Long-standing Christian narratives about Islam continue to inform political language, argues a sociologist of Islam.
Articles on Prophet Muhammed
Displaying 1 - 20 of 28 articles
Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis – a sect of Islam – established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. It has served millions around the world since then.
Ramadan encourages acts of charity. This also poses a question for many Muslims as they consider what more could be done to feed the hungriest in the world, many of whom are in Gaza.
The earliest documented public broadcasting of the Muslim call to prayer in the U.S. took place during the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893.
Fierce debates about visual depictions of the sacred have existed for centuries. An art historian explains the controversies in the Byzantine Empire over images of Christ.
An art historian describes the two historical representations of Prophet Muhammad that led to a controversy at Hamline University.
A scholar of Islam writes about how widespread authoritarianism in the Muslim world shapes governments’ foreign policy toward Muslim minorities abroad.
Two scholars – both converts to Islam – set out to understand the Muslim community in Chile. Here is what they found.
Day 4 of our Understanding Islam series. Knowing the historical contributions of Islam and its influence on other faiths can help counter many assumptions about the religion today.
The French satirical magazine republished the controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. An expert says satire has often been a subject of condemnation.
Millions of Muslims travel to Karbala in Iraq for one of the largest annual pilgrimages. The pilgrimage has adapted and changed over its centuries-old history.
The Quran recognizes ‘no superiority of a white person over a black person.’ That notion, radical in 7th-century Arab society of slavery and tribal divides – remains unrealized 1,400 years later.
Islamic law requires Muslims to ritually clean their body before praying. This guidance has particular relevance at a time when hand-washing is important to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The Islamic State has appointed yet another ‘caliph’ after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. What is the idea behind the caliphate?
The Houthis belong to the Shiite branch of Islam. The Houthi insurgency began in the early 1990s, spurred in part by growing influence of different Sunni branches of Islam.
The novel goes to the heart of Muslim religious beliefs and challenges some of its most sensitive tenets.
Hosay, a religious ritual performed by Trinidadian Muslims, combines the somber Islamic observance of Ashura, brought by immigrant Indians, and the joy of Trinidad’s famous carnival.
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.
Madrasas, or Islam-centered schools, have long spread knowledge and literacy throughout the Muslim world. However, can they prepare students for today’s tech-based economies?
Most religions have a fundamental belief that all human life belongs to God.
Top contributors
-
Affiliate Researcher, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Bayreuth University
-
Affiliated Faculty of Bioethics, Religion, and Society, Department of Religious Studies, DePaul University
-
Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Rochester
-
Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
-
PhD Candidate, Justice Studies, Charles Sturt University
-
Lecturer in Criminology, Edith Cowan University
-
Associate Professor of History and Middle East Studies, Idaho State University
-
Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Muslim Studies Program, Michigan State University
-
Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
-
Class of 1950 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor and Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University
-
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
-
Professor of Islamic Art, University of Michigan
-
Executive Director, Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, and Teaching Professor of Teaching Professor of Islam and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
-
Professor of History of Art, University of Michigan
-
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Memphis