February 13 – 19
…pass an amendment to existing criminal legislation stating that religious marriages must comply with existing marriage laws in England and Wales. Read More How Islamic Scholarship Birthed Modern Astronomy Astronomy…
September 26 – October 2
…Defense Against Extremism TIME Qasim Rashid, an attorney and national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, argues why post 9/11 reform of Islam has only made extremism a larger…
An interview with Abdulaziz Sachedina on His Life and Scholarship
…that I would be serving the Aga Khan community once I graduated with my Ph.D. At this time, Aga Khan was determined to increase Islamic literacy in his community, and…
3-9 June Islam in Media Roundup
…ask, can community leaders help mitigate this? and more specifically, examine how how Muslim leaders should respond in communities simultaneously blamed for and victimized by terrorism. Read More Intel: Why…
A Confessional Scholar: Fazlur Rahman and the Origins of his “Major Themes of the Qur’an”
…[12] Other famous works in this category would be Muhammad al-Ghazali’s Thematic Commentary of the Qur’an. Muhammad al-Ghazali, Thematic Commentary of the Qur’an, trans. A. A. Shamis (Herndon, VA: International…
“The Ambivalence of Islam in US Foreign Policy” by Peter Mandaville
…the Obama administration. Prof. Mandaville discusses the complex and at times contradictory approaches to Islam and Muslims that characterized U.S. foreign policy in the context of the 2009 Cairo speech,…
January 8-14
…Gradual Resurgence in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan AlJazeera Azerbaijani musician Fargana Gasimova discusses the relative increase of mosques, attendance, and religious participation compared the Soviet era crackdowns on Islamic practices. Read More…
Islam in Media Roundup | 16 December – 22 December
…nod to Dajjal, a false prophet in Islamic theology comparable to the Antichrist. Read More Muslim, Jewish Women Come Together to Promote Tolerance, Understanding Daily Herald “It is astounding how…
Islam in Media Roundup | March 23 – March 29
…and the Rise of the New Populists.” Read More Somalis Over-Represented Among Coronavirus Victims in Stockholm, as COVID-19 Reaches Blighted Areas Sputnik News Members of the Somali community complained that…
October 23-29
Wider Image: Mexico’s Indigenous Muslims in Maya Heartland Reuters A look at photographs of the Muslim community in Mexico, whose historical roots go back to the 1980’s in a vibrant…