Tag: Islam
Debunking three common myths about divorce and abuse in Muslim communities
A recent ABC News investigation highlighted the difficulties some Muslim women in Australia have experienced in trying to obtain a religious divorce from imams. This in...
How Muslim Americans are fighting Islamophobia and securing their civil rights...
How Muslim Americans are fighting Islamophobia and securing their civil rights
Emily Cury, Northeastern University
The past year has been a difficult one for American Muslims.
According...
Abdul Haleem Noda, the first Japanese Muslim
With the beginning of the era of Japanese Renaissance, known as the era of Meiji, started in 1868, there were only two countries in...
DIY Terrorism: Are we really seeing the rise of a ‘new...
Are we really seeing the rise of a 'new jihad'?
Samantha May, University of Aberdeen
In a BBC interview just after the recent Manchester suicide bombing,...
Why Ramadan is called Ramadan: 6 questions answered
Why Ramadan is called Ramadan: 6 questions answered
Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Michigan State University
Editor’s note: The Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, starts Friday, May 27,...
Could an Islamic reformation prevent violent radicalisation in Egypt?
Could an Islamic reformation prevent violent radicalisation in Egypt?
Georges Fahmi, European University Institute
Deadly attacks on two churches in the Egyptian cities of Tanata and...
Terrorism, Or What Shall Be Done
Written By Haroon Moghul
I had refrained from writing anything about the horrific terrorist attack in Manchester principally because it took me a long time...
Pakistan’s outdated blasphemy laws are not fit for the 21st century
Pakistan's outdated blasphemy laws are not fit for the 21st century
Parveen Akhtar, Aston University
A recent escalation of violence in Pakistan inspired by reports of...
Should we worry about Islamism in Indonesia?
Should we worry about Islamism in Indonesia?
Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, University of Melbourne
Anxiety about radicalism and religious tolerance in Indonesia have triggered reactionary responses that...
Islam and feminism are not mutually exclusive, and faith can be...
Islam and feminism are not mutually exclusive, and faith can be an important liberator
Susan Carland, Monash University
Islam is not unique in having theological interpretations...