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August 2017

August 07, 2017

U.S. Muslims Are More Accepting of Homosexuality than Evangelicals

Trump's rhetorical lambasting of Muslims for being intolerant of homosexuality isn't actually about ensuring that...

July 2017

July 12, 2017

Answers in Genesis: Islam Leaves Muslims “Hopeless”

The article is titled "Islam's View of Sin and Salvation" and the promotional reads "Christians...

February 2017

February 02, 2017

It’s Not About National Security, It’s About Scapegoating

So---is Islamic terror the only violent extremism problem the U.S. faces? No. No it is...

February 01, 2017

The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself

We humans are terrible at risk assessments. A child is far more likely to die...

October 2016

October 18, 2016

Donald Trump’s Islamophobic Fear Mongering Is Disgusting

I am far more concerned about being killed by an armed white male upset at...

October 03, 2016

Don’t Limit Immigrant Women. Give Them Options.

If you want to ensure that women only wear the veil out of their own...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

Swiss Men Tell Women What They Can and Cannot Wear

While browsing social media, I came upon an argument over the proposal. One friend argued...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

The Horrible Hypocrisy of the Burkini Ban

The top picture, which dates from the early twentieth century, depicts a male official measuring...

June 2016

June 13, 2016

Orlando and the Evangelical Responsibility

I've seen a lot of evangelicals today arguing that the Orlando shooting reveals the difference...

December 2015

December 10, 2015

If the Planned Parenthood Shooter Was Not a “Faithful” Christian, the San Bernardino Shooters Were Not “Faithful” Muslims

Having read Barber and Kondoker's remarks in concert with each other, this is what I've...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

My Evangelical Homeschool Mother Taught Me the Five Pillars of Islam

It seems a group of parents in Tennessee are protesting the inclusion of Islam in...

January 2015

January 09, 2015

Dismantling Prejudice and Misconceptions

I've often seen Islam treated as an odd case when it comes to willingness to...

November 2014

November 18, 2014

Gender-Based Discrimination in Muslim Homeschooling

Homeschooling parents have more control over their children's education and over who their children have...

October 2014

October 12, 2014

Complicating the “Islam Is Especially Violent” Narrative

There is a common narrative in the West that Islam is more violent that other...

October 11, 2014

Malala, Nobel Prize Winner and Muslim Feminist

If you've read my other posts on this topic, this concept should be familiar to...

October 03, 2014

Reza Aslan and Bill Maher on Islam

In light of recent conversations on atheism, Islam, and progressive religion in general, I thought I'd...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

When Your Atheism Is Really about Attacking Minorities

There are so many issues that get lost if we look in the world as...

September 16, 2014

The Hijabi on the Bus

Yesterday morning I posted about atheism and Islam, and then went in to work for...

September 15, 2014

Atheism and Islam

Hirsi Ali was recently invited to speak at Yale. Yale's Muslim Students Association has put...

September 08, 2014

Charisma News Publishes a Call for Genocide

Charisma News---a sort of charismatic version of the conservative evangelical publication Christianity Today---recently published a...