Islam is the name of the religion, and its followers are known as Muslims. Muslims believe there is one true God, called Allah (the Arabic word for God). In Arabic the word Islam means 'submission ...

Professor Asad is the author of Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993). His new book, Formations of the ...

Examining the geometric patterns that characterize so much of Islamic art can provide students with important insights into the technology, scientific knowledge, and religious beliefs of Muslims.

In recent years, Islam has emerged as the fastest-growing religion globally. Projections done by the Pew Research Center ...

Akel on Tuesday decried what it described as an “Islamic agenda” after a report was sent to Turkish Vice President Cevdet ...

Students in this track will graduate with a strong knowledge of Arabic and Islamic religion, literature, history, thought, and culture. The track requires students to complete an upper-level Arabic ...

The phrase ‘religion of peace’ was used by some to ... phrase ‘religion of peace’ used rather ironically to describe Islam today was the title of a book written in 1930 by Ishtiaq Hussain ...

Among Israelis who are Jewish, about a third support making halakha, or Jewish law, the state law for Jews in Israel. When it comes to whether states can have a religious character and be a democracy: ...