Articles — The Revealer

12 August 2004 Daily Links

August 12, 2004

The Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf has had a dual historical role as both holy shrine and rallying point...

Empty Boots

July 27, 2004

Revealer publisher Jay Rosen at the DNC: “On Tuesday morning I encountered one of the most effective acts of political protest I...

Feature

Don't Forget the Bodies

July 16, 2004

On losing count of the dead. By Jeff Sharlet Writing in The Washington Post, columnist Jim Hoagland notes that “the American public...

Framing the Iraq War - An Australian Perspective

June 21, 2004

Dr. Tom Frame, Anglican bishop to the Australian Defence Force, offers this mea culpa in The Melbourne Anglican: “As the...

14 June 2004 Daily Links

June 14, 2004

Flag Day special: Supreme Court rules that God is good, at least as far as the Pledge is concerned. Well, not...

13 June 2004 Daily Links

June 13, 2004

12:21 pm: “‘I knew that my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real God...

The Third Martyr

June 4, 2004

The pictures from Abu Ghraib won’t just change the course of the war, writes Ali Eteraz — they may transform Islam....

How to See Evil

May 6, 2004

Why do so many Americans believe that Saddam supported Al Qaeda when even the White House denies it? The...

Welcome to the Pantheon

May 5, 2004

Thomas Hamill escapes from Iraq and gets drafted into the cult of American Heroes. By Jeff Sharlet First there...

The "Freedom" of "Religion"

April 14, 2004

A daily collage of religion in the news from the war. “None of these acts is the work of a religion....

What does the Mehdi Army Believe?

April 7, 2004

UPDATE: “River,” an Iraqi blogger, writes: “If the situation weren’t so frightening, it would almost be amusing to see Al-Hakeem and...

Where's the Why?

April 4, 2004

Why is the American press ignoring the role of religion in Iraq? The question bears that blunt a phrasing...

"Incomprehensible"

April 1, 2004

A NEW DAILY FEATURE With only a few exceptions, the Western press and the elite Arab press are reporting...

Enlightening Iraq

February 17, 2004

We suppose it should come as no surprise that The Salt Lake Tribune, using a Combined News Service report, should give...

Take 'Em To The River

February 16, 2004

The Baptists in Iraq are getting antsy about the U.S. invasion, but not because the crusade isn’t going according...

The "R" Word

February 2, 2004

There’s a valuable comparison to be found by slogging through this week’s New Yorker lead story (print only), by the normally-astute Jon...