religion, religious rights, women's rights
Tagged allah liberty and love, ijtihad, irshad manji, trouble with islam today
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Allah, Liberty and Love
Here’s my next blog-a-book project. Starting June 14th, I’ll be blogging my thoughts chapter-by-chapter on Irshad Manji’s Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji is the author of the highly influential The Trouble with Islam … Continue reading
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Paris, Oddly Enough (Part 7: French Muslims!)
By some estimates, 10% of France is Muslim. It’s the second most practiced religion in the country, after Catholicism (which isn’t saying much, I guess, considering how secular French society is overall these days). France’s relationship with Islam is complicated. … Continue reading
Honor-killer found guilty in Buffalo
Television entrepreneur Muzzammil Hassan has been found guilty of murder in the beheading of his wife Aasiya in 2009. Ironically, Hassan is notable for launching Bridges TV, an English-language channel specifically intended to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims. Hassan acted … Continue reading
Podcast #113 – The Assassination of Salman Taseer
Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, has been assassinated by one of his bodyguards for his open criticism of the country’s draconian blasphemy laws. Taseer had been speaking out on behalf of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, civil rights, international freethought, islam, podcast, politics, religion, religious rights
Tagged asia bibi, mount soledad cross, salman taseer
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Rest easy: Mohammad existed
Radio Netherlands Worldwide just posted a curious article: the historical evidence supports the proposition that Mohammad existed. Frankly, I wasn’t aware that there was any significant controversy over the historicity of Mohammad. Sure, a great deal (if not most) of … Continue reading
Posted in history, islam, religion, urban legends
Tagged mohammad, netherlands, radio netherlands worldwide
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International Burn a Qur’an Day
First let’s get something out of the way: International Burn a Qur’an Day was never even close to an international event. It was always only going to be a little bonfire on the ninth anniversary of 9/11, organized by pastor … Continue reading
Posted in books, christianity, commentary, islam, news, politics, religion, religious rights
Tagged dove world outreach, ground zero mosque, international burn a qur'an day, koran, terry jones
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Podcast #100 – Live at Dragon*Con 2010
It’s our 100th episode, and it’s live on the Podcast Track at Dragon*Con 2010! Aside from reminiscing about our previous 99 shows, we present our usual potpourri of items.
Posted in atheism, books, christianity, evolution, history, islam, podcast, politics, religion, science
Tagged behemoth, donald crosby, dragon*con, mohammad, omid safi, wafa sultan, warner robins high school
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1 in 5 think Obama’s a Muslim?
Frankly, I don’t believe the recent Pew Research poll that indicates 1 in 5 Americans believe President Obama is a Muslim. Sure, there’s some percentage of abjectly ignorant people who think that, but what this poll shows, IMHO, is the … Continue reading
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Tagged muslim, obama, pew
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Podcast #101 – International Burn a Qur’an Day
International Burn a Qur’an Day was a bust. Pastor Terry Jones of Dove World Outreach Center of Gainesville, Florida threatened, de-threatened and repeatedly vacillated as to whether or not he was going to organize a book-burning on the ninth anniversary … Continue reading →