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On sighting of the moon, cycles, and the purity (or not) of blood.

A distinguished scholar of Islam and gender begins a daily record of the time leading up to her first “journey of a lifetime,” her pilgrimage to Makkah.

Park51 and testing the “limits of religious freedom” or the limits of civil discourse?

Its depiction of good and bad Muslims is damaging to the community as a whole.

The week’s religion news.

While not stated directly, three recent public announcements offer cues as to how America is recasting itself as a global player…

A Muslim scholar attempts to challenge the media narrative on Islam.

Asked about other titles she’d considered, Ali replied, “I would have accepted any title that didn’t have ‘veil’ in it.”

Islamophobia is an ideological project and it is not limited to cartoons. It is not the purview of the political right. It is not a Zionist conspiracy. It is not an evangelical polemic. It draws on the uncertainty about Islam that pervades the American public square since 9/11.

In the latest RD/Bloggingheads collaboration, RD contributing editor Peter Laarman interviews RD blogger and contributing writer Anthea Butler on such topics as: Fearing lesbians in high offices Man…