religion

By Eva Cossé, Researcher, Western Europe | – (Human Rights Watch) – European Governments and Public Should Stand Up Against Hate On May 24, a Jewish cemetery was vandalized in the city of Bordeaux, France. On May 26, Germany’s government anti-Semitism Commissioner warned Jewish men against wearing the kippah in public following a spike in […]

Qur'an

The Prophet’s Tribe: The First Mention of Quraysh in an Inscription from the Dawn of Islam

Juan Cole

The Qur’an, the Muslim scripture, speaks of the Quraysh as a tribe that engaged in travel and worshiped at a shrine. Qur’an 106, “Quraysh,” says, Because of his benevolence toward the Quraysh they were enabled to undertake the winter and summer caravans. So let them worship the lord of this shrine, who provided them with […]

Featured

Why Israeli Gov’t May Fall: Like US, Secularists and Fundamentalists are Polarized

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We’ll know later today whether prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu will succeed in forming a government. If not, Israel will have snap elections in September. In parliamentary systems, coalitions are often made after the election. In the US, the two big parties have already made their coalitions before the election. The […]

Environmentalism

Young Muslims fashion a Green Ramadan: Faith, Fasting and Environmentalism

The Conversation

By William Barylo | – Muslims worldwide are about to enter the second half of Ramadan, a month widely known to the public as one for fasting. However, growing concerns around the environmental crisis and social struggles across the globe have lead Muslims to consider its deeper meaning. An environmental demonstration by the MADE charity. […]

Qur'an

Love, Peace, Forgiveness and Light dominate the Qur’an

Juan Cole

339 – Times words from the root for mercy and compassion (rhm) occur

Muslim-Americans

The black Muslim female fashion trailblazers who came before model Halima Aden

The Conversation

The fashion shows were a means of highlighting the creative ways Nation of Islam women could dress modestly and maintain the unique aesthetic

Muslim Brotherhood

Why Trump can’t ban the Muslim Brotherhood without Damaging Democratic Prospects

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

That many branches of the Muslim Brotherhood are interested in competing as parties in parliamentary systems poses a severe challenge to the authoritarian status quo in Saudi Arabia

Islam

Muslims need an Alternative Political Paradigm

contributors

The abuse of Islam and its teachings by radical groups like Daesh [ISIL] and Al Qaeda is a reality that no one can ignore

Featured

Super-Majority of Arab Youth in New Poll say Religion too Important in Public Life

Juan Cole

Fully 79%, almost 4 in 5, say that the Arab world desperately needs to reform its religious institutions