A collection of 24 posts
As missiles fly between Tehran and Tel Aviv, Iranian dissident Danial Taghaddos joins Zoe to explain what the West gets wrong about the regime, the nuclear threat, and the future of his homeland.
The media’s obsessive focus on the Israel–Palestine conflict obscures the broader picture of the ubiquity of jihadism in the Middle East, and the crucial role it plays in stoking and perpetuating turmoil and strife.
If we are to fight for liberty for everyone—including Muslims—we must be serious about being ready to stand up to Islamists like Hamas, who seek to revive Islamic imperialism.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with author Paul Berman about the lingering influence of ‘Black Power’ advocate Stokely Carmichael, who once infamously claimed that ‘the only good Zionist is a dead Zionist.’
Liberalising trends within Islam are facing resistance from radicals committed to a narrative of victimhood and grievance.
The problem here is not a subset of Islamic thought, but the fundamentals of Islam itself.
Salman Rushdie’s new memoir, ‘Knife,’ describes the assassination attempt its author survived and offers a moving contemplation of mortality.
Valid concerns about anti-Muslim bigotry should not be used as an excuse to appease Islamist fanatics.
Philosophies of human cruelty, from Sade to October 7th.
An interview with author and intellectual Paul Berman about Hamas’s ideology and Western blindness.
Hamas and the origins of the October 7th attacks.
For centuries, the orthodox Muslim view has been that those who insult Muhammad must be summarily killed.
The attempt on the great writer’s life illustrates the dedication with which fanatics pursue the objects of their hatred.
Islamism as an ideology may be great at mobilizing people, but this doesn’t necessarily translate towards effective governance, as has been proven again and again
The progress of Muslim reformers, dissidents and apostates is hindered by leftists that use cultural relativism as a basis for their activism.