Whose Islam Is It?

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February 07, 2010

Whose Islam is it anyway? Is Islam for the Jihadists or the Sufis? The Indonesians, the Saudis? And what about a Muslim convert in say, Iowa? This time on To the Best of Our Knowledge, a closer at who's claiming, and reclaiming, Islam. From the Sufi spiritualism of a Senegalese pop star to the biting satire of a female Muslim stand-up comic – defining Islam isn't as easy as it used to be.

Ali Allawi on the Crisis of Islamic Civilization

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Ali Allawi is a visiting fellow at Harvard and the former Minister of Defense and Minister of Finance in Iraq. He talks with Steve Paulson about Islam and modernism.

Tissa Hami on Being a Muslim Woman

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Tissa Hami is one of the world's few female Muslim stand-up comics.

Christopher Caldwell on Muslim Immigration

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Christopher Caldwell talks with Steve Paulson about the European discomfort with the rising tide of Muslim immigration.

Chai Vasarhelyi and Youssou N'Dour: Muslim Pop Star

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Filmmaker Chai Vasarhelyi followed Youssou N'Dour and his band after the album came out and produced a documentary called "I Bring What I Love."

Kamran Pasha on "Mother of the Believers"

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Kamran Pasha has written a novel called "Mother of the Believers." It's the story of Muhammad's third wife, Aisha, whom he married when she was very young.

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February 07, 2010
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Ali Allawi

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Tissa Hami

Comedian

Christopher Caldwell

Author

Chai Vasarhelyi

Director

Kamran Pasha

Author
Categories: 
Politics and History
Religion and Philosophy
Last modified: 
August 02, 2024