Tag Archives: religion

A Mother and Son Confront the Holocaust — Part II: A Son’s Perspective

How does a historian and child of a holocaust survivor deal with his mother’s experience?

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A Mother and Son Confront the Holocaust — Part I: A Mother’s Memory

What role do personal memories play in retelling the history of the Holocaust?

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Islam’s Crisis of Authority

Will Islam find and acknowledge a legitimate authority for the present day?

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Bringing Bosnia into Europe

Can Bosnians and the EU ever learn to accept one another?

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Ring of Fire: The Paris Riots

What do these riots say about the state of integration in France and more widely in Europe?

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Africa's Traditions and Religious Revival

How have religion and politics intertwined throughout Africa’s history?

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Western Muslims: Isolation or Integration?

Can Western Islamic communities ever fully integrate into the wider society?

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America as a Revolutionary Force

Has the U.S. invasion of Iraq spelled the end of the Arab ancien régime?

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Bush, Gold & Water

Can you name the man who is George W. Bush's true political predecessor?

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Huntington’s “Who Are We?”

What are the questions before the United States as it tries to define its identity?

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