Radio Host: I Have No Tolerance For Islam

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2006 In light of the possible death sentence faced by the Afghan who converted to Christianity, a popular secular radio talk show host sounds off about the insanity of faith. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hold the Religious Accountable for Their Beliefs

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2006 A prominent Slovenian-born atheist, surveying the violence done in the name of Islam, argues in the N.Y. Times that we should submit Islam, along with all other religions, to a "respectful, but for that reason no less ruthless, critical analysis. This, and only this, is the way to show a true respect for Muslims: to treat them as serious adults responsible for their beliefs." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abu Ghraib Closing? Don’t Cheer Just Yet

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Some sources are reporting that the U.S. has decided to close the notorious prison and transfer its prisoners elsewhere, but don't celebrate just yet: The seeds for future abuse are already well sown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Cartoon Protests Roil the Globe

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2006 The cartoon-fueled hysteria continues unabated: In Libya: 10 die in the bloodiest protests yet In Russia: Authorities shut down a newspaper that printed a tame cartoon of Muhammad, along with other religious figurescom/2006/02/18/nyregion/18protesthtml" title="In Manhattan:">In Manhattan: 1,000 protesters rally in front of the Danish consulatecom/2006/02/19/international/europe/19cartoonhtml?_r=1&oref=slogin" title="In Italy:">In Italy: An official quits after wearing a T-shirt with the controversial Muhammad cartoons Update: 16 Killed in Nigerian cartoon protests, along with five this week in Pakistan Hey, Muslim centrists/moderates, if you want to do something to quell this insane violence, now would be a pretty good time to do so. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Shooting Party (a perspective from the right)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2006 As I understand the profound concern of the ever-alert White House reporters, they smell a constitutional crisis because the shooting party failed to alert the media of the accidental shooting down in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cartoon Protests Stoked by Dictators

Tyler Golson / Truthdig Feb 9, 2006 Don't believe the hype about homespun religious anger: Middle Eastern leaders stoke religious riots because it makes their secular governments look tame in comparison. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Sam Harris on the Reality of Islam

Sam Harris / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 "The truth about Islam is as politically incorrect as it is terrifying: Islam is all fringe and no center," writes America's most prominent secularist in a challenging and provocative new essay.UPDATE: Harris responds to a deluge of comments and some criticism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Something Rotten in the State of Denmark

Khalil Bendib Feb 8, 2006 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sam Harris Takes On the Muslim Cartoon Controversy and His Critics

Sam Harris / Truthdig Feb 4, 2006 UPDATED: America's most prominent secularist and author of the international bestseller "The End of Faith" reacts to the worldwide Islamic cartoon riots and responds to many of the criticisms lodged against his Truthdig essay "An Atheist Manifesto." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Hamas Sweeps Palestinian Elections

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2006 With America sticking its guns in the eyes of so many Arabs, is it any wonder that Muslim hard-liners have gained so much popular support? Do we need any further proof of the neocon fallacy of Rumsfeld-style shake-n-bake democracy? | storyAnd with right-wing pretenders lingering over Sharon's deathbed, have prospects for peace in the Mideast ever looked more distant? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish – T-Shirt

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Sunni Iraqis Protest Mosque Raid

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 The action, in search of kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll, comes on the heels of a raid of a Sunni scholar group. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )