Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Islam continues with a video in which we discuss the revisionist school of Islamic studies. We begin with an Introduction: ...

In 1962, a Syrian-born Hollywood filmmaker named Moustapha Akkad watched the epic film Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean. Akkad was riveted as he watched a scene in which actor Omar Sharif ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ animated series on Islamic history, we dive into the revisionist school of thought that questions foundational narratives about Islam’s origins. Central to this ...

Since announcing its arrival as a global force in June 2014 with the declaration of a caliphate on territory captured in Iraq and Syria, the jihadist group Islamic State has shocked the world with its ...

A global understanding of Islam is impossible in absence of the Islamic art, mysticism, and poetry, writes our columnist Ahmad Sadri. ramil110 / Getty Images I can imagine no greater disservice to ...

‘Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice,” Karl Marx notes in The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon (1852). “He forgot to add: the ...

“No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam” by Reza Aslan is David M. Kennedy Center Book of the Semester Brigham Young University’s David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies ...

Sometimes, when a fine historian ventures outside his specialty, prodigies of fresh insight ensue. More often -- and particularly when the scholar carries into one era the baggage of another -- the ...

In an age that is grappling with profound challenges — from geopolitical conflicts to rapid technological advancements — Muslims worldwide find themselves confronted by an unprecedented range of ...