From seventh-century Mecca to present-day Europe, Hossein Kamaly’s “A History of Islam in 21 Women” profiles believers who made a difference.

History professor Rudi Matthee has written “Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop’s Door: A History of Alcohol in the Islamic World.” Islam is the only major world religion that resists the juggernaut of ...

Brian Catlos’s recent book Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain (Basic: 2018) has just been published in Spanish as Reinos de fe. Una nueva historia de la España musulmana by Pasado y ...

(RNS) – 'In the narrative of American Islam, there's this complete omission of these black Muslim women who are so critical to its making,' says Sylvia Chan-Malik.

Islam contains concepts or practices that express religious freedom in a significant way but that fall short of a full and broadly respected human right of religious freedom.

This paper approaches issues pertaining to the Arabic/Islamic texts which have been foundational to the early history of Islam. Crucially, these sources cannot be defined as primary sources—they ...

This class will help students understand Islamic history and the wide spectrum of beliefs within Islam.” Both credit students and community members are encouraged to register for the class.

The Georgetown University department of Arabic and Islamic studies will inaugurate an Islamic studies minor beginning in the Fall 2025 semester, members of the department confirmed to The Hoya Feb. 13 ...

With Iran’s theocracy under strain, a new history shows that its rise was mainly a stroke of bad luck.