This February marks the 45th death anniversary of renowned Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress Umm Kulthum, known as the star of the east.
For decades now, Alevi Muslims in Turkey have fought for official recognition as a religious community. The state has persistently ignored court judgments in their favor, meaning they are also denied financial support.
Acclaimed Tunisian blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, who chronicled the popular uprising that toppled longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, died on Monday aged 36 after a long illness.
After nine years of war, writes Josh Rogin, the United States appears determined to continue ignoring what’s happening in Syria – even though there are strong incentives, both moral and strategic, to act.
Around 20,000 Alevi Muslims rallied Sunday, Dec 30 in the western city of Cologne against a public television detective show whose storyline featured a plot involving incest within an Alevi family. Ole Tange reports
In July 1993, Islamic fundamentalists stormed and torched a hotel in Sivas, Eastern Turkey, killing 37 Alevis. This event marked a turning point in Alevi identity. Steve Zwick about Alevis in Turkey and Germany and about inter-Islamic rifts and tensions.
In her new book, Margot Badran takes a look at how Muslim women scholar-activists in various countries today envision Islam as a mandate for gender justice. Review by Yoginder Sikand
