David Ingram (Loyola): Does Political Islam Conflict With Secular Democracy? Philosophical Reflections on Religion and Politics. Peter O'Brien (Trinity): Islam and the Politics of Secularism in Europe. Melani Cammett and Pauline Jones Luong (Brown): Is There an Islamist Political Advantage? Peter Henne (Maryland): Religion and the War on Terror: Religion-State Connections and US-Muslim Counter-Terrorism Cooperation. The introduction to Leisurely Islam: Negotiating Geography and Morality in Shi'ite South Beirut by Lara Deeb and Mona Harb. From Vice, Hussein Kesvani on how leaving Islam behind is a scary prospect for Britain's ex-Muslims; and being a Muslim sexologist is a tough gig: Ian Moore interviews Heba Kotb, the Arab world’s first Muslim sexologist. Mehraj ud din Bhat reviews Islam, Orientalism, and Intellectual History by Mohammad R. Salama. Samantha Lewthwaite, a British convert to Islam, is wanted by Interpol over an alleged bomb-plot — how many people convert to Islam, and why? No ordinary violence: Sam Harris on Islam and Malala Yousafzai. Massimo Pigliucci on time to talk about Islamophobia and the New Atheists. Hussein Ibish on why Muslims should love secularism. “Homeland” has a Muslim problem: Every Muslim on "Homeland" is a credible threat — and it's beginning to look a lot like Bush-era paranoia. Shahid Javed Burki on the irresistible rise of the Muslim middle class. Christina Hellmich reviews The Muslim Brotherhood: Evolution of an Islamist Movement by Carrie Rosefsky Wickham. Where’s the outrage when the FBI targets Muslims? Diala Shamas wants to know. Mighty, Muslim and leaping off the page: Marvel Comics introducing a Muslim girl superhero.
