For many decades, social scientists of every disciplinary stripe have placed themselves in the forefront of the battle against bigotry. On the basis of that record, one might expect to find ...

A Loveland church will host a four-week study on Islam with the goal of clearing up misconceptions about the religion and the Muslims who practice it. First United Methodist Church’s “Introduction to ...

NPR's Libby Lewis reports on the growing number of young American Muslims who travel abroad to study Islam. Some experts fear that the Islamic militants will try to recruit these American students for ...

As a Jewish woman studying Islam and Arabic, I inevitably get one of two reactions from my community when I reveal my academic interests: The majority of people are kind and interested, and make it ...

A new study published by UNHCR in cooperation with Naif Arab University and the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) says Islam's 1,400-year-old tradition of generosity toward people fleeing ...

Islamic terrorists have swiftly adopted mobile devices and apps to secure internal communications, spread propaganda and recruit. Jihadis utilize a wide range of apps to run their operations, and they ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A June PeaceTech Lab report found that recent converts to Islam in East Africa are prone to be recruitment targets by violent extremist groups such as the Islamic State and ...

LAS CRUCES - Christianity remains the largest religious tradition in Doña Ana County, New Mexico and the United States. More than 75 percent of Americans who identify as religious are Christians. An ...

More than a quarter of Americans and nearly half of senior Protestant pastors say the Islamic State terrorist group offers a true representation of Islamic society, according to a pair of new surveys ...