In the world’s largest Muslim nation, says Professor Dewi Fortuna Anwar, “there seems to be a greater willingness both to be openly religious and to be modern and educated at the same.” More →

March 19, 2010

Religion’s role in US foreign policy, gays in the military, and Mennonites and the national anthem were all in the news this past week. More →

February 26, 2010

“We as Muslims have done a lot in terms of the message against extremism. Our problem is that we have not been able to develop an effective way to get the message out,” says Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. More →

January 8, 2010

On Friday September 25, an estimated 3,500 Muslims from around the country gathered on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol to “pray for the soul of America.”  The event, organized by the Dar-ul-Islam mosque in Elizabeth, NJ, was intentionally non-political.  … More →

September 28, 2009

[myplaylist=20] DEBORAH POTTER, guest anchor: President Obama has added a stop in Saudi Arabia to his upcoming trip to the Middle East and Europe. He’ll meet with King Abdullah in Riyadh on Wednesday (June 3). Obama then will fly to … More →

May 29, 2009

Bob Abernethy discusses Pope Benedict XVI’s address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York with Religion & Ethics Newsweekly managing editor Kim Lawton. More →

April 18, 2008

As 2007 comes to a close, we convened a panel of journalists to discuss what we can anticipate in religion news for the year ahead. Bob Abernethy sat down with our guests.
“We take our annual look ahead today at the stories we think will be worth watching for in 2008.” More →

December 28, 2007

Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about Muslim charities with Daniel Glaser, deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes at the U.S. Treasury Department: Q: What is the U.S. government’s policy on investigating whether a charity has been … More →

September 7, 2007

Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about Muslims and charity with Anwar Khan, national development director of Islamic Relief Q: What is the mission of Islamic Relief? A: It’s to make this world a better place. To help those who … More →

September 7, 2007

This year, almost three million Muslims are making the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It’s considered one of the five fundamental obligations of Islam. An estimated 15,000 Muslims from the U.S. traveled last year, and considerably more were expected this year. Imam Shaker Elsayed of the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Virginia has been on many hajjes. He went again this year and agreed to discuss the journey. More →

December 29, 2006