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Amanda Taub

Former Vox staff

    Latest articles by Amanda Taub

    Russia
    Chechnya’s kitten-hugging, Putin-loving dictator, explained in 19 bizarre InstagramsChechnya’s kitten-hugging, Putin-loving dictator, explained in 19 bizarre Instagrams
    Russia

    There are also multiple tigers.

    By Amanda Taub
    Religion
    Fox News host calls for mass murder of Islamists in unhinged rantFox News host calls for mass murder of Islamists in unhinged rant
    Religion

    “We need to kill them. We need to KILL THEM.”

    By Amanda Taub
    archives
    The “ISIS hack” of CENTCOM is ridiculous. Let XKCD explain why.The “ISIS hack” of CENTCOM is ridiculous. Let XKCD explain why.
    archives

    Here’s why gaining access to CENTCOM’s social media accounts shouldn’t get us too worried.

    By Amanda Taub
    archives
    JK Rowling had the best possible reaction to Rupert Murdoch’s anti-Muslim tweetJK Rowling had the best possible reaction to Rupert Murdoch’s anti-Muslim tweet
    archives

    Rowling’s response was the perfect way to point out the bigotry implicit in Murdoch’s logic.

    By Amanda Taub
    Religion
    #JeSuisAhmed: a crucial message that everyone should hear#JeSuisAhmed: a crucial message that everyone should hear
    Religion

    Why you should pay attention to #JeSuisAhmed as well as #JeSuisCharlie

    By Amanda Taub
    Criminal Justice
    Paris supermarket shooting and hostage crisis: what we know and don’t knowParis supermarket shooting and hostage crisis: what we know and don’t know
    Criminal Justice

    Multiple hostages in a kosher supermarket eastern Paris

    By Zack Beauchamp and Amanda Taub
    Religion
    Terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo: what we know and don’t knowTerrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo: what we know and don’t know
    Religion

    The gunmen killed journalists and police officers, then escaped.

    By Dara Lind, Amanda Taub and 2 more
    Video
    Charlie Hebdo’s most famous cartoons, translated and explainedCharlie Hebdo’s most famous cartoons, translated and explained
    Play
    Video

    These 9 images explain Charlie Hebdo’s biting satire.

    By Amanda Taub and Joe Posner
    Religion
    Charlie Hebdo and its biting satire, explained in 9 of its most iconic coversCharlie Hebdo and its biting satire, explained in 9 of its most iconic covers
    Play
    Religion

    The magazine believed that humor was the best weapon against extremism

    By Amanda Taub
    World Politics
    Thousands of people in Sweden show the right way to respond to IslamophobiaThousands of people in Sweden show the right way to respond to Islamophobia
    World Politics

    Ordinary people fight bigotry with protests and construction-paper hearts

    By Amanda Taub