An interview with Father Mario Alexis Portella, author of a book that examines what Muslims believe and how Islam is portrayed in the West. ABOVE: Benozzo Gozzoli, “Saint Francis Before the Sultan,” ...

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One of the most common accusations against Islam is that it permits forced conversions. There is even a saying among anti-Islam critics that, God forbid, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) spread the ...

Apostasy—the act of leaving one’s religion—remains one of the most hotly debated topics in the world today. Critics often point to Islam as being especially harsh toward those who renounce their faith ...

The fourth installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance. For hundreds of years, there was no need for Islamic finance because there was simply no financial system to “Islamise.” ...

Iran, Isfahan. 4:00 a.m. this morning. As the Islamic call to prayer echoed across the city, three young men were led to the gallows. Abolfazl Sepahi (23), Amirhossein Safari (27), and Saleh ...

After its return to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban are again imposing their religious ideology, with restrictions on women’s rights and other repressive measures. They are presenting to the world ...