NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – In Africa’s most populous nation, a deadly cycle of violence has unfolded for several years, with Christian clergy and laypeople as well as moderate Muslims falling victim to ...
Our local National Public Radio station recently replaced in the early Sunday morning hour its really good religious program ("Sound and Spirit") with a moderately good religious program ("Speaking of ...
If there are "moderate" Muslims, I still hear critics ask, why don't they condemn Islamic terrorism? In fact, most Muslims do condemn such barbaric acts, but their critics aren't always listening.
In light of repeated calls for Muslims to condemn terrorism and the misuse of religion by radical militants, the strong and stepped-up response by a national group with a strong local chapter deserves ...
Defining the Muslim Faith in the 21 st Century (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) offers some guidance in attempting to understand the dynamics within Indonesia and the Muslim world more broadly. The efforts ...