Ali Eteraz

Ali Eteraz, 28, is a contributor to Jewcy, where his focus has been on Islam and the Muslim world. He is working on a book entitled Children of Dust (forthcoming 2009). The late philosopher, Richard Rorty, called his writings "impressive."

He lives in Las Vegas, the East Coast and various unnamed locations.

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A Reply to Jamie Kirchick’s Defense of “Islamofascism”

Putting aside the debate over whether Islamofascism is historically appropriate (Hitchens says it is) or…

The West’s Islamic Reform Cult of Personality

In his piece on the Crossroads series by PBS, Gary Kamiya of Salon made the…

Evaluating Islamic Reform Very Closely

Since 2001, calls for “Islamic reform” have been central to almost any discussion of Islam.…

Dinner, Democracy With Hamas

The Guardian has a story about one of their reporters going "Inside Hamas" and eating…

Muslim Secularism and “the Iran Problem”

Part VI of my series on Islamic reform at the Guardian is now available. It…

The Muslim Right and Making of the Muslim Left

Part V of the ongoing series on Islamic reform is up at Guardian Unlimited. It…

The Quran I Hate, and The One I Love

Nietzsche said that translation is a form of conquest. This line comes up in a…

Goodbye

Well, folks, that is all. My time here is up. I want to thank everyone…