From James Foley to Steven Sotloff, the tragic killings of both journalists by the militant group that calls itself the Islamic State and might be more widely known as ISIS, is not only alarming as an ...

Muslim-majority countries face complex economic and political challenges, and one proposed solution has been the establishment of political systems grounded in Islamic principles. In response, various ...

Many experts on the Middle East never thought they’d see the day when the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates would be sitting collegially with the prime ...

Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs hosted an event contextualizing the different understandings of how Islamic teaching pertains to women’s behavior on Oct.

(RNS) Sentenced for professing his atheism, Alexander Aan was recently released after 18 months in an Indonesian prison. Masood Ahmad has already served over two months in a Pakistani prison for ...

In Nigeria, where faith plays a significant role, integrating these teachings into daily life can offer profound benefits for physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. The Quran advises moderation ...

Recently I tried out on my students a new upper-level undergraduate course entitled “The Islamic Jesus.” As a Catholic whose research interests range from the Middle East to Pakistan and Indonesia, I ...

Omid Safi, director of the Duke University Islamic Studies Center, is well aware that books abound on Muslims and politics. Works intended to explain or defend Muslim culture or the opposite, to ...