Entries Tagged 'Muslims and Islam' ↓

Am I the last person to learn that you can get free podcasts of This American Life?  How cool is that?  And here I’d been trying to find an excuse to listen to the radio in my car from 2-3pm every Sunday.
This week’s broadcast is on relations between Muslims and non-Muslims [MP3], with a particularly [...]

Well I’ll be darned.  Yesterday I wrote a few lines about Koranic recitation and the relationship between language and music, and today the New York Times has a piece on the Dubai International Holy Koran Award, a Koran reciting competition for males aged 21 years and younger.
Apparently this is quite the contest.  There are over [...]

I wrote earlier today about a “Being John Malkovich - Flatliners” mashup dealing with out-of-body experiences and the brain.  Well, if that movie needed a soundtrack, I’d think about using parts of the following radio program.  I know I overuse the word fascinating, but I can’t think of a better description for this.  Kieran Healy [...]

From Svend at Akram’s Razor:
Do read Ralph Peters’ courageous declaration of war on the real cancer within the American body politic, empty-headed Islamophobia that passes off hatred and hysteria for patriotism and devotion to America’s ideals.
I did read it, and I definitely recommend it to you all.  It’s pretty brash, but I think Peters picked [...]

The story about Muslim reaction to the Pope’s comments is getting bigger and bigger, and since my response to Maria’s comments was getting longer and longer, I thought I’d post it for all to see.  You may want to read her comments first.
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Hi Maria,
Thanks for your comments and the links.  I’d been looking for [...]

If you guessed “Muslims”, you’re right!
The Pope gave a speech on Tuesday that’s been described as an invitation to Muslims to join in dialogue about the irrationality of violence in the name of religion.
Unfortunately, he thought this invitation should include the following quote from a 14th century Byzantine emperor:
Show me just what Mohammed brought that [...]

Mona Eltahawy tells a great story about sitting next to a Muslim man sporting a beard, tunic, and baggy pants on a flight to Denmark.  She herself is Muslim and on her way to a conference in Copenhagen for young Muslim leaders, but she suspects her Western clothes and uncovered head will earn scorn from [...]