Future Rabbis Plant With Palestinians, Sow Rift With Israel

ISABEL DEBRE / The Associated Press Feb 19, 2019 Efforts by a U.S. network of religious leaders suggest the divide between American and Israeli Jews is widening. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Death Row Inmate Domineque Ray Never Stood a Chance

LAUREN GILL / ProPublica Feb 5, 2019 The Alabama prisoner is scheduled to be executed Thursday, without a jury ever considering his life, education or mental health. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

First Two Muslim Women in Congress Defend BDS Movement

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Feb 3, 2019 Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have fielded criticism for their defense of Palestinian rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The West Has Islam Dangerously Wrong

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 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 )

The Culture of Hate

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 17, 2018 In researching his new book, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges mingled with groups driven by antipathy for Muslims and others. This excerpt from "America: The Farewell Tour" offers intimate portraits of a few of their members. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

American Islamophobia’s Fake Facts

Arnold R. Isaacs / TomDispatch Aug 1, 2018 Anti-Muslim activists in the United States were operating in a "post-truth era" and putting out "alternative facts" long before those phrases entered the language. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Who Will Stop Trump From Taking Us Into War With Iran?

Medea Benjamin / Truthdig Jul 25, 2018 Those who should be voicing opposition—from Congress to the grassroots—are too obsessed with Russia to even pay attention. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Denmark Imposes New Restrictions on Immigrants

Ilana Novick Jul 2, 2018 Residents in largely immigrant neighborhoods must send their children to Christian and Danish values classes or risk losing welfare benefits in the latest in a string of right-wing policies across Europe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

With Driving Ban Lifted, Saudi Women Are in Crosshairs of Change

AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press Jun 23, 2018 Saudi women are at the heart of a transformation spearheaded by the country's crown prince—and also at the center of a tug of war between those agitating for further reforms and a religious majority that remains wary of change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Islamophobia Is Being Codified and Becoming Increasingly Acceptable in America

Arnold R. Isaacs / TomDispatch Jun 13, 2018 In today's America, disparaging Islam is acceptable in ways that disparaging other religions is not. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Saudi Women Gain the Right to Drive … as Women’s Rights Advocates Are Arrested

Ilana Novick Jun 5, 2018 Activists believe Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is attempting to silence dissent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Royal Wedding and the End of Whiteness

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 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 )