Ten years and two wars after 9/11, America’s struggle against Islamist terrorism is nowhere close to succeeding. If a superpower like America can’t vanquish this scourge, is there any force in the world that can?
There might well be: Bollywood, India’s flamboyant film industry. Just as the Beatles and rock ’n’ roll helped bring down the Kremlin, Bollywood might yet prove to be the undoing of the most noxious brand of Islamic fundamentalism.
Jihad Against Islam: America’s right wing is on a witch hunt, and they’re tying Muslims to the stake. Keep reading …
— Utne Reader editor-in-chief David Schimke on the volatile nature of world-changing ideas. Keep reading …
When Fanatics Attack: Amos Oz, a self-described “expert on comparative fanaticism,” argues that the best defense against extremism includes empathy, imagination, and a healthy sense of humor. Keep reading …
Political scientists Robert Pape and James Feldman studied 30 years of suicide attacks worldwide and reached the eye-opening conclusion that foreign occupation, not religious extremism, is the main driver behind suicide bombings. Read more …
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