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Archive: February 22, 2009 - February 28, 2009
The Saudi Fashion Police
Wrapped in this story of Saudi lingerie sales is a larger tale of politics, conservative Islam and state legitimacy.
By Daniel Brumberg | February 27, 2009; 1:08 PM ET | Comments (53)
Beheading and Religious Profiling
Beheading has become part of our cartoon-strip understanding of Islam. Something very insidious is happening when a case of domestic violence becomes an opportunity for Muslim-baiting.
By Aloysious Mowe | February 25, 2009; 1:32 PM ET | Comments (75)
Nobel Prize for Hope
Canon Gideon Byamugisha is the winner of the 2009 Niwano Peace Prize for his work to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
By Katherine Marshall | February 24, 2009; 1:50 PM ET | Comments (13)
Bible Readers are Time Travelers
To understand the words of the Bible you have to try to understand what they mean, and that meaning is a function of what the original authors were trying to get across, in their particular circumstances, to particular audiences.
By James Walsh | February 24, 2009; 8:32 AM ET | Comments (5)
Don't Try This at Home!
The Bible makes little sense outside of the (conflicting) interpretive structures we've established to render the text coherent and consistent.
By Jacques Berlinerblau | February 22, 2009; 11:12 PM ET | Comments (122)
