All Posts Tagged With: "Islam"

For the terrorist ‘cheering section,’ it’s about ‘policy not principles:’ Q+A with Dalia Mogahed

If you have grown weary of punditry or sweeping op-ed comments about the state of the Muslim world, you may share my feeling that poll data feels like a breath of fresh air in the public conversation about Islam. What do Muslims around the world think about pressing issues like terrorism, U.S. foreign policy and […]

4Mar2008 | Andrea Useem | 3 comments | Continued

“Osama Bin-Who?” Native Deen, and Why American Muslims Shouldn’t Play the Victim

When ReligionWriter first heard that the American Muslim hip-hop group Native Deen had a new album out this winter, she wanted to buy it right away. Native Deen’s earlier album, The Deen You Know, was played more-or-less non-stop in RW’s car for months, at the request of her young sons, who loved to rock out […]

14Jan2008 | Andrea Useem | 16 comments | Continued

Your Grandmother’s Islam: Can Religion Be Separated from Culture?

Quick, identify this scene: At dusk, believers flock to a shrine, following the pounding of drums. They come to hear the rhythmic chanting of a living saint. A leafy stimulant is passed around, and the men and women chew it until they reach a transcendent state, rocking and dancing and chanting along with their leader […]

4Sep2007 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | Continued

Romeo and Juliet in Saudi Arabia, and Romeo’s a big disappointment

Get on a plane to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Rent a house, find a job, settle in. Learn Arabic, make friends, spend years in the country. Still, you will never get as full a glimpse into the lives of young urban Saudi women as you will from reading Rajaa AlSanae’s novel, Girls of Riyadh, published in […]

13Aug2007 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | Continued

What Would Prophet Muhammed Eat?

Given that some American Protestants are finding dietary inspiration from Jesus, it seems only fitting that American Muslims might look to the Prophet Muhammed for inspiration to lose weight, eat healthy and fight the obesity epidemic. After all, evidence of Jesus’ diet in the Gospels is thin, and the Last Supper’s bread and wine is […]

18Jul2007 | Andrea Useem | 4 comments | Continued

Scholar: In Islamic Feminism, Both Liberals and Conservatives Play Essential Roles

(Left: Christina Hoff Sommers speaking at Friday’s conference, “The Rights of Women in Islam and Muslim Societies.” Photo by Andrea Useem)
In the struggle to accord women more rights in Islamic law and culture, who can play the most effective role? Christina Hoff Sommers, an American Enterprise Institute resident scholar speaking last Friday, pointed to the […]

30Apr2007 | Andrea Useem | 0 comments | Continued