Tag Archives: Islam

The limits of pluralism, and the necessity of an identity

Posted on November 28, 2009 by David Hume

I just finished Vali Nasr’s Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World. Very much in the mold of Fareed Zakaria’s The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home … Continue reading →

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Creationism in the Muslim world

Posted on November 18, 2009 by David Hume

A ScienceBlogs I have a post on Muslim Creationism data up. The paper, On being religious : patterns of religious commitment in muslim societies, has lots of information. You can download it at the link. Here are the topline results … Continue reading →

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Pakistan is already an Islamic State

Posted on April 30, 2009 by David Hume

So claims Ali Eteraz: Most people in the world, including some Pakistanis, live under the illusion that the country is secular and just happens to have been overrun by extremists. This is false. Pakistan became an Islamic state in 1973 … Continue reading →

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Killing of apostates in context

Posted on April 14, 2009 by David Hume

Chaplain’s E-mail Sparks Controversy:

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Harvard Muslim chaplain on the wisdom of killing apostates

Posted on April 3, 2009 by David Hume

Talk Islam points me to a controversy over the Muslim chaplain at Harvard, Taha Abdul-Basser, expressing a moderate viewpoint when it comes to killing apostates. Moderate insofar as he admits to the wisdom of killing apostates! Here is the comment … Continue reading →

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On a hard-to-reach library shelf

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Walter Olson

Per the Telegraph, some Muslims in Leicester, U.K., moved copies of the Koran to the top shelves of libraries, because they believe it is an insult to display it in a low position. The city’s librarians consulted the Federation of … Continue reading →

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Miscellany, Dec. 19

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Walter Olson

Christopher Hitchens on Rick Warren’s inauguration role. You know you want to read it, so go ahead. Meanwhile, Heather’s piece yesterday on Warren is getting enormous traffic and made Memeorandum. I seldom (okay, almost never) agree with left-leaning blogger Scott … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit: AIG bailout unconstitutionally promotes Islam

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Walter Olson

The Thomas More Law Center has filed a lawsuit claiming that the federal government is violating the First Amendment’s ban on establishment of religion by rescuing the giant insurer American International Group because, as one sliver of the broad range … Continue reading →

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“Defamation of religions” at the United Nations

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Walter Olson

As Canada’s National Post reports, they’re still at it: Islamic countries Monday won United Nations backing for an anti-blasphemy measure Canada and other Western critics say risks being used to limit freedom of speech. Combating Defamation of Religions passed 85 … Continue reading →

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