In this introduction from his book, A Muslim Primer, Ira G. Zepp Jr. offers a short historical perspective to help readers understand why Westerners have ignored Islamic culture for so long, why the ...

Ansar al-Islam ("Supporters of Islam") was formed in December 2001, one of numerous small splinter factions in the region of northern Iraq that is controlled by ethnic Kurds, according to U.S.

The wide space available for non-white, Muslim-background figures in the European far right is key in helping the movement grow into new demographics. When Dutch and German far-right party members ...

A companion to the report from Matthew Duss and Peter Juul, "The Fractured Shia of Iraq: Understanding the Tensions within Iraq’s Majority." The positions of American Progress, and our policy experts, ...

Grégory Gonty, a 35-year-old social worker and Islamic studies scholar, converted to Islam at the age of 21. He holds a misbaha, the Muslim prayer beads, at his home in Asse (Belgium), December 5, ...

In this lesson, students will explore the teachings and values of Islam and of the Muslim community in their own area. They will also examine the experience of the Muslim-American community after ...