Reza Aslan: Expert in Exile
Sept. 23, 2011
Aaron Ross interviews Reza for Mother Jones
Gulf News
July 15, 2011
Islam's pulse in the US: Iranian-American author Reza Aslan on rising anti-Muslim feelings, Bin Laden's 'similarities' with Freddie Mercury and the shared values of faith
Reza Aslan on the Academy - Science and Religion Today
Science and Religion Today interviews Reza Aslan on the Academy.
Religion gone global: an interview with Reza Aslan « The Immanent Frame
"Rethinking Securlarism: Religion gone global". The Immanent Frame interviews Reza Aslan. The interview was conducted in conjunction with the SSRC's projects on Spirituality, Political Engagement, and Public Life and Religion and International Affairs.
elan Gets Personal with Reza Aslan - elan: The Guide to Global Muslim Culture
Reza Aslan sat down with elan: The Guide to Global Muslim culture to discuss his book, his experiences and, yes, his personal life.
From Theocracy to Militarization - An Interview with Reza Aslan
Persian2English had the opportunity to interview Dr. Aslan on some of the issues confronting post-election Iran. While the Green opposition movement has posed the greatest challenge to the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic, Iran's political structure has witnessed a rising influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
In the throes of reform | The Australian
Reza Aslan speaks to The Australian publication and says why he thinks Osama bin Laden may be seen one day as Islam's Martin Luther.
Wer gewinnt den kosmischen Krieg?
By Von Nils Minkmar
Reza Aslan: Message of Support
July 24, 2009
Dr. Reza Aslan's message of support for the people of Iran.
Conversation: Q&A with Dr. Reza Aslan
July 11, 2009
How to Make an Islamic Democracy
By Tobias Grey, June 28, 2009
Fighting Cosmic Wars, The Right Way
By Asim Siddiqui, guardian.co.uk, Saturday 23 May 2009
Reza Aslan's latest book shows how religious extremism can be tamed if seen for what it really is.
Reza Aslan: A Cosmic Conflict in a World Gone Global
By Natalie Crnosija, Posted on 08 May 2009
Al Qaeda Fostering a Cosmic War
New America Media, Interview, Sandip Roy, May 24, 2009

Reza Aslan: How to diffuse al Qaeda
San Francisco Chronicle (sfgate.com). Jonathan Curiel, Thursday, May 14, 2009
Reza Aslan speaks with U.S. News about his latest book
U.S. News Weekly; May 8, 2009
Internationally Acclaimed Writer and Scholar Reza Aslan Talks About His New Book, His Busy Schedule, and Being Single
May 4, 2009
Defusing a Cosmic War
By Katie Baker, Published May 2, 2009
From the Newsweek magazine issue dated May 18, 2009
Down From the Heavens: Scholar Reza Aslan says understanding terrorist groups is the only way to defeat them.
Dan Lybarger
"We are fighting a war of the imagination"
May 4, 2009
Shahed Amanullah
Internationally Acclaimed Writer and Scholar Reza Aslan Talks About His New Book, His Busy Schedule, and Being Single
May 09, 2009
Reza Aslan: A Cosmic Conflict in a World Gone Global
By Natalie Crnosija, May 08, 2009
Reza Aslan to Speak at UCSB / Scholar of Islam Will Discuss His New Book, How to Win a Cosmic War
By Sam Kornell, Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Danger of Fighting a Cosmic War and Why the Idea of a 'War on Terror' Does No One Any Good
April 21, 2009, 12 a.m.
By Eugene Mulero, Congress Now Staff
Cosmic War Correspondent: A Web-Exclusive Profile of Reza Aslan
Published February 23, 2009.
A Profile in Publishers Weekly.
How to Win a Cosmic War: An Interview with Reza Aslan
February 16, 2009.
An Interview with Democtratiya Magazine
An Interview with Reza Aslan
November 5, 2008
Blog from Battery Place
Live interview with Reza Aslan
October 29, 2008
What America Must Do
An Interview with Foreign Policy Magazine. Published January, 2008.
FP speaks with Reza Aslan about why the next American president should leave God out of the war on terror.
The Unruly Muslim
By Daniel Lopes, Mirada Global (Brazil). Published January 24, 2007.
The War Within Islam
By Arnie Cooper, Sun Magazine. Published December 2006 in Issue 372.
Reza Aslan on How the US Fails to Understand the Muslim World.
>Note that this links directly to a downloadable pdf which requires Acrobat reader or similar to view.
Reza Aslan: An Interview
Islamica Magazine. Published May 2006.
The Muslim Hipster
By Mehammed Mack, LA Weekly. Published April 19, 2006.
The Islamic Reformation Has Begun
By Asra Q. Nomani, Sojourners. Published January 2006.
Reza Aslan, a Tehran-born Muslim, joined his high school's Young Life group to become a Christian, then got kicked out. Now he's one of the top spokespersons for progressive Islam in America.
Meena (Arabic Interview)

Muslim Faith Rooted in Pluralism, Egalitarianism
By Tara Dooley, Houston Chronicle. Published December 3, 2005
Author seperates Islam's extremist fringe from its moderate majority.
Reza Aslan, in Conversation
By Sarah Crown, The Gaurdian Blogs, Friday November 18 2005
In the third of our series of podcast interviews with the authors on the shortlist of this year's Guardian First Book Award, I spoke to Reza Aslan, author of No god but God, a chronicle of the Òorigins, evolution and futureÓ of Islam.
The Agonist: Exclusive Interview with Author Reza Aslan
By Sean-Paul Kelley, The Agonist. Published April 29, 2005
The Future of Islam
By Lakshmi Chaudhry, AlterNet. Posted April 28, 2005
Reza Aslan explains why the real target in the 9/11 attacks was not the United States but moderates in the Muslim world.
Interview: Reza Aslan, Author No god but God
By Keith Gottschalk, Blogcritics.org. Published April 08, 2005
This interview was conducted in Iowa City on April 7, 2005. Reza Aslan is the author of No god But God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam. (Random House 2005)