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The publication of Patricia Crone and Michael Cook’s controversial study Hagarism in 1977 unquestionably marks a watershed in the study of religious culture in the early medieval Near East, even if ...

Brookings Institution senior fellow Shadi Hamid discusses his new book, “Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World,” on June 9, 2016. Screenshot from Brookings video.

As you read the latest headlines, you might draw this historical parallel: suppose Pope Leo X in the 16th century had executed Martin Luther for nailing his 95 Theses to that church door in Wittenberg ...

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CHICAGO (AP) _ The Nation of Islam has planned a rare open-to-the public event at its Chicago-based headquarters in what the Minister Louis Farrakhan says is a 'new beginning' for the movement.

What does conflict with Iraq mean to Muslims? In Kuala Lumpur last week, TIME’s Southeast Asia correspondent Simon Elegant gathered five of Asia’s most prominent Muslim thinkers and opinionmakers to ...

CHICAGO -- Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan stressed unity among religions while preaching a message of black empowerment at a public event Sunday deemed "a new beginning" for the ...