Muslim marriage is a contract, not a sacrament. Though it has importance as the only religiously sanctioned way for individuals to have legitimate sexual relationships and to procreate (now that slave ...

For many people in the West, Islam appears at odds with the idea of equal rights for men and women. So when a woman willingly converts to Islam it raises a few eyebrows. Why, people ask, would an ...

Jae Jerkins, Tyler Junior College professor of philosophy, ethics and religion, will speak about “The Golden Age of Islam in Islamic Spain” at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the East Texas Islamic Society, ...