Tag: islam
member name: Krista Tippett
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May 16, 2008 11:09 AM EDT --
The Freelance Monotheism of Karen Armstrong
With sweeping books like A History of God and The Battle for God , Karen Armstrong is known for her singular insight into religion in our world. But . . . more
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August 22, 2007 11:46 AM EDT --
So much of the news of recent years has a religious component, for good or ill, and often involving the young. Since I interviewed Eboo Patel, I watch this unfold with a Gwendolyn Brooks poem ringing in . . . more
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February 16, 2008 09:18 PM EST --
Reflections of a British Muslim Extremist
Ed Husain has taken Great Britain by storm with his memoir, The Islamist: Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside, and Why I Left . . . more
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April 20, 2007 04:37 PM EDT --
As perpetually horrified as we are of terror and violence, we are riveted by them and we let them define our take on reality. The communications miracles of the 21st century make wondrous connections possible, . . . more
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December 14, 2007 04:55 PM EST --
The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi
The 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet Rumi has long shaped Muslims around the world and has now become popular in the West. Rumi created a new language of love within . . . more
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March 07, 2008 06:19 PM EST --
A New Voice for Islam
Ingrid Mattson, the first woman and first convert to lead the Islamic Society of North America, describes her experience of Islamic spirituality, which she discovered in her . . . more
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February 24, 2008 12:02 PM EST --
No More Taking Sides
In their unlikely friendship and determination, Robi Damelin and Ali Abu Awwad defy headlines of despair. She is an Israeli who lost her son to a Palestinian sniper. He is a . . . more
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May 28, 2007 07:02 PM EDT --
One of John Morris' great gifts, I think, is that he brings home the essential relationship between the dignity and sanity of veterans and the dignity and sanity of citizens and communities back home . . . more
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