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Book Review: ‘Alif The Unseen’ by G. Willow Wilson
History books are full of the names of the so-called great leaders who have been responsible for the most striking moments in human existence. However, if recent history has shown us anything, leaders...
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Book Review: ‘Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria’s Unholy War’ by Mike Smith
Boko Haram is a name that has become synonymous with terrorism, but worse than that, as Mike Smith details in his new book, Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria’s Unholy War, it is also a part of daily life and...
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Off-Broadway): ‘Unveiled’ Written and Performed by...
Rohina Malik in ‘Unveiled’ at the 4th Street Theatre. Photo courtesy of Voyage Theater Company In Voyage Theater Company‘s ‘Unveiled,’ Rohina Malik plumbs the depths of anti-Muslim sentiment in the...
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Alternatives to Donald Trump’s Xenophobic Approach to Radical Islam Are Sadly...
Why have terrorist acts become such shocking news items, and even one of the central topics of, political speeches? There were just 14 people killed and 22 seriously wounded at the San Bernardino...
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Book Review: ‘Magic In Islam’ by Michael Muhammad Knight
Don’t be fooled by the title of Michael Muhammad Knight’s newest book. Magic In Islam, published by Penguin/Random House, does not have him doing for magic what his first novel, The Taqwacores did for...
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Book Review: ‘Wonder Beyond Belief: On Christianity’ by Navid Kermani
When we think of art in terms of religion, especially Christianity, we usually think of it as a means of glorifying either the religion or the history of the religion. From the crucifixion to the...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘The Bladebone’ by Ausma Zehanat Khan
The Bladebone by Ausma Zehanat Khan, published by Harper Collins, brings to a conclusion the four book series “The Khorasan Archives”. In this final instalment Khan pulls together all the threads...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Metaphysical Africa’ by Michael Muhammad Knight
Metaphysical Africa: Truth and Blackness in the Ansaru Allah Community, published by Penn State University Press, by Michael Muhammad Knight, is an in depth look into the history and philosophies of...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims’...
The Roots of Islamophobia In his book The New Crusades: Islamophobia and the Global War on Muslims (University of California Press) Khaled A Beydoun traces the rise of modern Islamophobia to its roots...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Who is Muhammad?’ By Michael Muhammad Knight
In Who Is Muhammad Michael Muhammad Knight tackles the complex, and seemingly impossible job, of describing and defining the prophet Muhammed. The problem faced by Knight, and anybody else attempting...
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