From Fox411 (they will hopefully fix the affiliation): Hussein Rashid, religion professor and religion dispatches associate editor at Hofstra University, said he is concerned that self-censorship will lead to a shutdown of the dialogue that must continue if people can be brought to understand the true meaning of Islam. “I…
My piece on Religion Dispatches on South Park and Revolution Muslim has been quoted in several other outlets: The Guardian: No freak-out over South Park by Zahed Amanullah Tikkun Daily: Beavis and Butt-Head declare holy war against “South Park” by Svend White Beliefnet: South Park, Muhammad, Jesus, and the Media…
Quoted may be too generous as it seems to be an uncredited reference to an article on Religion Dispatches. Cleveland International Film Festival: Locally filmed ‘Taqwacores’ explores Muslim youth rebellion Many Muslims found the book’s depictions — of drinking, sex, drugs and young people who challenge the religion’s teachings —…
Abdel Haleem Ahmed Ali Bakhtiar Behbudi and Turner Khalidi Mir Ali Quli Qarai Yusuf Ali
General: Abou El Fadl, Khaled. Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 2001. Algar, Hamid. Wahhabism: A Critical Essay. Oneonta, NY: Islamic Publications International, 2001. Bulliet, Richard W. The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004. Ernst, Carl…
http://www.parkavenuechristian.com/quest1 INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM Four Mondays at 6:30 pm, beginning February 1 Tickets: $100 through smarttix.com Even the most sophisticated New Yorkers know little about Islam. What limited knowledge we do have comes through the media, where facts are often incomplete. This introductory course will cover the principal beliefs of…
Mentioned in an article on Change.org about a response to racial profiling.
Patheos recently republished an article of mine from Religion Dispatches. In the United States, a place I have argued is a new intellectual Mecca, rather than attacking a simplified version of Islam, an Islam-lite if you will, I find more and more American Muslims defining themselves by Orientalist constructions of…