Islam
Italian politicians complain Gadhafi trying to convert Christians
August 31, 2010Pro-Vatican politicians have complained about Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's effort to convert Christians to Islam during his visit to Italy. The visit to Italy by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is certainly not going unnoticed. Following his arrival...
Is your local Mosque 'moderate' or 'radical'?
August 11, 2010By Tawfik Hamid After the problem of Ground Zero Mosque has escalated it becomes an urgent necessity to distinguish 'Moderate' from 'Radical' Islam. Without making such a distinction the US and the rest of the world will remain divided regarding...
Kazan Tatars launch websites to promote modernist Islam
June 16, 2010by Paul Goble Tatar Muslims, for more than a century distinguished by their commitment to modernist Islam, have launched two websites to promote that understanding of the faith both within their republic and across the Russian Federation, even as the...
Is Saudi Arabia leading a reformation of the Muslim World?
December 18, 2009By Tawfik Hamid In the last few years especially after Sep 11 Saudi Arabia has been accused of promoting a radical form of Islam. It is hard to deny that the Wahabbi style of Islam promotes a value system that suppresses some of basic elements of human...
Russia Owes Its Greatness to the Golden Horde, Gainutdin Says
September 28, 2009By Paul Goble Ravil Gainutdin, the head of the Union of Muftis of Russia (SMR), has touched off a firestorm by his comments about the role of Islam in the past and future of Russia, a reminder if one is needed of how sensitive almost all historical...
Non-Mosque Trend in Islam Remains Strong in Many Parts of Russia
February 02, 2009by Paul Goble The popular or folk version of Islam which emerged after the Soviets closed nearly all the mosques in the Russian Federation and helped keep the Faith alive remains strong even now and plays a greater role in defining the beliefs...