Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 7, 2025
Critical journalists view the slaughter of their colleagues in Paris from a deeply personal perspective. "Does my work threaten my life?" we ask ourselves. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJan 18, 2019
University of Michigan professor and author Juan Cole explores our biggest misconceptions about the world's second-largest religion. (Pictured: author Sam Harris.) Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentMay 20, 2018
That identification of Englishness with whiteness in the American racial imaginary is nowhere more evident than racialist imaginings of the British royal family. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / Informed CommentNov 29, 2017
Media are all atwitter over the prince's engagement to the mixed-race American actress—interesting, since genealogists claim he is descended from Muhammad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 19, 2015
Six months after the Paris attack that claimed the lives of 12 staff members, the French magazine’s editor says it will no longer feature satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. "We've done our job," he said. "We have defended the right to caricature." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigJan 23, 2015
After the terror attacks in Paris, I wanted to take a deeper dive into the supposed rational for attacking cartoonists. It's because they drew and disrespected Muhammad, right? Dig deeper
Staff / TruthdigJan 13, 2015
The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo will draw attention from around the globe with the issue slated to come out Wednesday. Dig deeper
By Michael Muhammad KnightJan 2, 2015
Two new books, each by an accomplished scholar, address how Muslims and non-Muslims interpret Muhammad’s life in a changing world. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 6, 2014
As ISIS continues to draw zealous young recruits from the West to the fronts in Syria and Iraq, Michael Muhammad Knight, whom The Guardian has described as "the Hunter S. Thompson of Islamic literature," tells of how his American upbringing almost made him into a warrior for jihad. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 25, 2012
Comedian Bill Maher puts himself in the company of “9/11 liberals” who believe that Islam as a religion is different and decidedly worse than all other religions. He said Friday that "at least half of all Muslims believe it is all right to kill someone who insults the Prophet." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 24, 2012
Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: unconventional recruiting in the military, balancing free speech with cultural sensitivity in the Middle East, how to survive a plague and Robert Scheer on the freeloaders whose votes Mitt Romney is apparently not expecting. Dig deeper
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