saudi arabia

The Times columnist and Saudi Arabia have at least this in common: They like to deny women agency.

In my years of travel throughout the Muslim world, I’ve literally never met a person with a second spouse. And I’ve met a lot of people.

If Egypt’s democracy takes hold it will, along with Turkey, help elbow out the Islamist movements we’re used to hearing about.

Come donkey, it’s time to pray.

The Times columnist’s latest betrays a terrifying ignorance of Islam.

All nations contribute to the management and definition of religion so it’s neither necessary, nor possible, to identify any state as definitively “religious” or “secular.” To choose is largely political.

As the Saudi leadership makes motions toward liberalizing the state a conservative leader makes an interesting argument.