By speaking out against Ayatollah Khamenei, much of the Iranian religious establishment is in a sense questioning the concept of the wilayat al-faqih, which laid the foundation of Iran's current form of government.
It must strike progressive atheists as a stroke of bad luck that Christopher Hitchens, leading atheist spokesperson, happens to have hawkish views on foreign policy.
The debate over Muslim dress and women's rights will continue. But it needs to be seen in a broader issue of cultural values and history.
"What does Sarkozy think? Outlawing burqas is going to make these women walk outside in a sundress?" asked one social worker. "They just won't leave home as often. He is sentencing them to prison!"
Not recognizing these holidays puts unnecessary pressure on Muslim students who must risk academic punishment if they choose to celebrate at home with their families.
This 4th of July I celebrated America's Independence with Pastor Rick Warren, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) and 45,000 Muslims as a part of the Islamic Society of North America's annual convention.
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It seemed okay in 2008 for a University Professor to harass a Muslim student and get away with it.
"Unfortunately, I wasn't scared enough, and I wasn't cautious," Anderson admitted. "I got caught because I refused to take the precautions that I probably should have."
The ruling Islamists appear to have forgotten their own history, and the role that technology can play in a popular uprising.
Afghan Star is the perfect window into a country's tenuous, ongoing struggle for modernity. What I would normally consider frivolous entertainment is downright revolutionary here.
Muslim women in burqas are not being "protected"; they are being marginalized.
Journey Into America portrays the experiences of Muslim-Americans, providing much food for thought about how we think about any designated group of Americans.
A rumor has been circulating that Michael Jackson had converted to Christianity shortly before his death, after a meeting with singers Andrae & Sandra...
Fighting against being defined by America's bygone eras, New Muslim Cool points us toward a more complicated future.
No wonder, given stories like Soraya's and Neda's, that people worldwide assume Islam is oppressive of women.
There are hundreds of points of action that feminists across Europe would prioritize above banning the burqa, were anyone to actually ask us.
Let's have no-holds-barred discussions about what it means to wear a burqa.
Could the traditional burqa-clad woman and the modern Western exotic dancer be two sides of the same coin?
Muslim women locked in a tyrannical chokehold by Muslim men can rest easy. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is ready to rescue us.
Somalis are given two alluring choices: join the Islamists' fight or head to the high seas. There's no state to either welcome them or be aligned with.
