Perhaps, then, the rise of Islam should be read "in reverse"—not as a movement from the religious to the geopolitical, but rather from the geopolitical to the religious. The French historian Chr ...

A New History from Muhammad to the Present’ (Princeton Univ., May), the historian chronicles the religion’s 1,400-year evolution through profiles of figures who showcase its diversity.

The responsibility lies squarely with MPs of the Labour Party and PM Keir Starmer to address religious terrorism and ...

From grand cities to groundbreaking discoveries, the Abbasid Caliphate transformed the Islamic world. Yet, even the most powerful empires must face decline. One NFL team has proposed banning the ...

In the complicated world of Middle-East politics, where radical Islam jostles for space with a strong Shia-Sunni current, Qatar is often described by the West and Israel as the arsonist and ...

In a message marking Saturday's International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of ...

The emergence of Muslim groups, engaged in either religious outreach or political activism, alongside global geopolitical changes, has placed this interpretation of Islam at the forefront of political ...