Historical Fiction’s Shipwrecks, Magical Objects, and the Marginalized
Historical fiction as diverse as Laila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account and teen TV show Outer Banks bring real stories of shipwrecks, magical objects, and the marginalized to life.
Islam
American Jews’ and Muslims’ Conflicts and Commonalities
America’s religiously observant Jews and Muslims straddle a highway, each with one foot in religion and one in culture while worrying about being hit by traffic.
Though Rich in Subject Matter, ‘Veil’ Has Trouble Finding a Narrative
There's so much to say about the challenges, frustrations, and offenses facing women who veil, that Veil has difficulty sorting it all out in a meaningful way.
A Weak Case for the Important Issue of ‘Muslims and the Making of America’
A book like Muslims and the Making of America is necessary in these times, and it's for that very reason that Hussain's effort is so disappointing.
‘Timbuktu’ Sends a Powerful Message About Jihadism
Timbuktu isn’t just a film about jihadism. It’s a film about the vibrant cultures jihadism can eradicate if it continues to spread.
Before Charlie Hebdo: The Cartoon Wars
Why is it that cartoons, more than any other expressive form, have incited the wrath of religious backlash?
Weapons Drawn! Perspectives on Charlie Hebdo
Questioning cartoons, satire, and the role of the media after the Charlie Hebdo assassinations.
‘The Lives of Muhammad’ Is Not Merely a Biography, but a Biography of Biographies
Ali's book is devoted to unraveling the story of the Muslim prophet, and a serious contribution to the debate over what is real, what is apocryphal, and what is myth.