The point of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam, the Swedish artist who ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for ...

When the prophet Muhammad died in 632, a tempest of political intrigue and deceit blew over Islam, transforming it forever. In this fast-paced and compelling tale, travel writer Rogerson (The Prophet ...

Lars Vilks died alongside his two police bodyguards. A Swedish artist who survived several murder plots over his drawing of the Prophet Muhammad has been killed in a car crash. Lars Vilks died ...

A companion to the report from Matthew Duss and Peter Juul, "The Fractured Shia of Iraq: Understanding the Tensions within Iraq’s Majority." Of the world’s 1.3 billion Muslims, around 170 million are ...