Islam - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/islam/?source=rss&aim=islam en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT Homophobia on the rise in the Muslim world By Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Daniel Steinvorth Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/18/gay_muslim/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/18/gay_muslim/index.html?source=rss As recent incidents in Iraq show, in many Islamic countries, gays are ostracized, persecuted, even murdered Former Marine captain resigns in protest of Afghanistan war By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/27/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/27/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss Top civilian in southern province argues we're exacerbating the problem we're supposedly there to solve Iran? The U.S. should mind its own business By Jeanne Carstensen Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/25/hooman_majd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/25/hooman_majd/index.html?source=rss Iranian-American journalist Hooman Majd separates facts from fantasies about the Iranian protests Wanted: Freedom from religion By Michael Lind Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/23/religion_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/23/religion_iran/index.html?source=rss The theocratic repression in Iran is a reminder that there can be no freedom without secular government "This cycle of suspicion and discord must end" Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/06/04/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/06/04/obama_speech/index.html?source=rss The full text of President Obama's speech at Cairo University Calling for greater religious strife with Islam By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/26/douthat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/26/douthat/index.html?source=rss Who exactly are the belligerent parties here? Who is actually at war with "the Western way of reason"? Ethnic profiling doesn't stop terror By Andrew Curry Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/27/profiling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/27/profiling/index.html?source=rss A new study finds the tactic is worse than useless in combating terrorism. Notre Dame's stand against Catholic fundamentalism By James Carroll Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/17/carroll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/17/carroll/index.html?source=rss Ironically, those opposing Obama's appearance at the university are not going to be backed up by the Vatican. The great right-wing freak-out By Juan Cole Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/13/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/13/obama/index.html?source=rss Symptoms of the conservative crack-up were on full display after President Obama's trip abroad. Bill Kristol, take a bow. Engaging the Muslim world By Juan Cole Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/03/17/juan_cole/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/excerpt/2009/03/17/juan_cole/index.html?source=rss Lebanon does not march in lockstep with Iran, argues the author in an excerpt from his new book. It is defined by a kaleidoscope of alliances. The radical Islamist who came in from the cold By Yassin Musharbash Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/17/islamist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/17/islamist/index.html?source=rss A former radical who is now working to combat religious extremism explains the Islamist mind-set. My ex reverted to Islam and won't communicate By Cary Tennis Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/30/muslim_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/30/muslim_husband/index.html?source=rss We're both in recovery and we have a daughter -- I wish we could be closer. Finding peace on the road to Mecca By Andrew Leonard Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/10/tolerance_and_the_hajj/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/10/tolerance_and_the_hajj/index.html?source=rss Islamic pilgrims are gathering in Saudi Arabia this week -- and making the world a better place. Bill Maher vs. the "talking snake" By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/02/maher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/02/maher/index.html?source=rss The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers. Oil, Islam, and women By Andrew Leonard Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/26/oil_islam_and_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/26/oil_islam_and_women/index.html?source=rss For Muslim women yearning for political power, Allah is not the problem. The souls of young Muslim folk By Justin Jouvenal Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/08/26/young_muslims/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/08/26/young_muslims/index.html?source=rss What it's like to be America's new "problem" in the age of terror. The fall of Bush's man in Pakistan By Juan Cole Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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. British Muslims unveil new marriage contract By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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. Here come the muhajababes! By Laura Miller Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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. Turks gone wild! By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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. Malaysia: Give up lipstick, prevent rape! By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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. Barack Obama is a Muslim, and other stories By Mike Madden Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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. Bareheaded in the park By Judy Berman Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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." Daughters of Iraq By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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. Al-Qaida's female warrior By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:09:00 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.