The House of Wisdom was populated by a number of multitalented thinkers – at a time marked by fervent collaboration and intellectual prosperity in the Arabic-speaking world.
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Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to pursue.
The cinematic epic hinges on a very specific, and contentious, interpretation of early Islamic history.
The Taliban’s punishments are at odds with many basic principles of Islamic law.
Macron wants to ‘build an Islam in France that can be compatible with the Enlightenment.’ But that goal assumes France is compatible with Islam, says a Muslim scholar of religion and politics.
From magic bowls to holy shirts, Muslim cultures used various devices to protect the user from harm starting in the 11th century. Many of these objects were beautifully designed, too.
A year after the Quebec mosque shooting, it’s clear that little has changed for Muslims in Canada. They’re still almost unequivocally rejected.
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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Senior Lecturer in Religious 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 Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University
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Lecturer in Roman Archaeology and Art, Royal Holloway University of London
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PhD Candidate, Modern Middle East History, SOAS, University of London
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Lecturer, Psychology, Middlesex University
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Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Islamic Art, University of Michigan
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Sessional academic, Macquarie University
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Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Utrecht University
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Research Associate, Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge
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Senior research fellow, Australian National University
