• American Taliban on the warpath against evolution

    A home-grown jihadi threatens professors of evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
  • American goodwill, in shackles

    How Bush hardliners and even mainstream pundits have hogtied one of our greatest potential strengths in the war on terrorism.
  • Danish cartoons, no longer the rage

    Danish politics lurched right as the scandal provoked Muslims worldwide. But now Danes are fed up with their own "Bush-lite" -- and are backing a Muslim immigrant.
  • Broadcasting from under a veil

    Two Egyptian anchorwomen are fighting for the right to wear hijabs when they read the news.
  • Egypt's grand mufti: Hymen not "rational" proof of virginity

    "Islam does not care for the feelings of ignorant people," says an Egyptian sheik.
  • The modern Muslim

    Controversial scholar Tariq Ramadan explains why Mohammed had progressive views of women, why the Quran is a prescription for peace -- and why he is banned from Saudi Arabia and the U.S.
  • Israel's Arab problem hits home

    Tensions are rising between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens -- and could affect the chances for peace, or wider war, in the Middle East.
  • How the left caused 9/11, by Dinesh D'Souza

    An interview with the conservative polemicist, who accuses the cultural left of provoking al-Qaida's attack in his new book, "The Enemy at Home."
  • Running in hijabs

    Muslim women athletes get creative to observe cultural dress codes while competing.
  • Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot "burkini"

    Cross a swimsuit with a burqa, and what do you get?
  • The many faces of American Muslims

    Author Paul Barrett deftly upends the stereotypes that Westerners harbor about Muslims -- and shows why militant Islamism is less likely to take root here than in other countries.
  • Finding my religion

    Fifteen years ago, I converted from Catholicism to Islam. My mother still doesn't understand my choice, but there's not a day that I regret it.
  • Islam to end female genital mutilation?

    One activist pushes a faith-based opposition to the practice.
  • Peace in the Mideast, via the Internet?

    The Alliance of Civilizations asks for more cross-cultural dialogue. Is anyone listening?
  • Muslim misogyny met by feminist "jihad"?

    A push toward Muslim extremism is greeted with talk of women's empowerment and, yep, feminism.
  • Bad religion

    Fundamentalist Islam certainly has women problems -- but then, so does Christianity!
  • Sex and suicide attacks

    Are suicide bombers motivated by the promise of virgins in heaven? A provocative new film says yes.
  • The politics of veiling

    Washington Post and New York Times Op-Ed contributors defend the hijabs and niqabs worn by some Muslim women.
  • Media wars, Iranian style

    Trying to restrict foreign media, the government bans satellite dishes and blocks Internet sites. But Iranians tend to ignore CNN anyway.
  • West Bank beer fest

    A Christian-Palestinian microbrewery is defying the hardships of occupation -- and perhaps Hamas' vision for an alcohol-free Islamic state.
  • A new woman leader for North America's Muslims

    Ingrid Mattson aims to address women's rights, "Muslim fatigue."
  • Ladies, take your aid and shove it!

    Muslim clerics in Pakistan call for the removal of all female aid workers.
  • Can the real Muslim feminist please stand up?

    Activist Wafa Sultan has raised a firestorm by calling for an overhaul of Islam's treatment of women.
  • London bombing -- one year later

    While it's business as usual in the tube, many Brits fear their liberties are under siege, and relations with Muslims are more strained than ever.
  • Do I get a manicure with this sermon?

    Sociologist calls wave of female Muslim preachers "fashionable."
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