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Why do Islamists kill over cartoons?

Unmasking Muslim stereotypes

Jihad in the Qur’an: violence vs. self-improvement?

Reformist Muslim Zuhdi Jasser talks about Muslim extremism

Millions of Christians today fear Muslims

Is Islam inherently violent? Karen Armstrong gets it wrong

Archbishop of Canterbury on religious violence

When moderate Muslims challenge fundamentalists

Dhiyaa Al-Musawi explains what holds the Arabs back

Discover the story R
We all come to the Qur’an with some chronological story sequence in mind, however tentative—or unacknowledged. Indeed, without a basic context, the Qur’an becomes a hopeless muddle. Discover the background story of the Qur’an.

Who was Muhamed?
Discover why Muhamed's story matters for understanding Islam.

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