Early emergence and ancient convergence. Reflections on the expression dīn ʻAlī: the origins of the Shiʻi faith ; Shahrbanu, lady of the land of Iran and mother of the Imams: between pre-Islamic Iran ...

Are terrorist groups like Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab inspired by the teachings of Islam? Or are they motivated by something ...

When I first began teaching Islam, there was no road map. In 2001, I was a visiting assistant professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Iowa—the first full-time professor of ...

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.

The days of Ramadan were beautiful; so were the days of Eid. We enjoyed the holy month of Ramadan and the blessed days of Eid; wonderful times indeed, times that have formed fond and lasting memories ...

For centuries, most African Muslims observed their faith according to Sufi practices. Syncretic, mystical, and emphasizing experiencing God, Sufism was well suited to thrive on a continent where ...

(The Conversation) — Islamic views on abortion are based on diverse interpretations of what’s right and wrong when it comes to the body. This question really needs to be reframed, because it implies a ...

This was stressed by the Imam of King Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, one of Pakistan’s largest mosques built with funds from Saudi Arabia, during a lecture on Islamic teachings on service to humanity, at ...