http://dir.salon.com/topics/muslims/?source=rss&aim=muslims en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT Articles about Islam By Mike Madden Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/20/obama_emails/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/20/obama_emails/index.html?source=rss 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 Juan Cole Wed, 20 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. By Anna Badkhen Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/14/iraq_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/14/iraq_women/index.html?source=rss Cultural repression by the Muslim militias has waned slightly, but women still miss freedoms they enjoyed under Saddam Hussein. By Aluf Benn Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/24/obama_in_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/24/obama_in_israel/index.html?source=rss He got a rock-star reception here, but an intriguing question lingers: Which U.S. presidential candidate is better for this country? Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/23/veil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/23/veil/index.html?source=rss A Muslim woman is denied citizenship -- some say because she wears the niqab. By Laura Miller Wed, 20 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. By Juan Cole Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/10/muslim_profiling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/10/muslim_profiling/index.html?source=rss It's unconstitutional, un-American -- and it might hurt, rather than help, the FBI's effort to stop real acts of terror. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 20 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. Alex Koppelman Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/20/obama_apology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/20/obama_apology/index.html?source=rss The women, who had been barred by campaign volunteers from sitting behind the candidate because they were wearing head scarves, accept his apology. Alex Koppelman Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/18/obama_muslims/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/18/obama_muslims/index.html?source=rss Two Muslim women were told they could not sit behind the candidate at a recent appearance unless they removed their head scarves. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 20 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 Wed, 20 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." By Laura Miller Wed, 20 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. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/03/18/iraq_anniversary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/03/18/iraq_anniversary/index.html?source=rss Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it. By Charly Wilder Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/03/13/chris_hedges/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/03/13/chris_hedges/index.html?source=rss Foreign correspondent and intellectual provocateur Chris Hedges explains why New Atheists like Christopher Hitchens are as dangerous as Christian fundamentalists. Catherine Price Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/05/women_only_workouts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/05/women_only_workouts/index.html?source=rss Harvard has banned men from one of its gyms for several hours a week so that Muslim women can exercise in private. By Juan Cole Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/28/hussein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/28/hussein/index.html?source=rss The attacks on Barack Obama's middle name have begun, but the likely Democratic nominee joins a long line of famous Americans with Semitic names, from Benjamin Franklin to Omar Bradley. By Salil Tripathi Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/25/shariah_in_britain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/25/shariah_in_britain/index.html?source=rss A furor erupts in Britain over the archbishop's accommodating stance toward Islamic sharia law. Has the cleric -- and multiculturalism -- gone too far? By Hooman Majd Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/21/obama_muslims/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/21/obama_muslims/index.html?source=rss Barack Obama is perceived by Muslims abroad like no other candidate. He would begin a presidency with tremendous potential to heal U.S. relations with much of the world. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 20 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 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/08/headscarf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/08/headscarf/index.html?source=rss The country's Popular Party wants to ban symbolic discrimination against women, including the hijab. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/01/veil_art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/01/veil_art/index.html?source=rss Artist Makan Emadi talks about his controversial "Islamic Erotica" series. By Juan Cole Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/01/islamophobia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/01/islamophobia/index.html?source=rss The 2008 Republican race has left a bitter legacy of sloganeering against Muslims. It may well haunt the party this November. Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 20 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 Wed, 20 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.