Extreme drought helped bring about the emergence of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula, according to a new study conducted by an international team of experts. The team, led by Professor Dominik Fleitmann ...

PARIS — A study showing that more than a quarter of French Muslims follow hardline Islam is causing discomfort for the political class, which is united in ignoring its conclusions. Among the survey’s ...

Researcher found that the droughts during the 6th century may have led to the fall of the Himyar kingdom and the rise of Islam. Socioeconomic and societal change caused by droughts and the consequent ...

Almost a hundred years ago, Antonin Jaussen, a Dominican friar, was sent to Cairo to set up a small priory. The plan was for him to establish a center of study in Egyptian archaeology. But Jaussen ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy has hosted 2 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2014 Forum. Most appearances with Radwan A. Masmoudi (2).

Islam is the world’s most common state-endorsed religion, according to a Pew Research Center study published Tuesday. Of the 199 countries covered in the survey, 43 designate a particular faith as its ...