Tag: Islam
As Mideast turmoil spreads, a professor of international affairs says we are witnessing changing interpretations of religion and “a struggle over which interpretations have authority over whom.” More
“If there is a new state, presumably there will more religious tolerance,” says Middle East author and analyst Geneive Abdo. “We can only hope so.” More
As protests and rebellion break out across the Arab world, R & E looks back at the insights of scholars and experts on the compatibility of democratic values and Islam. More
“I think it’s fair to say that Islam has had some difficulty in coming to terms with modernity,” says sociologist of religion William Martin, who believes that the Gülen movement “offers a much more positive picture of what Islam can be.” More
Look back at excerpts from our conversations with reporters over the past 10 years about religion and its changing role in our world.
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Watch our annual reporters roundtable on the most important religion and ethics news of the past year. More
“We hope to instill in our children what it takes to be a responsible, caring, and giving person who is God-conscious,” says Kathy Jamil, principal of the Universal School in Buffalo. More
View a gallery of images of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim manuscripts and books on view in the New York Public Library’s ambitious new exhibition.
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A new book chronicles the people and places across Africa and Asia where Islam and Christianity meet and often clash. More
“In a lot of places where there had been conflict in the name of religion there is now peace in the name of religion, and that’s a hopeful sign.” More
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