politics

"War birds of the Irish, come to remind us they are hungry for eyes."

A Mantra for the Mujahedeen

By Maureen Hurley | November 20, 2001

How do you pray for an enemy?

Ali in the Ring

Muhammad Speaks

By Peter Manseau | October 12, 2001

Cassius Clay vs. Osama bin Laden: A fight for the American idea of Islam.

wtc_street

Waking Up

By Paul W. Morris | October 4, 2001

Zen and the art of running from a crumbling tower.

Carlo Giuliani

Free Market Martyrdom?

By KtBniks | July 25, 2001

A death in Genoa raises the stakes in the contest between two theologies of globalization.

Oklahoma City

The Joy of Dissent, or Why I Miss Fundamentalism

By E.J. Park | June 1, 2001

Timothy McVeigh and the impossibility of transcending the market.

Some taller than the Statue of Liberty, stone Buddhas have stood watch over the Bamiyan Valley for over 1500 years.

Taliban Kills Buddha

By Peter Manseau | March 7, 2001

Islam takes on Buddhism in Afghanistan. A nervous art world attempts to referee. Buddha laughs.

Killing the Buddha

The Divine Economy

By KtBniks | February 13, 2001

Faith-Based Initiative: “Will religion rule the White House, or is Bush offering an IPO of the Lord?”