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Book 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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Book 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...

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Book Review: Tripping with Allah: Islam, Drugs, and Writing by Michael...

The idea of using drugs in order to achieve some sort of spiritual enlightenment has been around for probably as long as humanity. Whether looking for answers to great mystical questions or just on a...

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Book Review: William S. Burroughs vs. The Qur’an by Michael Muhammad Knight

I had a really strange experience while reading William S Burroughs vs. The Qur’an, the latest book by Michael Muhammad Knight, published by the Counterpoint Press imprint Soft Skull Press. I was...

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Book 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...

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Book 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...

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Book Review: Tripping with Allah: Islam, Drugs, and Writing by Michael...

The idea of using drugs in order to achieve some sort of spiritual enlightenment has been around for probably as long as humanity. Whether looking for answers to great mystical questions or just on a...

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Book Review: William S. Burroughs vs. The Qur’an by Michael Muhammad Knight

I had a really strange experience while reading William S Burroughs vs. The Qur’an, the latest book by Michael Muhammad Knight, published by the Counterpoint Press imprint Soft Skull Press. I was...

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Book Review: Throne Of The Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

Being a fan of a particular genre doesn’t blind you to its flaws. So being an unabashed admirer of both science fiction and fantasy hasn’t prevented me from seeing how, aside from a few notable...

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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...

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Book Review: Tripping with Allah: Islam, Drugs, and Writing by Michael...

The idea of using drugs in order to achieve some sort of spiritual enlightenment has been around for probably as long as humanity. Whether looking for answers to great mystical questions or just on a...

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Book Review: William S. Burroughs vs. The Qur’an by Michael Muhammad Knight

I had a really strange experience while reading William S Burroughs vs. The Qur’an, the latest book by Michael Muhammad Knight, published by the Counterpoint Press imprint Soft Skull Press. I was...

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Book Review: Throne Of The Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

Being a fan of a particular genre doesn’t blind you to its flaws. So being an unabashed admirer of both science fiction and fantasy hasn’t prevented me from seeing how, aside from a few notable...

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Interview: Author Michael Muhammad Knight, of Why I Am A Five Percenter

American author Michael Muhammad Knight’s has been referred to as everything from controversial to outrageous. Some have even gone so far as to call him the Hunter S. Thompson of religious writing. Why...

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Book Review: Why I Am A Five Percenter by Michael Muhammad Knight

The supposed rule of thumb for avoiding controversy in polite society is not to have conversations about politics or religion. Apparently there aren’t many people who can be rational or calm with...

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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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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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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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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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Multicultural Miasma: What the Terror in Paris Should Teach Hollande and Obama

“Those who committed these acts have nothing to do with the Muslim religion.” So said France’s socialist president, Francois Hollande, after Islamic terrorists recently attacked the office of a...

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