A year after the Quebec mosque shooting, it's clear that little has changed for Muslims in Canada. They're still almost unequivocally rejected.
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Islamic writers are having the same conversations today as they were in the early 20th century.
A new production of the opera King Roger will open this week. At a time when Europe was charged with fear of the 'Muslim threat', this 12th century king collaborated with an Islamic scholar on an extraordinary project.
Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back over 1000 years.
Calls for a reformed, modern Islam will not combat the political and social motivations that underly radical and extremist ideologies.
Militants are tapping into centuries-old literary tastes, appropriating them for their own nefarious ends.
A struggle is underway for the heart and soul of Islam. Moderate Muslims need to engage in the contest to ensure their view of Islam is the one that prevails.
The Caliphate has inspired disputes among Muslims for centuries, but attempts at revival in modern times are unlikely to succeed. Most of the world's Muslims would not accept its authority over them.
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Lecturer, history and political thought, Islamic studies, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Traditional Islamic Studies, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Islamic Studies and former Chairperson, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University
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Lecturer in Roman Archaeology and Art, Royal Holloway
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PhD Candidate, Modern Middle East History, SOAS, University of London
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PhD Student, Department of Arabic Language and Cultures, University of Sydney
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Newton International Postdoctoral Fellow, UCL Division of Psychiatry, UCL
