The twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coincided with the West’s failure in Afghanistan, which is cultural even more than it is political or military. The two events call for a serious reflection on the relationship between the West and the Muslim world

State identity and societal identity are diverging in Turkey: while religion is more and more used by politics in all areas, the younger generations have begun to distance themselves from Islam. A development that offers clues about the future of the country

Celebrations at the International Union of Muslim Scholars in Doha, invitations for tolerance in Abu Dhabi, no comment from al-Azhar. The Islamic institutions’ reactions to the new course of events in Afghanistan

Twenty years after 11 September: a conversation with Afghan professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali, an influential scholar of Islamic law

Interview with Mons. Paolo Martinelli, new Apostolic Vicar for Southern Arabia

Inspired by the Six Day War, this 1968 song is technically unreleased but painfully relevant. A gem by the Lebanese diva rediscovered, thanks to the tenacity of her fans and a sound engineer