Does Islam Allow Polygamy?
The Koran does allow a man to have more than one wife, up to four, if he can support them. The Prophet Muhammad, himself, had multiple wives. However, that doesn't mean all modern Muslim nations treat...
View ArticleOrientalism In Film And Television By Filiz Cicek
For as long as there has been film, there have been Muslim bad guys. Whether they are Rudolph Valentino’s swarthy sheikh or the countless Arabs scattered throughout the Indiana Jones movies, Muslims...
View ArticleAmerican Muslims Feel They Are Thriving
A new Gallup poll strives to understand the American Muslim community. The major themes of the findings are that the community is diverse and that it doesn't feel it's doing as well as the rest of...
View ArticleEnergy And Security In The Persian Gulf
Over the last several years we’ve been hearing the idea that the United States must become energy independent – that it’s a matter of national security the country ween itself off of foreign oil.
View ArticleWhy Profiling Doesn’t Work
By targeting only certain passengers for additional screening, "blind spots" can be easily identified and duplicitously exploited by violent extremists wishing our country harm.
View ArticleAmidst KAUST Progress, Bigotry Against Migrant Workers Persists
While Saudi women may have won a coveted measure of freedom to pursue their academic goals on the KAUST campus, a recent controversy illustrates that not all disenfranchised factions of Saudi society...
View ArticleSaudi Citizens Protest Through Art
Saudi Arabian artists are standing up to the “extreme” Islam in the country and expressing their desire for moderation and rights through artwork.
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Pledges Aid to Pakistan Refugees
The Saudi government has donated more than US$10 million to UNHCR to benefit the internally displaced peoples in Pakistan.
View ArticleValuable Parrots Taught To Recite the Quran
Parrots who can recite more complex text are worth more than parrots who only speak words or phrases. If a parrot can recite Suras, they become worth 20,000 Riyals, or over $5,000 dollars.
View ArticleSaudi Cleric Allows Women To Forgo Face Veils In Banned Countries
A popular Saudi cleric ruled over the weekend that women in countries enacting a "burqa ban" may reveil their faces.
View ArticleMuslim Maids Only In Saudi Homes
A controversial cleric has demanded all foreign maids be Muslim in Saudi homes.
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Aims To Curb Excessive Fatwas
Saudi King Abdullah issued an order prohibiting non-clergy from releasing religious rulings, or fatwas.
View ArticleRelief Raised For Pakistan As Levees Threaten To Give
Several Muslim-majority nations, organizations and individuals have raised a combined one billion dollars in aid to Pakistan.
View ArticleWhy Aren’t More Women In Islamic Finance?
Gulf women in particular are better educated and are in control of a significant amount of wealth. Why don't more work for financial institutions?
View ArticleNiqab Bans Not Way To Assimilate Muslims Into Society
Zehra Rizavi of Altmuslimah.com discusses why the face veil bans sweeping Europe are not the way to promote a tolerant society.
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Eagerly Awaits Hajj Tourism
Fears over the H1N1 virus, or "swine flu" kept many from making the pilgrimage last year.
View ArticleFirst Pharaonic Inscription Discovered In Saudi Arabia
The first pharaonic inscription predating Islam has been found by Saudi archaeologists near the oasis city of Tayma.
View Article12,000 American Muslims Expected To Make Hajj
2.5 million pilgrims worldwide are expected to arrive in Mecca says Saudi Arabian embassy spokesman Nall Al-Jubeir.
View ArticleGrand Mufti Condemns Terrorism In Hajj Speech
In his speech, Sheikh Abdul Aziz condemned terrorism and said Allah had given humans the ability to choose between "good and evil."
View ArticleMecca And The Marketplace
Mecca's market during Hajj is full of people selling goods to pilgrims. Some come from all over Saudi Arabia as well as surrounding countries.
View ArticleThe Internet In The Arab World
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) estimates there 58 million internet users in the Arab world, with 15 million in Egypt alone.
View ArticleSocial Modernity In A Traditional Culture
It seems like the role of a Saudi woman under Sharia law is under a current state of give and take...
View ArticleSaudi Artists Emerge On The Global Stage
Virtually unknown outside Saudi Arabia until 2008, the Edge of Arabia exhibition arrived in London and introduced Europe to new artists.
View ArticleSaudi Gallery Showcases Up-And-Comers
Young Saudi artists are making waves in the "Young Saudi Artists Exhibition."
View ArticleZumba Trainer Reaches Out To Saudi Women
"I’m working on connecting physical and spiritual fitness in Islam,” Zumba instructor Mubarakah Ibrahim said.
View ArticleSaudi Students Frustrated With Lack Of Science In Education
State-run schools in Saudi Arabia lag in science and technology needed to produce the next generation of innovators, students complain.
View ArticleEvolution Over Revolution
Dr. Joel Hayward cautions against "all-at-once" revolutions, saying instead "quick but measured evolution" is preferable.
View ArticlePopular Arab TV Star Focuses On Education
As star of Khawater, or "Reflections" television program, he combines Islamic values, education and entertainment to show happenings around the world.
View ArticleGulf Women Going For The Gold
The Gulf Cooperation Council Women's Games honored female Muslim athletes from countries that haven't commonly sent them to the Olympics.
View ArticleSaudi Feminism Doesn’t Mirror Western Ideas
There isn't any feminist movement in Saudi Arabia, at least in the same way the West views feminism.
View ArticleWomen Challenge Saudi Arabia’s Driving Ban
Saudi woman Najla Hariri has become a sort of icon after driving her children to school around Jeddah.
View ArticleMecca Sees Construction Boom
With over $20 billion dollars currently invested, one place that is defying a construction slowdown is Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
View ArticleHow Do Non-Muslims Experience Ramadan?
Non-Muslims living in Muslim countries have a different view of Ramadan. Here's a peek into a few of their experiences.
View ArticleMecca’s Grand Mosque To Be Expanded
Work began to expand the Grand Mosque in Mecca Friday, the site of the yearly hajj in Saudi Arabia.
View ArticleSaudi Women Get Right To Vote
The decision by King Abdullah to allow women to vote was praised in a kingdom where they still aren't able to drive.
View ArticleFirst Indonesians Leave For Mecca
The first Indonesian pilgrims have left for hajj, the country's religious affairs ministry reported.
View ArticleHajj ‘Occasion For Unity,’ Saudi Official Says
A Saudi mufti has called for unity during the upcoming hajj to Mecca following rising tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
View Article‘Muslim 500′ List Names Most Influential Muslims
How did the Arab Spring affect this year's Muslim 500 list?
View Article‘Re-scripting Islam’ Panel Four: Female Saudi Journalists
Indiana University student Alisa Wiersema presents, "The Struggle of Female Saudi Arabian Journalists."
View Article‘Re-scripting Islam’ Panel Four: Q & A
This week's video features the question and answer session from Panel Four, "Student Research on Islam and the News."
View ArticleStudy Finds More Christian Than Muslim Migrants Globally
49 percent of migrants to move across country borders are Christian, a new study released by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found.
View ArticleOlympic Controversy In London And Rebel Fighters In Aleppo
The Olympics began this week in London, while Michele Bachmann made inflammatory remarks and shelling continues in Syria.
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