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REZA ASLAN is a writer, commentator, professor, producer, and scholar of religions. His books, which include Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, have been translated into dozens of languages around the world. As Aslan told FP for “The Final Word” (p. 112), he believes Islam does not clash with American culture because the two are inextricably linked. And though the American Muslim community may be relatively small, he says, it is incredibly diverse and quickly growing into “one of the most dynamic young religious communities in the United States. A community that is becoming something completely unique.” Mikhail Iossel, the Leningrad-born author of the story collection Every Hunter Wants to Know and co-editor of the anthologies Amerika: Russian…