Enter the Oxford academic Fitzroy Morrissey. His new book, The Renewal of Islam: Thinkers and Believers of the Modern Era, is an accessible history of modern Islamic thought, and antidote to the ...

Aly Salem shows a refreshing honesty when he notes how any critique of Islam or even Islamist fundamentalism is often shouted down as being Islamophobic (“Let’s Talk About How Islam Has Been Hijacked, ...

As Muslims mark the holy month of Ramadan, two books from Dubai-based publisher, The Dreamwork Collective are offering readers the opportunity to explore different perspectives on the modern-day ...

Explain to your students that you will be examining the religion of Islam and how it fits in with modern society. Begin by asking your students, as a whole class, to brainstorm a list of things that ...

There is a push to reform Islam, by arguably Western standards. But if Islamic reform is achieved, it will still not spell the end of extremism. Extremist actors will continue to exist through ...

"The prophet Muhammad and the early Islamic community radically redefined the concept of time that they had inherited from earlier religions' beliefs and practices. This new temporal system, based on ...

The Ottoman Empire was more liberal. By Mustafa Akyol Mr. Akyol studies the relationship between Islam and modernity. At a time when Islam’s place in the modern world is a matter of global contention, ...