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Anti-Morsi poster in Egypt.
Clampdown and Blowback: How State Repression Has Radicalized Islamist Groups in Egypt
Tank in Syria
The Syrian Civil War: Alawites, Women's Rights, and the Arab Spring
This image depicts Ali, a Jesus-like figure in Alawite theology.
Alawites and the Fate of Syria
The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, which was constructed by the Umayyads in the 8th century.
Islamic Imperialism: A History
Journeys to the Other Shore: Muslim and Western Travelers in Search of Knowledge, by Roxanne L. Euben book cover.
Journeys to the Other Shore: Muslim and Western Travelers in Search of Knowledge
The father of a Syrian general killed in the civil war attends his son's funeral in Damascus in January 2012.
Syria's Islamic Movement and the 2011-12 Uprising
Two Afghan women dressed in bright blue burqas. Today the burqa stands as a symbol of the status of women in Afghanistan, but for much of the twentieth century the history of women in this war-torn country led also toward greater rights and public presence.
The Long, Long Struggle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan
A cover of the Koran, the holy book of Islam.
What's in a Name?: The Meaning of 'Muslim Fundamentalist'
Arabic Plaque at the Great Mosque in Xi'an (Paul Louis, photographer)
Tradition vs Charisma: The Sunni-Shi'i Divide in the Muslim World
Spanish and French troops in Afghanistan in 2005.
Calling Al-Qaeda Fascist Doesn’t Make It So
Muslim depiction of Muhammad - 17th century Ottoman copy from the "Edinburgh codex".
Iraq, Too, Must Separate Church and State