(The Conversation) — May 2023 marks 98 years since the birth of civil rights leader Malcolm X, formerly Malcolm Little. Malcolm X was a spokesperson for the Nation of Islam, or NOI, and helped to lead ...

In Islam, the historian chronicles the religion’s 1,400–year evolution through profiles of figures who showcase its diversity. Why is a new history of Islam particularly relevant now? Much of the ...

Ramadan commemorates the month when the Quran, the holy book of Islam, was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed ...

The religion may have transformed every corner of the globe, but it was also radically changed in the process By Hussein Omar Ferdinand and Isabella, the “most Catholic” rulers of Spain, didn’t back ...

Frank Griffel, who is among the world’s leading scholars of Islamic intellectual history and philosophy, has been appointed the Louis M. Rabinowitz Professor of Religious Studies, effective ...

In Part 2 of our History of Islam series, we explore the conquests of Umar, the second caliph. His military campaigns and strategic leadership expanded the Islamic state dramatically, shaping the ...

Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, ...