Uproxx

CNN’s Reza Aslan Is Under Fire For Eating Human Brains On Television

Reza Aslan is an author, a scholar, and the host of CNN’s new show, Believer — in which he embeds with the world’s most “fascinating faith-based groups” to give the audience a real idea about what ...
National Catholic Reporter

Reza Aslan tries to make a 'Believer' out of everyone

Maybe it was the moment the nearly naked, ash-smeared guru asked Reza Aslan, the religion scholar and best-selling author, to eat a piece of human brain. Or maybe it was when the same guru, camped on ...
Rolling Out

Outrage as CNN host eats human flesh for special Hinduism

Media history was made as CNN host Reza Aslan broke an almost universal taboo. As part of the CNN series “Believers,” Aslan told the story of the Aghori sect of the Hindu religion. The sect is more ...
SFGate

CNN host under fire for eating human brain in first episode of new show 'Believer'

Television personality and religious scholar Reza Aslan sampled cooked human brain tissue with cannibals in India in the first episode of CNN's new "Believer" series exploring "fascinating faith-based ...
Mashable

CNN series stirs controversy for 'offensive' portrayal of Hinduism

CNN's newest original series Believer With Reza Aslan, which premiered Sunday, has been termed "callous," "reckless," "disgusting" and other such uncharitable things. Social commentators have raised ...
The American Conservative

Reza Aslan, Cannibal For CNN

Television personality and religious scholar Reza Aslan sampled cooked human brain tissue with cannibals in India in the first episode of CNN’s new “Believer” series exploring “fascinating faith-based ...
The Atlantic

Reza Aslan and the Risks of Making Religion Relatable

Reza Aslan’s new show has come at the best possible time and the worst possible time. Believer, a six-part television series airing Sunday nights on CNN, premiered March 5 to mixed reviews. Some say ...