Haroon Moghul

Haroon Moghul is an author and commentator who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. His most recent book is Two Billion Caliphs: A Vision of a Muslim Future.

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Religion Dispatches

Tweeting ISIS Attacks: A Lesson in Not Learning a Lesson

After Friday’s horrific attacks on Paris, France, leaving 129 dead, hundreds wounded, a nation traumatized, and a world shocked, we are of course asking: What do we do now? But, of course, we’ve been…

Haroon Moghul

November 16, 2015

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Religion Dispatches

This Halloween, Think of Islam as a Religion of Pieces. Reese’s Pieces.

Will they have gluten-free treats? Is white chocolate structurally racist? Are brown M&M’s offensive? Isn’t Halloween a pagan occasion? Why does that costume look pornographic? These weren’t big…

Haroon Moghul

October 29, 2015

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FOX News. Israel. Palestine. What Could Go Wrong?

“Would you like to appear on FOX News to talk about Israel and Palestine?” Sure, why not? If you’re going to go out, better it be in a blaze of glory. Going into a television interview, I should note…

Haroon Moghul

October 27, 2015

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