From 68 Mosques to Nearly 3,000 in One Generation When Kazakhstan declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the world’s largest landlocked country had fewer than 70 functioning mosque...
A Verse That Speaks to a Modern Crisis Trust between people feels harder to find today than at almost any point in recent memory. Surveys across dozens of countries show declining confidence between n...
SUMMARY For centuries, Islamic tradition has taught that infants who nurse from the same woman become “milk siblings,” forbidden from marrying one another just as blood relatives are. The ...
A Market Growing Faster Than Its Research Halal commerce has quietly become one of the world’s largest consumer categories. Muslims now make up roughly 23% of the global population, and research...
A social media study shows that “halal” means very different things to Arabic, English, and Indonesian speakers online — with surprising implications for business, health, and religion. Su...
For centuries, European thinkers have positioned Islam as the religion that “doesn’t fit” modernity. A new study exposes this intellectual legacy and its lasting impact on how Muslim...
An Unanswered Question in HIV Care Millions of people living with HIV now manage the virus successfully thanks to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Even so, treatment does not resolve every underlying pro...
Germany is often held up as a model of “moderate secularism,” a nation that cooperates with religious communities rather than strictly separating from them. Yet, a new study suggests that ...
A new study reveals how social media has fundamentally transformed religious engagement among Muslim youth in Kyrgyzstan, creating a digital revolution in Islamic practice across this Central Asian na...
The Halal Economy: More Than Just Food The halal industry has evolved far beyond its traditional roots in food and beverages. Today, the halal ecosystem encompasses cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, finance...
It is reported that ʿUmar b. Al-Khaṭṭāb – Allāh be pleased with him – said: Do not expose yourself to what does not concern you, stay away from your enemy, beware of [taking as] your friend anyone exc...
Introduction: Sweden’s Ancient and Unfolding Muslim Story Sweden’s relationship with Islam stretches back far longer than most people realize. Archaeological discoveries of Arabic and Pers...
Faced with land scarcity and rapid urbanization, mosques in Malaysia’s capital are reinventing themselves as multifunctional civic hubs that serve the whole community. The Mosque’s New Cal...
The Companion Abū Al-Dardāʾ – Allāh be pleased with him – said: Knowledge only comes from learning, and forbearance comes from trying to be forbearing, and whoever seeks what is good will be given it,...
The Paradox at the Heart of Modern Muslim Societies A profound paradox haunts the Muslim world today. The same religion that elevated women from the abyss of pre-Islamic ignorance, granting them right...