Weekly SPI Fellows Update
by Deanna Cantrell
ÔÇ£They reject our religion and say we are not sufficiently Muslim, but they kill the men and rape the women. What kind of Islam is that?ÔÇØ says a refugee interviewed by SPI Fellow Mark Juergensmeyer during his July expedition to Iran and Turkey.┬á Find out the Sunni term for ISIS–hint it roughly translates to bullies in Arabic, how this terror group persists and much more in SPI Fellow Mark Juergensmeyer’s new article, What Kind of Islam is That? Talking With Refugees from ISIS.
Is there a way to defeat the Islamic-State?┬á Where is the US going wrong with Syria?┬á SPI Fellow Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi dissects these and more related issues in his new article, Why America Should Aim to Contain– Rather Than Destroy — ISIS.┬á Is there an end in sight to this conflict?
What happens when fundamentalists come to power?┬á What does the labeling of an entire people, societies and communities as Muslim or Islamic gain for the Islamic agenda?┬á The answers may surprise you, view SPI Advocate Maryam Namazie’s lecture at the 5th Imagine No Religion Conference, then read her companion article┬áPromoting
Secularism in the Age of ISIS.
Every fossil has its story.  Does this story end with its discovery?  No, this merely marks the beginning of a new, unending story; one of the paleontologist whom discovered it.  Why does this story never end?  The Story of Life in 25 Fossils, the newest book by SPI Fellow and best-selling paleontology author Donald R. Prothero generates a captivating history of life on our planet.