Arafat Kabir is a writer on global politics, foreign policy and diplomacy. A native of Bangladesh, his work has been published in outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The National Interest and…
Usaid (Muneeb) Siddiqui is a freelance journalist interested in current affairs with a focus on Pakistan, the Middle East and Religion. He was previously a writer at PolicyMic and has written for…
At the National Prayer Breakfast, Hillary Clinton fondly remembered how Mother Teresa—or perhaps God—compelled her to encourage adoption. The behind-the-scenes story of how The Family brokered a truce between the pro-choice Clinton and anti-choice nun, by moving Clinton rightward on reproductive rights.
While religious conservatives are vocal on issues of sexuality—from pre-marital sex to masturbation to abortion—progressive religious leaders have largely ‘abstained’ from discussing these matters in the pulpit. A new report urges more clergy education and openness on sexuality issues.
What do you get when you add taqwa, or God-consciousness, to the punk suffix “-core”? Can something be Islamic without being religious? As journalists try to get a handle on this genre- and culture-bending mashup, RD associate editor Hussein Rashid gets right to the source.