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Modern science emerged in 16th and 17th century Europe with the Renaissance and the Reformation. Prior to this, scholasticism dominated intellectual inquiry in an atmosphere of dogmatism and intolerance. By contrast, the Renaissance and the Reformation established a society in which rationalism, pluralism and tolerance thrived. Professor Masud analyzes the history in search of an inherent...

As the world becomes accustomed to the American way of life, Americans are tuning out the rest of the world. US citizens have paid less and less attention to foreign affairs since the 1970s, writes journalist Alkman Granitsas. The number of university students studying foreign languages has declined, and fewer Americans travel overseas than their counterparts in other developed countries. News...

To conservative Muslims, Islamic feminism is an insult to Islam. To a growing group of moderates, however, it’s a return to fundamental Islamic theology, a reaffirmation of rights granted to women at the foundation of Islam but stripped by “manmade rules and tribal traditions masquerading as divine law”. Asra Q. Nomani, an American activist, was among twelve women to lead a conference on...