The erasure of Islam from Rumi’s poetry started long before Coldplay got involved. Omid Safi, a professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at Duke University, ...

Some of this poetry was written by caliphs themselves—the Caliph al-Walid ibn Yazid (d. 744), for instance, composed some of the finest (and most scandalous) bacchic verse in the entire canon: ...

While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, enriching the experience of Ramadan and deepening one’s spiritual ...

A good fit equals good Muslim, a bad fit equals bad Muslim." Chapter 11 shares the title of the book, and here we learn of an event that would go on to make Hassan realise his Muslimness was ...

If awards are any measure of excellence, Doyali Islam is a very good poet! She is nominated for a slew of them this year, and has just won the League of Canadian Poets' National Broadsheet Contest.

Muslim Child: Understanding Islam Through Stories and Poems Rukhsana Khan. Albert Whitman & Company, $16.99 (104pp) ISBN 978-0-8075-5307-7 ...

The family of a Muslim woman in Middlesbrough who was well known for her Islamic poetry books have paid tribute to her after she sadly died last week. Safia Razzaq, 79, passed away on Sunday, June ...