"Magic In Islam" by Michael Muhammad Knight is a fine rebuttal to those who would tell you Islam is a homogenous monolith.
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Book Review: ‘Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms’ by Arsalan Iftikhar
"Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms" by Arsalan Iftikhar is a well written and passionate book defending reason and rationality. But the world is no longer a rational or reasonable place.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Nathan the Wise’ with F. Murray Abraham and Stark Sands
With a uniformly excellent cast, this bracing version of Gotthold Lessing's German Enlightenment play hits home with its then (and still) controversial view of religion: that no faith has the uniquely true message of God.
Read More »Book Review: “Religion,” A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer
Margreet de Heer’s “Discovery in Comics” tackles her most potentially volatile subject yet.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Wrestling for My Life,’ Inspirational Autobiography by Shawn Michaels
Instead of being a book of bumps and bruises, 'Wrestling for My Life' is an earnest account of how Michaels heals himself, both physically and spiritually.
Read More »Interview: Patti Tingen, Author of ‘A God for All Seasons: Inspiration and Reflection for All Times’
An inspirational book of reflections, that can help the reader learn to cope with the ups and downs of life.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘To Light a Candle’ – A Bahai Story of Hope
We hope that this could inspire many Iranians who are suffering tyranny and be a glimpse of hope to them.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Sorrow’ by John Lawson
An engrossing dark fantasy novel with a strong touch of mystery,
Read More »Book Review: ‘Pilgrim’ by Lee Kravitz
'Pilgrim' allows that if you look sincerely for something to believe in, you may well find it.
Read More »Review (LA): ‘The Last Temptation of Paula Deen’ and ‘God of Abraham’ at the Hollywood Fringe
A comic celebrity profile and a surreal sketch show wrapped up the Fringe's final weekend.
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