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 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 )

Harry’s Family Was Multicultural Long Before Meghan Markle

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 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 )

Charlie Hebdo Will No Longer Draw Muhammad Cartoons

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 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 )

The Muhammad Minute

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jan 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

Charlie Hebdo’s Newest Issue Features Muhammad on the Cover (Video Update)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 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

Truthdiggers of the Week: Charlie Hebdo

BLANK Jan 12, 2015 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 ( 4 Min. Read )

Muhammad: A Life

By Michael Muhammad Knight Jan 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 )

‘I’m the Jihadi Who Never Was’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 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 )

Mediacrity

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Muslims Are No Different, or Why Bill Maher’s Blood Libel Is Bigotry

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 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 )

Neo-Nazis in the U.S. Army

Staff / Truthdig Sep 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