The political history may be familiar. But the theology of Shiite Islam matters too. When asked last month about his goals in attacking Iran, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he ...

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The 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is known as Ashura. For Muslims around the world, it is a ...

Like many founders of new orders, the prophet of Islam, who lived in the sixth and seventh centuries, emerged as a multifaceted figure who belonged as much to the religious sphere as to the political.

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President Bush and other Western politicians have taken great pains to make it clear that the war in which we are engaged is a war against terrorism—not a war against Arabs, or, more generally, ...

Illustration of Fatimah Al-Fihri. Paintings of Middle Eastern Women by Jan Frans Portaels (1818-1895). Belgian School. TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - There are a number of women who have had a big influence on ...