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Sonallah Ibrahim: Life in the Raw
Following the publication of a new translation of Sonallah Ibrahim's "That Smell," Maurice Chammah considers the book, and its author, in light of Egypt's recent political and social upheaval.
Light Without Fire: The Making of America’s First Muslim College
An excerpt from Scott Korb's fantastic new book Light Without Fire: The Making of America's First Muslim College.
Orphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement’s Adoption Obsession
By Kathryn Joyce When devout Christian families made it their mission to save children from war-torn countries, the match was often far from heavenly.
A Portrait of Amadu Bamba, Sufi Saint
So they dispatched a man with a camera into the hinterland to catch the sage on film.
Me and My Mat
Naturalized as an integral part of practice, the mass produced yoga mat is an illustrative example of niche commoditization and the way entrepreneurs savvily build microeconomies around emergent lifestyle trends.
Pet Cemetery
As earlier memorials to bears and whales suggest, capitalism doesn’t diminish our need for ritual—it heightens it.
Relationship Drama: Russia’s Church-State Affairs
The Russian Orthodox Church is a privileged institution very much at the forefront of Russian life, with a well-developed infrastructure and considerable wealth, so why do it's leaders believe that Orthodoxy is under attack? Irina Papkova looks back over events in 2012 to explain why.
The Danger of Winning
By Ann Neumann Is a revisionist history of abortion rights being used--by journalists, supporters, and lawyers--to curtail Supreme Court rulings on other rights like same sex marriage. Is "fear of the backlash" just a stubborn frame?
Miracles on Demand
Rowan Moore Gerety Few countries offer more fertile ground for a gospel of health and wealth than Mozambique, a fact that hasn't gone unnoticed by Brazilian media tycoon Edir Macedo and his pageant-loving preachers.
“The Bible” and the Commercial Beat
Don Jolly on the History Channel's sendup of the bible, "The Bible."
Homegrown Settlers
As President Obama makes his first visit to Israel today, Kiera Feldman examines Americans in the settlements... and their kitsch.
