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Official results showed that 51.2 percent of voters supported the proposal to ban face coverings in public places.

Swiss voters have narrowly approved a proposal to ban face coverings in a decision that critics branded Islamophobic and sexist.…

On July 24, 2020, the Turkish government opened Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to prayer for the first time in 86 years, reverting the building’s status from museum back to mosque.

The varied and layered history of the Hagia Sophia has led to a range…

The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies and the Department of Theater and Performance Studies at Stanford University present Ayad Akhtar in conversation with Professor Samer Al-Saber.

Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright. His work…

Americans have been left stunned by the breach of security by rioters at the U.S. Capitol  on January 6—and concerned about ongoing threats from hate groups and the angry mob. In the Q&A that follows, edited from an…

Three artists representing varied disciplines will participate in virtual residencies during the winter and spring quarter. The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies will host one of the artists, Arab-American playwright Betty Shamieh…