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Islamic Evolution

Although the Brotherhood isn’t new to parliamentary democracy, said Bayanouni, citing the group’s participation in Syria’s 1961 elections, the AKP has provided it with a blueprint for reform.

The dangers of secularism in the Middle East

Amid Arab Spring unrest, Western analysts tout secularism, fearing the rise of Islamists in the Middle East. But stability will come from including, rather than excluding, religious groups in politics.

Collateral Damage: #Oslo Attacks and Proliferating Islamophobia

For many people, these horrific events are perversely tied to the collective memory and pain for the backlash of 9/11. Even Europe has seen the rise of extreme-right populism, embodied in figures such as Geert Wilders

Who’s Behind The Movement To Ban Shariah Law?

On Fresh Air, New York Times investigative reporter Andrea Elliott joins Terry Gross for a conversation about the state-level movement to ban Shariah law.

Thoughts of a MB Young Woman about Norway Blast

When I first heard of the massacre that took place in Oslo last Friday, I wasn’t shocked as much as I was irritated. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw dozens of kids dead; it was as if whoever did that was heartless.

What Does the U.S. Want to Talk to the Brotherhood About?

To cut through the hype, it’s helpful to review the actual record of U.S.-Brotherhood contacts since the movement’s reemergence in Egypt in the 1970s. Until the 1990s, U.S. diplomats did not go out of their way to avoid Brotherhood members…

Do critics actually read the Koran?

A tenured preacher in Richmond, Virginia wrote to me admitting, “I don’t know much about the Muslim doctrine, but your holy book certainly does not teach peace or pluralism.” For someone who admittedly ‘didn’t know much’ about Islam, he banked pretty confidently in his conclusion.

Surveys Show Muslims in Every Country Less Likely to Justify Killing Civilians than Americans and Israelis

LibertyPhile is among a select group of Islamophobes who have compiled various poll results which portray Muslims in a negative light.

Meet the Right-Wing Hatemongers Who Inspired the Norway Killer

Why were America’s Islamophobes able to avoid accountability for so long? The answer is not that their yearnings for righteous political violence had not been fulfilled until Breivik emerged. The truth is far more uncomfortable than that.

Pamela Geller Hiding the Identity of Norwegian Terrorist (or Possible Future Terrorist)

In 2007, Pamela Geller–queen of the anti-Muslim internet world–published an email from Norway that sounds like it may have come from the anti-Muslim Oslo terrorist Anders Behring Breivik.