Lebanon's voters gave the White House the victory it wanted -- with a lot of help from Hezbollah.
By Juan Cole Jun 10, 2009
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A new study shows just how hard it is to convince people of the truth: the president's a Christian
By Alex Koppelman
June 11, 2009
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The full text of President Obama's speech at Cairo University
June 4, 2009
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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.
By Juan Cole
March 17, 2009
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We're both in recovery and we have a daughter -- I wish we could be closer.
By Cary Tennis
January 30, 2009
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Just when you thought it was safe to believe that Barack Obama isn't a Muslim ...
By Alex Koppelman
June 9, 2009
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From Cairo, the president talks relations between the U.S. and Muslims, says "easier to start wars than end them"
By Alex Koppelman
June 4, 2009
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As the president prepares for his big speech, conservatives are back on an old subject
By Alex Koppelman
June 3, 2009
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In a speech to the Turkish parliament, the president calls for a strengthening of ties between the U.S. and the Muslim world.
By Alex Koppelman
April 6, 2009
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The new president didn't discuss much in the way of substantive policy differences with his predecessor, it was the symbolism that mattered -- but the right is still upset.
By Alex Koppelman
January 27, 2009
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The hazards of flying while Muslim. Plus: Africa's coolest airport, surly airport staff, dangerous T-shirts.
By Patrick Smith
January 9, 2009
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A Saudi cleric calls for Muslim women to cover all but one eye.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 6, 2008
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A theocrat is a theocrat, whether Muslim or Christian.
By Juan Cole
September 9, 2008
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What it's like to be America's new "problem" in the age of terror.
By Justin Jouvenal
August 26, 2008
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Error-filled chain e-mails designed to scare voters away from Barack Obama are circulating widely on the Internet. Salon deconstructs a pair, one smearing the candidate, the other his wife.
By Mike Madden
August 20, 2008
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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.
By Juan Cole
August 19, 2008
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Cultural repression by the Muslim militias has waned slightly, but women still miss freedoms they enjoyed under Saddam Hussein.
By Anna Badkhen
August 14, 2008
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He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country?
By Aluf Benn
July 24, 2008
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A Muslim woman is denied citizenship -- some say because she wears the niqab.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
July 23, 2008
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How sex, booze and heavy metal fit into the world of hip young Arabs today.
By Laura Miller
July 10, 2008
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It's unconstitutional, un-American -- and it might hurt, rather than help, the FBI's effort to stop real acts of terror.
By Juan Cole
July 10, 2008
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Women protest an exhibitionism conviction by showing some skin.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
July 7, 2008
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The women, who had been barred by campaign volunteers from sitting behind the candidate because they were wearing head scarves, accept his apology.
By Alex Koppelman
June 20, 2008
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Two Muslim women were told they could not sit behind the candidate at a recent appearance unless they removed their head scarves.
By Alex Koppelman
June 18, 2008
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Malika El Aroud represents women's growing, although restricted, presence in Islamic extremism.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
May 29, 2008