Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, recently dismissed Erika López Prater, an adjunct faculty member, for showing two historical Islamic paintings of the Prophet Muhammad in her global survey ...

In this first part of our five-part series on the history of Islam, we explore the reign of Abu Bakr, the first caliph.

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 ...

After a long week of slitting throats, smashing antiquities and raping infidel slave girls, how do the Islamic State’s barbarians unwind? Some, apparently, discuss the finer points of history. An ...

KOCHI: About 10 years ago, a clutch of scholars embarked on an ambitious project to unravel the Islamic way of life by documenting and digitising its storied legacy. This work is now complete and ...

Illustration of Fatimah Al-Fihri. Paintings of Middle Eastern Women by Jan Frans Portaels (1818-1895). Belgian School. TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - There are a number of women who have had a big influence on ...

While ISIS only became known to Americans in the past year or so, the group has actually been around for years, and its roots are deeper than you think. “This is a long term campaign,” President Obama ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Rafia Zakaria A HISTORY OF ISLAM IN 21 WOMEN By Hossein Kamaly Thomas Roe, Britain’s envoy in ...