The United Kingdom's King Charles has said the world needs to better respect and understand the Muslim faith at a time of fractured global relations. He was speaking at a centre in Oxford which has ...

In Part 2 of our History of Islam series, we explore the conquests of Umar, the second caliph. His military campaigns and strategic leadership expanded the Islamic state dramatically, shaping the ...

(RNS) — The book pushes back on stereotypes of Muslim women being oppressed and subservient, and instead highlights stories of prominent rulers who influenced Islamic civilization. (RNS) — In “Queens ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Participants are often surprised when Asad Dandia’s Muslim Harlem tour stops at JC Barbershop in Spanish Harlem — only until he explains it was the headquarters of the country’s first ...

Alcohol can be found in every culture, civilization and country. That’s why the subject — and substance — fascinates University of Delaware history professor Rudi Matthee, author of Angels Tapping at ...

At the minimum, here’s what Christians should know. As religious historian Rodney Stark has shown, religions compete. Early in the seventh century AD, Judaism was making inroads in Arabia, but it had ...

The history of this small Shiite sect includes assassinations, persecution, and periods of adherence to pluralism. This is the second of a two-part series on Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. To ...

Stacy Yount is the general manager of Interact, a Southern California company, which provides supplemental materials for the world history course. She said the company cautions teachers against having ...