http://dir.salon.com/topics/islam/?source=rss&aim=islam en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT By Juan Cole Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/19/musharraf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/08/19/musharraf/index.html?source=rss Despite Pervez Musharraf's despotism and double-dealing with U.S. enemies, George W. Bush, John McCain and the GOP embraced him to the bitter end. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/08/marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/08/marriage/index.html?source=rss It's being called a "revolutionary" defense of women's marital rights. By Laura Miller Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/10/young_islam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/10/young_islam/index.html?source=rss How sex, booze and heavy metal fit into the world of hip young Arabs today. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/07/turkey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/07/turkey/index.html?source=rss Women protest an exhibitionism conviction by showing some skin. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/25/malaysia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/25/malaysia/index.html?source=rss Officials are passing out anti-rape pamphlets that warn against makeup and high heels. By Mike Madden Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/20/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/20/obama/index.html?source=rss The Democratic nominee's campaign is working overtime to combat rumors -- yet misinformation is still running rampant across the Internet. Judy Berman Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/18/mothers_paradise/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/18/mothers_paradise/index.html?source=rss Islamic women can shed their scarves at Tehran's female-only "Mothers' Paradise." Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/04/daughtersofiraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/04/daughtersofiraq/index.html?source=rss Charged with preventing suicide bombings, the female guards can't carry guns or work in public. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/29/jihad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/29/jihad/index.html?source=rss Malika El Aroud represents women's growing, although restricted, presence in Islamic extremism. By Tim Shorrock Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/19/al_haramain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/19/al_haramain/index.html?source=rss Spying on Americans without warrants, charges based on secret evidence, a small town divided by fear. Welcome to the world of Bush's "specially designated global terrorists." Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/14/saudi_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/14/saudi_love/index.html?source=rss Girls are subverting strict limitations on their behavior and appearance in some surprising ways. Lynn Harris Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/02/oil_not_islam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/04/02/oil_not_islam/index.html?source=rss Blame oil, not fundamentalism, for keeping the Middle East's women down. By Laura Miller Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/02/amis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/02/amis/index.html?source=rss Martin Amis may not know much about Islam and 9/11, but he knows what he hates. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/11/turkey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/11/turkey/index.html?source=rss Turkish women are divided over the government's vote to overturn the head scarf ban. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/26/vlog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/26/vlog/index.html?source=rss Are Western Muslims doing enough to criticize the horrific practice? Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/25/dfg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/25/dfg/index.html?source=rss An Op-Ed argues that Western Muslims have to be more self-critical about the horrific practice. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/07/violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/07/violence/index.html?source=rss Activists are finding new ways to reach American Muslims suffering from domestic violence. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/10/basra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/10/basra/index.html?source=rss At least 40 women have been killed in Basra for "violating Islamic teachings." By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/11/30/dirt_on_clean/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/11/30/dirt_on_clean/index.html?source=rss The messy history of cleanliness, and why our obsession with dirt may be making us sick. Lynn Harris Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/28/muslim_girl_scouts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/28/muslim_girl_scouts/index.html?source=rss Girl Scouts and Muslims build Thin Mint bridges. By Husain Haqqani Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/06/pakistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/06/pakistan/index.html?source=rss How Saturday's poll could determine the fate of Musharraf, Bhutto -- and bin Laden. Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/03/turkey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/03/turkey/index.html?source=rss The prime minister wants to lift the head scarf ban. Why are feminists so angry? By Alex Koppelman and Tracee Herbaugh Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/25/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/25/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss 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 Laura Miller Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/24/stillborn_god/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/09/24/stillborn_god/index.html?source=rss 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. Carol Lloyd Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/20/female_circumcision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/20/female_circumcision/index.html?source=rss Forces are coming together to fight female circumcision in Egypt -- so why is it still happening at all?