- -: Muslims in the Media - Firoozeh Dumas
December 19, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/23/Firoozeh_Dumas_Laughing_Without_An_Accent Iranian-American author Firoozeh Dumas criticizes American media for promoting what she views as an overly negative representation of Muslims. ----- Often lost in the rhetoric of debate about the United Stat...
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- -: Sex-Ed In Iran - Azadeh Moaveni
March 5, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/25/Azadeh_Moaveni_Honeymoon_in_Tehran Iranian-American journalist Azadeh Moaveni recalls the government-sponsored premarital sex class she was required to attend before her wedding in Iran. ----- As one of the few American correspondents allowed to wor...
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- -: Separate Human Rights for Muslims? - Shirin Ebadi
March 11, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/02/Shirin_Ebadi_Human_Rights_and_Civil_Society_in_Iran Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi rejects cultural relativism and the proposal of an Islamic Declaration of Human Rights. Ebadi says that, without a universal standard, basic human rights canno...
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- -: The Hijab as Feminist Statement? - Bronwyn Winter
May 4, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/19/Bronwyn_Winter_Uncovering_the_French_Headscarf_Debate Professor Bronwyn Winter analyzes the hijab ban in France, weighing freedom of choice against sexual and class politics. "I can't see anywhere in the Koran where it says...all women must wear a hij...
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- -: Reza Aslan: Bush Right about Democracy and Terrorism
May 18, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/12/Reza_Aslan_How_to_Win_a_Cosmic_War Author Reza Aslan argues that "George Bush was right," in describing democracy as an effective challenge to Islamic extremism, but notes that "we have to actually have the nerve to support these Islamist groups, if t...
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- -: The Future of Religious Nationalism - Reza Aslan
June 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/15/Reza_Aslan_How_to_Win_a_Cosmic_War Reza Aslan, religious scholar and author of How to Win a Cosmic War, and Phil Bronstein, editor-at-large for the San Francisco Chronicle, discuss the problematic nature of religious nationalism. "It's a force that ca...
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- -: Colonization's Legacy in the Middle East - Abdul Dardery
July 21, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/15/Dr_Abdul_Mawgoud_Dardery_Muslim_Perspective Abdul Mawgoud Dardery gives his perspective on the religious and political history of Muslim divisiveness. In light of the current Israel-Palestine conflict, he says, "It is not a Jewish-Muslim problem, it i...
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- -: If the Burka's Banned, What Comes Next?
August 27, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/15/Should_the_Burka_Be_Banned Journalists Virginia Haussegger and Julie Posetti debate the ethics of banning the burka in Australia. ----- Muslim women's dress codes have come into the political spotlight in both Muslim-majority and non-Muslim societie...
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- -: Religion, Nationalism, and Identity - Reza Aslan
September 9, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/01/Islamic_Identity_in_the_US_Reza_Aslan Religious scholar and author Reza Aslan argues many Americans who claim to be Christian are actually declaring their nationality, not spirituality. "The cross and the flag have bled into a single icon," says Aslan...
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- -: Modern Democracy's Roots in Early Islam? - John Keane
September 22, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/24/John_Keane_Whats_So_Good_About_Democracy Although the Greeks lay claim to the creation of democracy, author John Keane traces its origin back to Mesopotamia - an area that now includes Iraq and Iran. He also claims that early Muslims may have practice...
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