Secret Life of Muslims: Hijabs Q&A
Muslim American women discuss common misconceptions about the hijab. This is from a series of short films called The Secret Life of Muslims, created by filmmaker Joshua Seftel.
Secret Life of Muslims: Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan, a scholar of religions, shares why he believes we need more positive portrayals of Muslims in pop culture. This is from a series of short films called The Secret Life of Muslims, created by filmmaker Joshua Seftel.
CNN Host Calls Trump ‘Piece of S—‘
A CNN host has referred to President Donald Trump as “a piece of s—” for his response to the London terror attack. Reza Aslan, who has a Sunday evening show called Believer on the network, hit out at Trump for reigniting his calls for a travel ban following the attack in London Bridge and Borough […]
Oprah with Reza Aslan, beyond the material world must watch
Reza Aslan believes in everything – just a little bit
My late teacher Philip Rieff, may he rest in peace, had a doctrine he called “the Monroe Doctrine”. Whenever he shared this doctrine with a new group of colleagues or students he would immediately preface it by saying, “not the famous President Monroe Doctrine, but the Marilyn Monroe Doctrine.” The famous “Monroe Doctrine” spelled out […]
Anti-Muslim hysteria hides the true threat of homegrown right-wing terrorism
Author and professor Reza Aslan weighed in on terrorism in the United States while making an appearance at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books earlier this week. Aslan, an Iranian-American, is an expert and commentator on global extremism and professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, and the author of the recently published book, Zealot: The […]
Reza Aslan – Bigotry, Fundamentalism and Neo-Atheism in the Media
Published on Oct 13, 2014 Professor Reza Aslan is the author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth,” and is a writer and scholar on religious studies. Is there a media bias against Islam? Reza Aslan points to certain media pundits and hosts who call all […]
Reza Aslan on Islam and ISIS
In tonight’s special hour-long “Conversations with Great Minds” Thom talks with religious scholar Reza Aslan, author of the new book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.”