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Religion Dispatches

Bachmann Hails Beginning of End of  “Shari'ah-Compliant Terrorism”

Forecasting the sad state of GOP presidential primary discourse.
Sarah Posner
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Religion Dispatches

The Symbol is Dead, Let the Symbolized Die Too

Final thoughts on the killing of bin Laden.
Hussein Rashid
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The Jihadi Revolution is Dead (But Bin Laden’s Death Didn’t Kill It)

Tahrir Square clearly proved both bin Laden and his lieutenant al-Zawahiri wrong.
Mark Juergensmeyer
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Religion Dispatches

Spilling Drops for Osama bin Laden

How do people react to death of an enemy?
Joanna Brooks
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Will bin Laden’s Death Finally Quell Obama Conspiracy Theories?

Religion, birtherism, mission accomplished, and the fear of a black president.
Anthea Butler
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Religion Dispatches

Bin Laden’s Death More Symbolic than Operational

His warped worldview still persists.
Hussein Rashid
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“Do Not Rejoice When Your Enemies Fall”

Christian reactions to Osama bin Laden’s death.
Sarah Posner
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Enough Blood, Says NYC Pastor

Finding closure beyond revenge.
Donna Schaper
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Religion Dispatches

Osama and Orientalism: Where Islamophobes Meet Al-Qaeda

What do critics of Islam have in common with bin Laden? They both have a reductive, prescriptive understanding of religion and they use it to assert superiority over others.
Hussein Rashid
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