Islam

Review
Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Juliane Hammer reviews Denise A. Spellberg’s new book, Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders.
By Juliane Hammer
Excerpt
Welcome to Zaytuna, the Nation’s First Muslim Liberal Arts College
On November 15, 2010, the morning I first visited Hamza Yusuf’s theology class at Zaytuna College, the nation’s first Muslim school of liberal arts, the …
By Scott Korb
Essay
Can Atheists and Muslims Support Freedom of Conscience Together?
Thomas Jefferson once wrote: “But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks …
By Qasim Rashid and Chris Stedman
Interview
Training the Next Generation of Interfaith Leaders: An Interview with Eboo Patel
Even over the phone, Eboo Patel projects a youthful energy. This may come from his many hours spent talking to college students at universities around …
By Kip Richardson
Essay
What Does Shari’a Really Mean?
In August, Representative Joe Walsh spoke to constituents at a town hall meeting in Elk Grove, Illinois, about radical Islam, noting, “It’s in Addison. It’s …
By Krystina Friedlander
Review
Can Political Theology Save Secularism?
Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer’s Guide to the Uses of ReligionBy Alain de BottonPantheon Books, 2012. The Faith of the Faithless: Experiments in Political TheologyBy …
By David Sessions
Report
What are Mormon Missionaries Doing in Kosovo?
“Those look tempting.” Alex Peterson, a lanky blond 19-year-old from Salt Lake City, pointed toward a bloc of gray apartment buildings nestled on a hill …
By Seyward Darby
The States Project
Minnesota: A Professor Tells a Tale of Two Congressional Districts
A Professor Tells a Tale of Two Congressional Districts.
By Michael D. McNally
Essay
For American Muslims, Everything Did Not Change After 9/11
“Everything changed after 9/11.” This political mantra has become part of our national life. It is invoked to explain war-making in foreign lands, the creation …
By Edward E. Curtis IV
Essay
What Will François Hollande’s Election Mean for Muslims, Americans?
Yesterday (May 15), François Hollande was inaugurated as the 24th president of France. Just a year ago, his path to the presidency was considered a …
By Luc Chatel