Stories: Islam
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The Future Flows through It
Turkey is not just where cultures bracingly blend, or through which pipelines are crucially threaded, though these things are certainly true. It's simply where the world's vital ...
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What the rest of Africa could learn about AIDS
A UNFPA-sponsored program in Kolda, Senegal, provides HIV/AIDS education to students at area schools. Photo courtesy of Arthur Plews. KOLDA, Senegal -- The open-air classroom, ...
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India’s Muslim community - part 1
One year ago this week, 10 militants arrived from Pakistan by boat in Mumbai, India. They fanned out across the city. They attacked hotels, a train station, and other targets. It ...
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India’s Muslim community - part 2
India is on high alert this week for terrorist attacks, as the country marks the one- year anniversary of strikes that paralyzed Mumbai last year. Indian officials have warned about ...
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India’s Muslim community – part 3
This week Mumbai is marking the first anniversary of coordinated terrorist attacks on the Indian city. On Thursday, a few big-name movie stars will join an inter-faith ceremony ...
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Ahmadinejad Goes to Lebanon
Posters welcome Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon BEIRUT, Lebanon—For anyone hoping that the Middle East is moving in a democratic direction, Iranian President ...
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Ahmadinejad’s Successful Publicity Tour in Lebanon
BEIRUT -- There's a saying in Arabic: "You drink politics with your mother's milk." But this week's visit to Lebanon by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shows that Iran, and by ...
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The Islam That Hard-Liners Hate
In Pakistan’s heartland, holy men with bells tied to their feet close their eyes and sway to the music. Nearby, rose petals are tossed on tombstones. Free food is distributed to ...
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In Indonesia, Mixed Views of Osama Bin Laden
Street vendor in Jakarta.In a nation with whom American officials would like to improve relations -- and regard as a model for how countries should transition from authoritarian ...
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Indonesia Is a Nation of Contrasts
Among the dolls for sale at a Jakarta flea market are likenesses of President Obama and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, both popular in Indonesia.Jack Epstein / San ...
