Anyone who agrees should add James McDougall’s epic, authoritative and multilayered Worlds of Islam to their reading list. It covers 14 centuries of the world’s second-largest religion in just 521 ...

(RNS) — Muslim Americans are gearing up for what overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision could mean for their communities. (RNS) — To Eman Abdelhadi, getting an abortion was the most sensible ...

A global understanding of Islam is impossible in absence of the Islamic art, mysticism, and poetry, writes our columnist Ahmad Sadri. ramil110 / Getty Images I can imagine no greater disservice to ...

We embrace Black History Month as a sacred moment of remembrance and return — a time to honour heritage, resistance, and ...

ISIS’ declaration of an Islamic State begs a fundamental question: When and how did that concept become a part of the political vocabulary of Muslim societies? After all, the idea hasn’t been around ...

At the minimum, here’s what Christians should know. As religious historian Rodney Stark has shown, religions compete. Early in the seventh century AD, Judaism was making inroads in Arabia, but it had ...

Alcohol can be found in every culture, civilization and country. That’s why the subject — and substance — fascinates University of Delaware history professor Rudi Matthee, author of Angels Tapping at ...

Eastern China’s Fujian province is best described by a local expression: “Wherever we go, spirits linger just above our heads.” Here, Buddhism, Taoism, and a number of folk beliefs form an ...