Islam
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
