With 1.2 billion followers, Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion—but also its most misunderstood. Karen Armstrong, a scholar and former nun, tries to correct some of the stereotypes in her ...

Under the Wahhabi interpretation—an austere, literalist sect of Islam associated with the 18th century preacher Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and the Saudi royal family—crimes such as blasphemy and ...

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — More than 40 Soldiers deployed to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Kuwait participated in cultural awareness training on Nov. 17, 2021. The religious affairs specialists and ...

According to the philosopher, this internal quarrel requires a rich understanding of colonial history, and of the relationship between Islam and Christendom. ' [They] were enemies for centuries… I ...

While studying international politics and economics as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University, Christopher B. O’Keefe “sort of stumbled into the Islamic Development Bank,” he says. Although the ...

Director of Muhammad Bin Hamad Al-Thani Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilisation at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Dr. Aisha Yusuf Al Mannai stressed that the holy month of Ramadan is ...

I appreciated Tahla Ahmed’s letter arguing that schools should teach students more about Islam (“Teach students about Islam,” Oct. 3). I agree. Social studies should include moderate exposure to the ...

THE ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER has undertaken a heroic and important task: getting reporters to think about religion. A few years ago a bunch of journalists and I were flown up to Maine to learn ...