Yours truly has heaped a lot of attention on a documentary about a Costa Mesa punk club, We Were Feared (here, here, and not to mention the Weekly's slideshow here). But, truth be told, it's not even ...

Muslims around the world and in central Ohio begin observing the holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday evening. During Ramadan, which commemorates the revelation of the Quran, both Sunni and Shia Muslims ...

Life imitates art. Surely few know that better than author Michael Muhammed Knight. Raised Irish-Catholic, Knight was but a teen when he embarked on a soul-searching trip to Pakistan to make sense of ...

IN THE SHADOW OF THE SWORD: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire. By Tom Holland. Doubleday. 526 pages. $29.95. This impressive and extensively documented narrative history traces ...

The richest man in Arabia -- Markets without government -- Family matters -- A mosque, a market, and a war -- Muhammad's household finances -- Muhammad's executive office -- Muhammadan taxation -- ...

Jihad and Death: The Global Appeal of Islamic State. By Olivier Roy. Translated by Cynthia Schoch. Hurst; 130 pages; £15.99. To be published in America by OUP in July. Al-Qaeda’s Revenge: The 2004 ...