NASHVILLE, TN — Before our group studied Islam in other parts of the world, the organizers wanted us to see some of the nuances of Muslim communities in America. And where better to do that than in ...

Idrīs appears only twice in the Quran, yet his legend exploded after Islam’s rise. Muslim scholars quickly linked him to Enoch, the biblical figure who never died. Like Enoch, Idrīs was said to ascend ...

Since Sept. 11 there has been an understandable increase in the number of books about Islam. Although Islam and Christianity are the two largest religions in the world and their relationship is now ...

Editor’s note: Khaleel Mohammed is a religious studies professor at San Diego State University who teaches Islamic history and law, Islamic texts and comparative religions. His book “David in the ...

The University of Southern California has removed a portion of Islamic scripture from the Web site of a Muslim-student group on its campus, The Daily Trojan reported today. The deleted material came ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. But the summer day when it opened was peaceful and harmonious, with the exception of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Maliha Aslam was in a department store elevator in Jackson a few months ago as another woman stared at her hijab, a headdress Muslim women are required to wear. Unprompted, the woman told her, ...