"A black comedy of errors"
Secretdubai reviews a sheikh-themed romance novel

The Perverse Fascination Continues: Sheikh-Themed Romance Novels
Eerie makes a stupid Excel graph and it gets picked up by Time

Threesomes: Halal or Haram?
Does Islam permit threesomes? Meph and eerie investigate

Syriana
Lounsbury reviews Syriana (followed by pedantic arguing about Farsi vs. Persian in comments)

The Arab Phallus and Its Discontents: An Indian Perspective
Who can forget Dr. Kapoor!

"It's got sex, of course it's bloody Aqoul material!"
The fatwa machine churns out another winner: this time banning nudity during sex

Danish Cartoon Protests
A massive roundup of posts made during the Danish cartoon controversy, including an FT citation

Wafa Sultan: Bigger, Longer, Uncut - The Full Sultan Jazeera Transcript
Following up on MEMRI's disingenuous editing, Meph translates the full Wafa Sultan interview on al-Jazeera

How to be a Muslim reformer
Eerie's 7-step guide to becoming a Muslim reformer and Western media darling

The "moderate Muslims" strike back...yeah right
Raf* comments on the Muslim Manifesto and its signatories

Irshad, Ijtihad and Irony
A commentary on Irshad Manji and the NASCAR dads and soccer moms of the Muslim world

Women's Banking Services in KSA: A Rant
Bint's banking adventures in the Magic Kingdom

Banking Services in KSA: A Rant - Part II
Bint's banking adventures, continued

Civil War Reenactors Come To Lebanon
April Fool's!

Brazilian Waxing, Feminism and a Dose of Perspective
A serious comment about being bare down there

Anger as Analysis: The Series
Or why Wafa, Ayaan and Irshad piss eerie off

Turkey: Anti-Western Sentiment and "Islam is the Solution"
A review of the Turkish film Valley of the Wolves - Iraq

Census and Sensitivities: UAE & Its Minorities
Dubai's enormous expat population and its impact on Emirati identity