I wrote about this in 2018. The argument was that, for Islamists, mosques, security dams, and military fortresses aren’t separate projects — they share one logic: domination. Read it here: “Vicious Infrastructure Security dams, military fortresses, and mosques in the…
Over the last 40+ years, we have been bombarded with clichés about Islam. Shit media intellectuals endlessly argue for a moderate version of Islam that would sit comfortably within so-called Western ideals. Beneath all this talk, there has been a…
In this election cycle, what we needed was transformative imagination—new ideas to ignite the old and inspire the young. Instead, Democrats, as usual, turned away from bold visions and a true commitment to public welfare and peace, ceding ground to…
I recently visited the Hagia Sophia for the first time after its conversion and felt overwhelming sadness. What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible Shame