Europe’s Muslims Get to be the Continent’s New Jews
Issues swirling around Europe’s non-assimilation of its Muslim population recall its anti-Semitic past, according to scholar Reza Aslan.
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Mixing Europe and the Middle East
It's a long and sorrowful history. But is the new Islamophobia also "anti-Semitism"?
Is Islam ‘Worse’ Than Any Other Religion?
Scholar Reza Aslan discusses anti-Islamic feelings in the U.S. and reflects on how other faiths have faced down feelings of "otherness."
Panic, Pseudoscience and Muslim Immigration
German politician and banker Thilo Sarrazin scared his countrymen with unsophisticated analysis and a eugenics-based argument about native intelligence.
A Banner Year for Islam Bashing
Why has anti-Muslim sentiment risen in lockstep in America and Europe?
Has ‘Multiculturalism’ Really Failed?
Germany's Angela Merkel stirred up a hornet's nest when she decried "multiculturalism," but that reaction suggests the hornets hadn't been paying attention.
Enlightenment Islam?
New Islamic theology courses offered at Goethe University in Frankfurt are an example of a new movement to train imams in Europe.
Political Tar Is Sticky — Ask Our Muslim President
Hammering on how a candidate seems different from a voter opens the door for smears to adhere.
Banning Burqas on Both Sides of the Atlantic
European officials aren't the only Westerners wrestling with what Islamic women wear — leaders in Quebec have joined the fray.