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How Religion Can Loose Humanity’s Violent Impulses

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Valerie Tarico

Religion is just one part of the lethal cocktail, but it is a powerful intoxicant. The year 2015 opened to slaughter in the name of gods and–as has now become clear–will close that way. Early in the year, in Paris, two Islamist … Continue reading →

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Unveiled. Three Former Muslim Women Look Back on the Hijab. Part 4: Heina Dadabhoy

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Valerie Tarico

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 In a series of deeply personal and nuanced interviews, three women look back on their combined 32 years in the hijab, telling the beautiful and painful stories that inform their perspectives on the current debate. The other installments can be found here:  Part 1 (Politics … Continue reading →

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Unveiled. Three Former Muslim Women Look Back on the Hijab. Part 3: Reem Abdel-Razek

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Valerie Tarico

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In this four part series, three women look back on their years in the hijab, examining their own experience and offering their perspectives on the current political and cultural debate about how best to respect the choices of women. The other … Continue reading →

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Unveiled. Three Former Muslim Women Look Back on the Hijab. Part 1: Introduction — Politics and Piety

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Valerie Tarico

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In the series of deeply personal interviews that follow this introduction, three women look back on their combined 32 years in the hijab, telling the beautiful and painful stories that inform their perspectives on the current debate. Marwa Berro was raised as a Lebanese Muslim.  … Continue reading →

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Two Stadiums Where Religion Made the World Worse

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Valerie Tarico

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November 9, 2008. Within a few days of each other last week, on opposite sides of the world, on opposite ends of the wealth and privilege spectrums, the faithful filled two stadiums. In  one, in Kismayo, Somalia, 1000 Muslim believers … Continue reading →

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