U.S. school principals discriminate against Muslims and atheists, our study finds
Nineteen years after the 9/11 attacks, anti-Muslim bias still operates widely
American pundits think Europe has just introduced a blasphemy law through the back door. They’re wrong.
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Malala is building more schools in Pakistan. That’s not likely to reduce support for extremism.
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What’s behind the Islamist protests in Pakistan?
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How states can wield ‘official Islam’ to limit radical extremism
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Iran’s involvement in Syria is costly. Here’s why most Iranians still support it.
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The news media offer slanted coverage of Muslim countries’ treatment of women
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Iran’s holding presidential elections. Here are the candidates to watch.
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Middle East regimes are using ‘moderate’ Islam to stay in power
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This is why the Islamic State shocks the world with its graphically violent imagery
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Jerusalem’s status won’t be as easy to settle as other real estate deals. Here’s why.
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Shiites are participating in the world’s largest pilgrimage today. Here’s how they view the world.
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This is what can we learn about ISIS from Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army
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The dark side of the popular mobilization that stopped Turkey’s coup
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What Iran’s textbooks can teach us about sectarianism and ancient hatreds
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The Paris attacks are just what counterterrorism analysts have feared since Mumbai. Here are three takeaways.
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Here’s what we can learn from how Twitter responded to Paris
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Why are Salafi Islamists contesting Egypt’s election?
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Contesting the Caliphate
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Are Muslim countries really unreceptive to religious freedom?
[caption id="attachment_27253" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] In this Friday, Dec. 28,
How a new Jordanian flag challenges ISIS
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Six things you need to know about women and ISIS
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Different faces of Turkish Islamic nationalism
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French hate speech laws are less simplistic than you think
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Charlie Hebdo meets 'The Interview'
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Charlie Hebdo meets ‘The Interview’
[caption id="attachment_20175" align="alignnone" width="620"] James Franco, left, and Seth Rogen
Fundamentalist wrath
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Cracks in the Hezbollah monopoly
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The Middle East quasi-state system
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Saudi Arabia’s Muslim Brotherhood predicament
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Mohammad Mursi’s Dangerous Gamble and the Withering of Democracy in Egypt?
The following is a guest post by Princeton political scientist