{"id":11699,"date":"2010-11-18T11:52:04","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T18:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=11699"},"modified":"2010-11-18T11:52:04","modified_gmt":"2010-11-18T18:52:04","slug":"reza-aslan-editor-of-tablet-and-pen-on-the-colbert-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=11699","title":{"rendered":"Reza Aslan, Editor of &quot;Tablet and Pen,&quot; on The Colbert Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/books.wwnorton.com\/books\/detail-contents.aspx?ID=17088\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tablet and Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/a>, published by Norton, is a new anthology of (obviously) Middle Eastern literature. Here, the anthology&#8217;s editor, Reza Aslan, is interviewed on The Colbert Report. My favorite line is when Aslan says: &#8220;In all the secret Muslim gatherings that we have where we discuss how to bring down democracy, we&#8217;ve decided that it&#8217;s going to be through art.&#8221;<\/p>\n<table style='font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='360' height='353'>\n<tbody>\n<tr style='background-color:#e5e5e5' valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com'>The Colbert Report<\/a><\/td>\n<td style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; text-align:right; font-weight:bold;'>Mon &#8211; Thurs 11:30pm \/ 10:30c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='height:14px;' valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/the-colbert-report-videos\/364883\/november-08-2010\/reza-aslan'>Reza Aslan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='height:14px; background-color:#353535' valign='middle'>\n<td colspan='2' style='padding:2px 5px 0px 5px; width:360px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right'><a target='_blank' style='color:#96deff; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold;' href='http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/'>www.colbertnation.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><embed style='display:block' src='http:\/\/media.mtvnservices.com\/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:364883' width='360' height='301' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'><\/embed><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='height:18px;' valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'>\n<table style='margin:0px; text-align:center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%' height='100%'>\n<tr valign='middle'>\n<td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/full-episodes\/'>Colbert Report Full Episodes<\/a><\/td>\n<td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http:\/\/www.indecisionforever.com\/'>2010 Election<\/a><\/td>\n<td style='padding:3px; width:33%;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http:\/\/www.colbertnation.com\/video\/tag\/March%20to%20Keep%20Fear%20Alive'>March to Keep Fear Alive<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tablet and Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East, published by Norton, is a new anthology of (obviously) Middle Eastern literature. 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