I was interviewed for PBS Newshour on questions of sexuality and Islam. Interesting situation in South Africa.
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Defining Islam
Nice op-ed piece about what it means to be Muslim. Regardless of whether you think she remains within the fold of Islam or not is your business. I think she makes a good point, neither OBL, nor the media can define what Islam is. Technorati Tags: Islam
Newsweek and Islam
Newsweek has a special issue on Islam in America. Here’s the primary link. Also of note is week-long blog of Muslims speaking out here. The mission statement is interesting because it claims it wants to give voice to the Muslim American community. Keep going back and reading. Seems like a good project. Technorati Tags: Islam in America
PAMF
Stands for Punk A$$ Mo Fo. I think a better term than hoodlums in this case. Martijn always has such interesting posts. However, on the issue of counter-identity, isn’t that essentially OBL’s point? He hates women, so he’s a man. He hates the “West,” so he’s an Arab. He hates Christians and Jews, so he’s a “Muslim.” A little more seriously, hasn’t he simply adopted Islam as an oppositional identity? Isn’t he more aligned with Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam than with the Hanbali school? For OBL, it seems Islam is what others are not, and his association with Taliban,…