Daniel Tutt (GCAS): Islamic Political Utopianism. Asifa Quraishi-Landes (Wisconsin): The Sharia Problem with Sharia Legislation. From National Review, Reihan Salam on how the Muslim world contains multitudes. Can mostly Christian countries integrate Muslims? Claire Adida, David Laitin, and Marie-Anne Valfort’s Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies shows what must be done. The first chapter from What Is Islam? The Importance of Being Islamic by Shahab Ahmed. How she wants to modify Muslims: Max Rodenbeck reviews Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The introduction to The Love of Strangers: What Six Muslim Students Learned in Jane Austen’s London by Nile Green. Soft power: Fariha Roisin on how pop star Zayn Malik is rebuilding the modern Muslim man in an age of Islamophobia.
The rise of hate search: What we type into Google gives us a glimpse of our darkest impulses — it can also predict anti-Muslim crimes. Dearborn Muslims protested ISIS, and you can probably guess what happened next. Robber calls Indian-American store clerk ISIS “terrorist” and shoots him in the face. Caitlin Macneal on the stunningly long list of anti-Muslim hate crimes since San Bernardino. As Trump rages on, Democrats try showing solidarity with American Muslims.
