Islam
Why America is the World's Shelter
The renowned author of the memoir Infidel found refuge here from persecution abroad
June 2012 |
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Protecting Women From Militant Islam
Even in democratic nations, mothers and daughters are held back from basic freedoms
May 15, 2012 |
By Kathleen Burke
Women: The Libyan Rebellion's Secret Weapon
They helped overthrow Qaddafi by smuggling arms and spying on the government. Now the women of Libya are fighting for a greater voice in society
April 2012 |
By Joshua Hammer
A New Crisis for Egypt's Copts
The toppling of Egypt's government has led to a renewal of violence against the nation's Christian minority
November 2011 |
By Joshua Hammer
Return to Indonesia
A reporter chronicles the revival of the world's most populous Muslim nation a decade after its disintegration
April 2010 |
By David Lamb
Endangered Site: Chinguetti, Mauritania
The rapidly expanding Sahara Desert threatens a medieval trading center that also carries importance for Sunni Muslims
March 2009 |
By Jeanne Maglaty
Pakistan's Sufis Preach Faith and Ecstasy
The believers in Islamic mysticism embrace a personal approach to their faith and a different outlook on how to run their government
December 2008 |
By Nicholas Schmidle
![Reza Aslan seeks “to defeat an ideology of Islamic militancy with an ideology of Islamic pluralism, peace [and] tolerance.”](http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/200*107/yi_aslan388.jpg)
Faith Healer
Religious historian Reza Aslan calls for a return to Islam's tradition of tolerance
October 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
