I've seen a couple of intriguing videos about Islam on TED that I thought I'd share. The first addresses some endlessly propagated misconceptions, the second touches on why lots of attempts to diagnose humanities woes fall for "religion" as an attractive red herring.

Lesley Hazleton: On reading the Koran | Video on TED.com

Mustafa Akyol: Faith versus tradition in Islam | Video on TED.com