By Laurie Goodstein As the military and political battle against the Islamic State escalates, Muslim imams and scholars in the West are fighting on another front — through theology. Imam Suhaib Webb, a Muslim leader in Washington, has held live monthly video chats to refute the religious claims of Continue Reading
2015 Saw A Decrease In Religious Freedom Around The World, Says Annual Report
By Tom Gjelten The global refugee crisis, political strife and economic dislocation all contributed to a worldwide deterioration of religious freedom in 2015 and an increase in "societal intolerance," according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. "At best, in most of the Continue Reading
The Divide Over Islam and National Laws in the Muslim World
BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues to make headlines, from the militant group ISIS to Syrian refugees, the Muslim world is sharply divided on what the relationship should be between the tenets of Islam and the laws of governments. Across 10 countries with significant Muslim Continue Reading
Photography for Pulitzer for Coverage of Refugees
Nov. 16, 2015 Migrants arrive by a Turkish boat near the village of Skala, on the Greek Island of Lesbos. Click here to view more pictures of the refugee crisis NY Times Refugee Crisis Photos Continue Reading
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