Islam

In a white supremacist society, where Black people are still fighting for freedom, the Black family offers protection and, at times, a space for resistance.

Dean Calbreath’s biography, “The Sergeant,” relates the improbable adventures of a brilliant 19th-century Black man.

The Nation of Islam is controversial. Its practical purposes for incarcerated people transcend both politics and religion.

Stuart compares the shared values of Christian nationalists and the Nation of Islam in the 1960's and today.

History offers a guide for why the American project in Afghanistan went wrong — and for the future of foreign engagement in the country.

Abolition in Africa brought longed-for freedoms, but also political turmoil, economic collapse and rising enslavement.

At the height of his powers, the Black Nationalist leader was assassinated, and the government botched the investigation of his murder.

Iran and surplus imperialism.

On the stories and landscapes the Federal Writers’ Project left unexplored.

Dr. Larry Brilliant, who helped eradicate smallpox, says past epidemics can teach us to fight coronavirus.

A scholar of social movements in Iran asks why the US has consistently failed to support that country's activist reform movements.

What we can learn from him and his legacy.

The roots musician is inspired by the evolving legacy of the black string band.

A trio of books depict the true narrative of the massacres within Indonesia in 1965.

To those outside the black community, the Nation of Islam’s persistent appeal, despite its bigotry, can seem incomprehensible.

Inspired by Trump's election and his anti-immigrant policies, a group of scholars compiled this collection on the idea of "sanctuary."

For most of its history, monogamy was a rule only applied to married women.

Who were the early immigrants to America?

Recent violence in Myanmar reminds us that religion has long been central to Southeast Asian politics.

The U.S. Constitution guaranteed freedom of religion, but the fight for religious equality was only just beginning.