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Cross-dressing in Saudi Arabia?
Girls are subverting strict limitations on their behavior and appearance in some surprising ways.
Tracy Clark-Flory May 14, 2008
"Petroleum perpetuates patriarchy"
Blame oil, not fundamentalism, for keeping the Middle East's women down.
Lynn Harris Apr 2, 2008
Terror and loathing
Martin Amis may not know much about Islam and 9/11, but he knows what he hates.
By Laura Miller Apr 2, 2008
Does freedom to veil hurt women?
Turkish women are divided over the government's vote to overturn the head scarf ban.
Tracy Clark-Flory Feb 11, 2008
Honor killings and Islam
Are Western Muslims doing enough to criticize the horrific practice?
Tracy Clark-Flory Jan 26, 2008
Blame Muslims for honor killings?
An Op-Ed argues that Western Muslims have to be more self-critical about the horrific practice.
Tracy Clark-Flory Jan 25, 2008
Fighting abuse one mosque at a time
Activists are finding new ways to reach American Muslims suffering from domestic violence.
Tracy Clark-Flory Jan 7, 2008
Makeup, un-Islamic dress bring death
At least 40 women have been killed in Basra for "violating Islamic teachings."
Tracy Clark-Flory Dec 10, 2007
The filthy, stinking truth
The messy history of cleanliness, and why our obsession with dirt may be making us sick.
By Katharine Mieszkowski Nov 30, 2007
To serve Allah and my country ...
Girl Scouts and Muslims build Thin Mint bridges.
Lynn Harris Nov 28, 2007
Pakistan's election reckoning
How Saturday's poll could determine the fate of Musharraf, Bhutto -- and bin Laden.
By Husain Haqqani Oct 6, 2007
Turkey: Hot on hijabs
The prime minister wants to lift the head scarf ban. Why are feminists so angry?
Tracy Clark-Flory Oct 3, 2007
Ahmadinejad, big man on campus
The Iranian leader's visit to Columbia provoked outcry, support and a twist on free speech: "We're glad you're here -- so we can tell you you're an asshole."
By Alex Koppelman and Tracee Herbaugh Sep 25, 2007
Divine politics
In "The Stillborn God," a history of the separation of church and state, Mark Lilla urges the West to remember the religious fanaticism in its past -- or risk its return.
By Laura Miller Sep 24, 2007
Genital mutilation: Good news, and bad
Forces are coming together to fight female circumcision in Egypt -- so why is it still happening at all?
Carol Lloyd Sep 20, 2007
Veiled women allowed to vote
A ruling enabling covered women in Quebec to cast their ballots is, again, causing controversy.
Tracy Clark-Flory Sep 10, 2007
Burqini creator hearts "Opus"
Aheda Zanetti says the widely censored "Opus" comic strip featuring her creation is "fantastic" and not the least bit offensive.
Tracy Clark-Flory Sep 5, 2007
The mullahs won't like it
"Yeh Hum Naheen," a pop song topping the charts in Pakistan, has a message for the West: We are not terrorists
Andrew Leonard Aug 15, 2007
The religious state of Islamic science
Turkish-American physicist Taner Edis explains why science in Muslim lands remains stuck in the past -- and why the Golden Age of Mesopotamia wasn't so golden after all.
By Steve Paulson Aug 13, 2007
Feminist author attacked in India
A mob of Muslim extremists assail writer Taslima Nasreen and call for her murder.
Tracy Clark-Flory Aug 10, 2007
If you think they hate us now
A Republican victory in 2008 could sink America's reputation in the world even lower.
By Joe Conason Aug 10, 2007
How do you say "You go, girl" in Kashmiri?
A group in Kashmir is training women to defend themselves. But it may not have women's best interests at heart.
Carol Lloyd Jul 26, 2007
Are veils bad for your health?
London officials encourage Muslim women to spend time uncovered outside to prevent vitamin D deficiency.
Tracy Clark-Flory Jul 19, 2007
Bush's big Iran problem
The White House is foolish not to recognize that the only way out of the Iraq mess now includes serious negotiations with Iran.
By Hooman Majd Jul 16, 2007
American Taliban on the warpath against evolution
A home-grown jihadi threatens professors of evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Andrew Leonard Jul 12, 2007
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