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Professor of Religion & Islamic Studies, Department of Religion, Duke University, North Carolina, USA

Jihad Against Islam | Southern Poverty Law Center

Jihad Against Islam | Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Interview with Charlie Rose: Inside Islam

My interview with Charlie Rosealong with other colleagues from Duke and around the US and several prominent intellectuals and political leaders from around the world was aired a few days ago.  My segment starts at around 42 minutes.

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The Imagination as Transitive Act: an Interview with Sonallah Ibrahim

The Imagination as Transitive Act: an Interview with Sonallah Ibrahim.

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Beirut visit in April 2011

Perhaps a politics of love might find a way to heal the suffering of the past under dictatorships. Continue reading

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Robert Fisk: Right across the Arab world, freedom is now a prospect – Robert Fisk, Commentators – The Independent

Robert Fisk: Right across the Arab world, freedom is now a prospect – Robert Fisk, Commentators – The Independent.

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Interviewed by Charlie Rose

On Saturday several Duke faculty, including yours truly were interviewed by the renowned television host of the Charlie Rose Show. I was interviewed with my sociology colleague Jen’nan Read. The interviews will be aired later but here are a few … Continue reading

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Deoband Vice-Chancellor gets reprieve

UPDATE The new vice-chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband, Mawlana Ghulam Vastanvi enjoyed some reprieve, when the Trustees of the century old seminary in India delegated a committee of inquiry to evaluate the VC’s controversial statements made in the Indian media. … Continue reading

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Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws: Death and Destruction

Another Pakistani politician, this time a Christian cabinet minister was slain by an assassin’s bullet. Shahbaz Bhatti, 41, was ambushed and killed because he campaigned for the country’s blasphemy laws to be amended or abolished. Clearly, passions are running high … Continue reading

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Middle East Spring of Discontent: Libya

The Spring of Discontent surges forward in the Middle East—with Libya and Bahrain showing strong symptoms of public anger and discontent against their rulers. In Tripoli, the Libyan capital, mercenaries that Libya’s dictator, Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhafi had cultivated over the years … Continue reading

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More on Egypt

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