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An Anti-Biography of the Founder of Islam

The Mohamed Myth

The Dutch Arabist Hans Jansen has ventured to write a biography of the prophet Mohammed. His initially plausible criticism of the religious sources quickly turns into a sweeping condemnation, however, according to Islam expert Stefan Weidner
Islamic Studies

Liberate the Prophet from the Stranglehold of Religion!

In his long and detailed plea for a secular Islamic Studies, Tilman Nagel calls on the discipline to emancipate itself from the Muslim understanding of Mohammed if it wants to get closer to historical reality
Koran Studies

"What is the Koran?"

Christoph Luxenberg's book on the history of the origins of the Koran has found wide resonance internationally. But scholars of Islam are skeptical about the work. Michael Marx summarizes the results of a Berlin conference on the subject.
Ahmadinejad's Messianic Fervor in Iran

Calculated Provocation

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad turns to foreign policy issues – such as his anti-Israeli agitation – in order to divert attention away from domestic failures and to maintain the worldwide pressure on Iran. By Katajun Amirpur
Analysis Faraj Sarkohi

100 Days Ahmadinejad in Office

Ahmadinejad's 17 million voters are waiting impatiently for their president to turn his election promise into action by fighting poverty, corruption and unemployment in Iran. It's precisely in these areas that he comes up against embittered opposition
Ahmadinejad's Attack on Israel

World Condemns Iran for President's Remarks

In a speech that has triggered outrage around the world, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map". Ahmadinejad made his comments at a conference called "the World without Zionism". Gregg Benzow has more
Ahmadinejad's Cultural Revolution

Increased Level of Repression

Since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took office, pressure on Iran's cultural sector has been continually increased, bringing cultural life to a virtual standstill. Intellectuals and students are now publicly voicing their protest. Bahman Nirumand reports
Khomeini's Fatwa on Salman Rushdie

Fundamentalist Claims

Khomeini's fatwa was just as illegitimate in the traditional Islamic view as the attacks of 9/11 – both are vile products of modern fundamentalism. Daniel Bax comments
Salman Rushdie and "The Satanic Verses"

The Complicated Craft of Enlightenment

It has been twenty years since Ayatollah Khomeini issued the fatwa on Salman Rushdie. The author of The Satanic Verses still takes a critical stance on religion, yet he is also a vocal protester against discrimination of Muslims. By Lewis Gropp
Portrait of the Philosopher Mohammed Abed al-Jabri

Critique of Arab Reason

Mohammed Abed al-Jabri is without a doubt one of the most important contemporary Arab intellectuals. His work focuses on the failure of the Enlightenment in the Islamic world and the search for an Arab identity in modernity. Sonja Hegasy introduces the Moroccan philosopher