Islam

Holy Warriors

A field guide to Syria's jihadi groups.

BY ARON LUND | OCTOBER 15, 2012

Why a Constitution Is a Bad Place for a Blasphemy Law

A constitutional ban on blasphemy might sound like a good idea to some. But it can mean less freedom for everyone.

BY KATRINA LANTOS SWETT, ROBERT P. GEORGE | OCTOBER 15, 2012

Is Iraq an Iranian Proxy?

Inquiring minds want to know.

BY SAFA AL-SHEIKH, EMMA SKY | OCTOBER 11, 2012

We Are All Malala

Why can't Pakistanis condemn the Taliban for shooting a 14-year-old girl?

BY NADEEM F. PARACHA | OCTOBER 10, 2012

Reports of al Qaeda's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

The terrorist group may be headless, but its tentacles still pack a mean punch.

BY DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS | OCTOBER 3, 2012

An Idealist on Death Row

Why the desperate fate of a little-known Sudanese human rights activists poses some fundamental questions about what it means to be human.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 3, 2012

Save Benghazi

How the citizens of Benghazi are pushing back against the killers of a U.S. diplomat many considered their friend.

BY CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN | SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

How to Save the Regime in Tehran

Shirin Ebadi, Iran's leading human rights activist, explains why on attack on the country's nuclear program is just what the mullahs have been yearning for.

BY NAZILA FATHI | SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Keep Calm and Carry On

The Arab world needs our help; it just doesn't know how to ask nicely.

BY JAMES TRAUB | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

An Open Letter to the United States of America

Some unsolicited thoughts from an Egyptian revolutionary.

BY MAHMOUD SALEM | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Wait, You Still Don't Like Us?

Why the Muslim world hasn't warmed toward America over the past four years.

BY RICHARD WIKE | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

It Wasn't Us

In an exclusive interview, the Islamic radical group accused of masterminding the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi protests its innocence.

INTERVIEW BY MARY FITZGERALD | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Buddhist Monks Behaving Badly

The boys in saffron are marching again. But this time there’s nothing that's noble about it.

BY FRANCIS WADE | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Anti-America Protests Spread

From Sanaa to Benghazi to Srinagar, anger at a crude, anti-Islamic film reportedly made in America sparks a wave of protests around the globe.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

It Ain't 1979 Anymore

Why this week's attacks on American embassies aren't the Iran hostage crisis all over again.

BY TY MCCORMICK | SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The Gang That Can't Shoot Straight

The Syrian National Council has failed to galvanize international support for the rebellion -- and it has only itself to blame.

BY MALIK AL-ABDEH | SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The Meles Inheritance

Ethiopia's late dictator antagonized his country's Muslims for years. His successors may pay for it.

BY MOHAMMED ADEMO | AUGUST 23, 2012

Two Cheers for Syrian Islamists

So the rebels aren't secular Jeffersonians. As far as America is concerned, it doesn't much matter.

BY GARY GAMBILL | AUGUST 23, 2012

Peter King Must Go

The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security is asleep on the job, or worse, too busy picking on Muslims to notice the real terrorist danger to America: lone extremists with guns.

BY SAHIL BHATIA | AUGUST 10, 2012

Local Bloodshed, Global Headache

Sectarian conflict in Burma is once again spurring talk of a “global war against Islam.”

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | AUGUST 1, 2012

A Country with Fourteen Psychiatrists

Libya is trying to build a new democracy. But that's a tall order for a society plagued by bad memories.

BY PORTIA WALKER | JULY 26, 2012

Hamas Rising

As the Palestinian Authority struggles to make payroll, the militant group is making friends and influencing leaders around the Arab world.

BY JONATHAN SCHANZER | JULY 25, 2012

Stopping Mali from Becoming Somalia

The United States needs to prevent Mali from turning into another failed state in the heart of Africa.

BY WITNEY SCHNEIDMAN, BRANDON ROUTMAN | JULY 24, 2012

Hungry Days, Festive Nights

Images from across the Muslim world as the holy month begins.

JULY 24, 2012

Africanistan? Not Exactly

The dangers of international intervention in Mali.

BY GREGORY MANN | JULY 24, 2012

Democracy, Salafi Style

One of Saudi Arabia's most popular hardline clerics just embraced democracy. Should we worry, or applaud?

BY AARON Y. ZELIN | JULY 20, 2012

"The Elite Isn't Going to Lose Control"

Middle East scholar Joshua Stacher explains why democratization in Egypt is only skin deep.

BY PAUL STAROBIN | JULY 19, 2012

Lost City

After a week of wanton destruction, is the legendary city of Timbuktu finally coming to an end?

BY PETER CHILSON | JULY 10, 2012

Shrines into Stones

Images of the disappearing treasures of Timbuktu's ancient landmarks as militants bomb them into rubble.

JULY 10, 2012

A Current of Faith

As a divided Libya heads toward a historic vote, an Islamic "frame of reference" unites the country's political neophytes.

BY MARY FITZGERALD | JULY 6, 2012