Believer

The Twitterverse pounces on Reza Aslan’s firing

By Madeleine Buckley — June 13, 2017
(RNS) People expressed concern about Aslan's firing and some suggested his Muslim identity may have played a role.

Reza Aslan and the ‘pettiness of academia’

By Andrew Henry — April 14, 2017
(RNS) Translating our research to a popular audience demands a skill set above and beyond the training we receive in doctoral programs; Aslan undoubtedly excels at it.

Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’ sensationalizes and stereotypes Hindus

By Aseem Shukla — March 7, 2017
(RNS) What Aslan should have done is give voice to the scores of contemporary Hindu spiritual leaders who reject the notion that Hinduism or its scriptures sanction a birth-based hierarchy or caste-based discrimination.

Reza Aslan tries to make a ‘Believer’ out of everyone

By Kimberly Winston — March 3, 2017
(RNS) In his new CNN series, the best-selling author and religion scholar eats human brains, takes a dip in the dirty Ganges and dances in the street with gang members.
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