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September 2023

September 05, 2023

Saudi Reforms Are Softening Islam’s Role, But Critics Warn the Kingdom Will Still Take a Hard Line Against Dissent

A scholar who has closely followed reforms that MBS has made to Wahhabism, an austere...

August 2023

August 17, 2023

Islam’s call to prayer is ringing out in more US cities – affirming a long and growing presence of Muslims in America

Minneapolis allows call to prayer to be publicly broadcast five times per day. Kerem Yucel

July 2022

July 23, 2022

There is no one Islamic interpretation on ethics of abortion, but the belief in God’s mercy and compassion is a crucial part of any consideration

Islamic views on abortion are based on diverse interpretations of what’s right and wrong when...

March 2021

March 04, 2021

Pope’s upcoming visit brings attention to the dwindling population of Christians in Iraq

The events that followed the 2003 US invasion of Iraq started a cycle of violence...

March 03, 2021

What the mythical figure of Şahmeran in Turkey represents and why activists use it

Student protesters in Turkey recently used this mythical figure to express their queer identity, seeing...

January 2021

January 28, 2021

The problem with India’s ‘love jihad’ laws

India's most populous state has brought in a law to police interreligious marriages, known as...

October 2020

October 21, 2020

Beheading in France could bolster president’s claim that Islam is in ‘crisis’ – but so is French secularism

Macron wants to 'build an Islam in France that can be compatible with the Enlightenment.'...

August 2020

August 18, 2020

Hagia Sophia has been converted back into a mosque, but the veiling of its figural icons is not a Muslim tradition

In reconverting Hagia Sophia to a mosque, Turkish officials have emphasized veiling of Christian icons...

July 2020

July 10, 2020

Islam’s anti-racist message from the 7th century still resonates today

The Quran recognizes 'no superiority of a white person over a black person.' That notion,...

June 2020

June 25, 2020

Muslim Americans assert solidarity with Black Lives Matter, finding unity within a diverse faith group

Race, class and national identity mean that views within the American Muslim community vary when...

May 2020

May 21, 2020

Drive-thru iftars and coronavirus task forces: How Muslims are observing obligations to the poor this Ramadan

By Shariq Siddiqui, IUPUI Many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims are experiencing the holy...