Two films. Two Agendas: Obsession, the Islamophobic propaganda DVD inserted into the nation’s newspapers in the weeks before the elections, and the new comedy-doc, Allah Made Me Funny.
A romance novel about Muhammad is widely condemned and its UK publisher hides under police protection, even as its author insists she means to build a bridge between cultures. Our reviewer explains the historical and literary context of the controversy.
The US Conference of Bishops gets into the business of rating Hollywood; unfortunately it appears that racism is excusable, so long as the language is clean and the body covered.
On August 17, India’s Catholic Bishops take a side in the battle over women’s ordination arguing that like men, women are ‘very good’ in the eyes of God.
