Theo Padnos
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Theo Padnos holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and has lived and studied in both Syria and Yemen. His book, Undercover Muslim, will come out later this year.

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The End of the Line in Yemen

Posted March 18, 2011 | 16:18:25 (EST)

Over the past ten years, the world has been watching the nation of Yemen drift into the abyss. It's a fascinating spectacle, let's admit it. The disappearance of drinking water, the staggering rate of population increase, the corruption, the floods, the cussedness of the Yemeni president, the hollow...

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Love and Healing for Muslim 20-Somethings: Anwar al-Awlaki's Moment

Posted December 7, 2010 | 04:44:33 (EST)

Four hours after Roshonara Chaudhry, a 21 year-old English and communications student at Kings College in London, tried to murder her MP, she was sitting in a police station explaining herself to two detectives. In the morning, she had stabbed The Right Honorable Stephen Timms twice in the stomach. She...

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