Archive for December, 2007
The Purpose-Driven Journalist
What was your favorite New Year’s Eve? Here’s an unexpected one from Pamela Constable, a long-time foreign correspondent with the Washington Post. On Dec. 31, 1999, Constable found herself camped out in a freezing airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan, reporting on a hijacked Indian jetliner, after breaking off her winter holiday in Connecticut. When the hijacked [...]
31Dec2007 | Andrea Useem | 0 comments | ContinuedRomney, Muslims and “Conservative Multiculturalism”
While lounging on the couch after an indulgent Christmas dinner this evening, ReligionWriter could not resist turning her attention from relatives and instead reading an essay titled, “Mormons, Muslims and Multiculturalism,” which she stumbled upon while leafing through a recent issue of the conservative Weekly Standard.
The essay, which goes for a lengthy 6,000 words, would [...]
The Grinch Who Stole Eid ul-Adha
What are the biggest Christian and Jewish holidays of the year? Religiously speaking, Christmas and Hannukah are not the answer — rather, as observant Christians know, Easter has more significance for followers of Christ, and, as Jews know, Hannukah pales besides Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashonah.
Maybe it’s a coincidence, but the same phenomenon happens in [...]
Surviving Salafism: An American Muslim Recovers from Extremism and Makes a Difference
Editor’s Note: On June 25, 2009, the text of this post was removed at the request of Tariq Nelson.
12Dec2007 | Andrea Useem | 18 comments | ContinuedHospital Reading: America’s Most Religious College Students
This weekend ReligionWriter found herself at an area hospital, watching over her one-year-old son, Moses, who was suffering from respiratory problems (he’s better now, and we’re both home, thank you.) But there’s nothing like being captive in a strange, somewhat scary place to make a book seem like a treasured escape. While rocking Moses to [...]
10Dec2007 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | ContinuedWhy Romney’s Task Is Very Different From JFK’s
If you’re into religion and politics, then December 6 is shaping up to be every bit as important, if not more, than January 3, when the Iowa caucuses are held. That’s because this Thursday, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will deliver a long-awaited speech on religion, and more specifically, his own Mormon faith — the [...]
3Dec2007 | Andrea Useem | 3 comments | Continued