In this first part of our five-part series on the history of Islam, we explore the reign of Abu Bakr, the first caliph.

Some of the key arguments of modern Islamism were formed earlier than imagined, in the final years of the Ottoman polity From 1908 the trajectory of what we now call political Islam, or Islamism, can ...

In Part 2 of our History of Islam series, we explore the conquests of Umar, the second caliph. His military campaigns and ...

Islam in the "New World": the historical setting -- Islamic beliefs and practice in colonial and antebellum America -- Conflating race, religion and progress: social change, national identity, and ...

Alcohol can be found in every culture, civilization and country. That’s why the subject — and substance — fascinates University of Delaware history professor Rudi Matthee, author of Angels Tapping at ...

In 1570, Elizabeth I was in a bind. She had been excommunicated by the Pope, and her country was shunned by the rest of Europe. To avoid ruin, England needed allies. The queen sought help from a ...

(RNS) – 'In the narrative of American Islam, there's this complete omission of these black Muslim women who are so critical to its making,' says Sylvia Chan-Malik. (RNS) — Sylvia Chan-Malik never ...