Identity: Islamophobia Denmark Incident: the sinister conclusions From the archive (2006): the cartoons affair and the selective breaking of taboos — an asymmetry now running at machine speed, answerable only institutionally.
Identity: Community As QeRN predicted - Turkey trying to find its identity Sep 4, 2004 – When Europe ran out of excuses, it told Turkey to stay Muslim. Turkey obliged. History is being made. Erdogan defends adultery-law change (courtesy Al-Jazeera) Saturday 04 September 2004, 17:20 Makka Time, 14:20 GMT Erdogan says the stronger the family, the stronger the country Turkish Prime
Identity: Dialogue The Trouble with Islam: A Discussion From the archive (2003): the Manji debate — internal critique processed defensively, and the scholarly depth that metabolises it on the merits.
Identity: Dialogue A glimpse into the versatility of Islam From the archive (2003): Islam’s versatility across cultures — adaptability that was always the work of scholars and institutions, era by era.
Identity: Dialogue Open Letter in Response to Salman Rushdie From the archive (2002): answering Rushdie with pity, not outrage — measured response as the dividend of scholarly confidence.
Identity: Community Islam attracts Rwanda survivors (courtesy MSNBC) RUHENGERI, Rwanda, Sept. 23 – The villagers with their forest green head wraps and forest green Korans arrived at the mosque on a rainy Sunday afternoon for a lecture for new converts. There was one main topic: jihad. THEY FOUND their seats and flipped to the right page. Hands flew in
Identity: Islamophobia Documentary: Mulla Umer, Amir-ul-Momineen From the archive (2002): watching an ARY documentary on Mullah Omar critically — the seed of what, institutionalised, becomes media literacy.
Identity: Islamophobia Bush is beaten at his own game From the archive (2001): a polemic on ‘greatness’ as practised in 2001 — kept as a register of the moment, with the sober answer worked out since.
Identity: Islamophobia Questions that beg answers From the archive (2001): the questions of the weeks after 9/11, kept unedited — the discipline of public questioning, worth keeping and teaching.
