orientalism

Orlando Tragedy and the Tangled History of Jihad and Homosexuality

Ali Olomi — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 01:54:51 EDT

The first jihad of the modern era was not against the West, but against gay Muslims.

Delillo and Doctor Strange: Orientalist Fantasy is Alive and Well

Noah Berlatsky — Tue, 24 May 2016 04:39:07 EDT

“Open your mind. Change your reality.” These are the twin phrases that flash across the screen in the trailer for Marvel’s upcoming Doctor Strange: file://localhost/%3Ciframe%20width=%22853%22%20height=%22480%22%20src=%22https/::www.youtube.com:embed:ap-22FjgoE4%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allowfulls… The movie promises to follow its eponymous hero, a super-surgeon played by Benedict Cumberbatch, as…

Let's Stop Calling Rape and Harassment by Bikram Yoga Founder Just Another "Guru Scandal"

Andrea R. Jain — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:53:06 EST

When Bikram Choudhury was first teaching yoga in the 1970s at his yoga studio in the basement of a Beverly Hills bank building, he very much represented the ascetic ideal of the yoga guru, sleeping on the studio floor and…

Sikh Prof Attacked on Heels of New Study

Rob Shryock — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 04:09:02 EDT

It’s all about the turban.

No Democracy in Huckabee’s Orientalist Egypt

Michael J. Altman — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:08:40 EST

Given the similarities between the protests in Egypt and the rhetoric at Tea Party protests it’s ironic to experience Mike Huckabee’s double standard.

Osama and Orientalism: Where Islamophobes Meet Al-Qaeda

Hussein Rashid — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:22:48 EDT

What do critics of Islam have in common with bin Laden? They both have a reductive, prescriptive understanding of religion and they use it to assert superiority over others.

Bad Karma: Life Lessons From Earl

Anthony B. Pinn — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:27:40 EDT

When an American TV show borrows from Eastern philosophy, it leaves the ethical dimension behind while offering a healthy dose of materialism. Even so, it might have something to teach us.

Obama's Muslim Problem—And Ours

William D. Hart — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:24:26 EDT

By all accounts, Obama finds anti-Muslim bigotry offensive. Yet, his behavior during the current presidential campaign leaves a bad taste in the mouth of Muslims and in the mouths of us who believe that openness to the religious others is what America must mean.