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
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
Muslim Students Report Burglaries and Hate Literature at Idaho State
By Stephanie Saul Federal officials and the local police are investigating burglaries and hate literature that appear to be directed at Muslim students attending Idaho State University in Pocatello, where tensions have recently risen over an influx of students from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In an Continue Reading
How Muslim Governments Impose Ignorance
By Mustafa Akyol ISTANBUL — I recently spent a few days in Malaysia, where I was promoting the publication of the Malay edition of my book, “Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty.” The publisher, a progressive Muslim organization called the Islamic Renaissance Front, had set up several Continue Reading