The Trump administration’s change of US policy toward Iran has reinforced hardliners’ ambitions and nationalistic feelings, complicating an already difficult situation in the region.
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Its real purpose is to subsume Judaism and exclude Islam.
Many think that violence is central to religion, but some scholars argue it’s meaningless to single out religion rather than socio-economic factors when assessing violent acts.
A recently passed regulation in lieu of law allows the government to ban organisations deemed against Indonesia’s state ideology Pancasila. It marks a troubling turn towards ultra-nationalism.
Islamic markets were not rocked by the 2007-08 financial as much as conventional markets.
Sikhs, Hindus and men with beards have reported anti-Muslim hate crime.
Turkey’s humanitarian response to Rohingya’s crisis highlights President Erdoğan ambition to appear as a world champion for Muslim rights.
The abolition of ‘instant divorce’ practice in India highlights how Muslim women are successfully and progressively changing gender rights.
What are the implications of the ‘instant divorce’ ban in India? Will it provoke a wider re-evaluation of India’s Muslim family laws, that affect millions of women?
The founder of Islam, Muhammad, saw himself as the last in a line of prophets that reached back through Jesus to Moses, Abraham and Noah. But while the three religions worship the same God, he divides as much as he unites.
The recent move by Modi’s government to deport Rohingyas from India reveals the religious based-discrimination at the heart of the country’s refugee policies.
Each year, Muslims from all over the world go on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, known as hajj. A scholar explains its spiritual significance.
Controlling what women wear won’t curtail terrrorism.
Muslims throughout the world will celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) beginning this Friday evening. Here’s an introduction to this important feast.
Social conservatism among many ethnic communities will be a key factor in deciding the result of the upcoming same-sex marriage survey.
There’s talk of a new ‘Christian crusade’ – and it’s highly dangerous.
FBI data show that in 2015 anti-Muslim hate crimes spiked to the highest level since 2001. A scholar finds political rhetoric correlates to both sharp increases and decreases in hate crime.
It is easy for non-Muslims to forget that there are places where Muslim women lead lives full of frivolity and fun. But on social media Indonesian hijabers are challenging the stereotypes.
The versatile, controversial piece of clothing has come to symbolise both the oppression of women and their empowerment.
A new report finds that Islamophobia is prevalent in Australia – to ignore it would only entrench the problem more deeply.
Socioeconomic support is essential to help families resist the temptation of extremism.
An expert on Islam and democracy examines the threat to the world’s largest Muslim majority country.
The changing pattern of the diversity of religious identities is one indicator of a society’s degree of multicultural composition. On this measure, Australia is among the most diverse.
Research shows that the Globe and Mail has created a script in which marginalized youth can only be dealt with as failures or criminals, impacting the way they are perceived in society.
The Great Mosque of Mosul - with its iconic leaning minaret - appeared on one of Iraq’s banknotes. Its destruction by the Islamic State is an act of great symbolic importance.