The question is entirely legitimate. Yes, there is a long-established Islamic doctrine of taqqiya–variously translated and interpreted as “precautionary dissimulation,” “religiously-sanctioned ...

KEPALA BATAS, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysia's leader stepped up a drive on Friday to promote his own brand of moderate Islam, taking a swipe at cynics who fear his message is being subverted by ...

There is good news to report: The idea that “militant Islam is the problem, moderate Islam is the solution” is finding greater acceptance over time. But there is ...

Reuel Gerecht is someone whose work I admire – he is an insightful and prolific writer on matters Middle Eastern, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a frequent contributor to ...

DR. KHALED ABOU EL FADL'S reputation as a moderate Muslim thinker earned him a seat on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom last May. He is an accomplished legal scholar and ...

Indonesia’s oldest and largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, turned 100 years old this month. The main centennial celebration was held on Feb. 7 in East Java. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), which means ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – He says it had to be a memoir of faith…Even though he was abducted by a Taliban-affiliated group and kept in captivity for five years in Afghanistan. Even when every inch of his ...

As his country experiences the early pangs of a cultural and economic transformation, Saudi Arabia's crown prince vowed Tuesday to destroy "extremist ideologies" in a bid to return to "a more moderate ...