Islam in Africa, Islam in Globalization

Islam, Globalization, and Freedom of Expression

Islam and Cultural Changes in Modern Africa

Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion and at its present rate of expansion it will soon be the predominant religion of mankind. This is not a new or unexpected statistic, however it is something that is slowly making people re-examine their understanding of a religion of which many remain ignorant. Some are taking positive step, and by educating themselves they are discovering the truth...

Islam and Cultural Changes in Modern Africa

Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion and at its present rate of expansion it will soon be the predominant religion of mankind. This is not a new or unexpected statistic, however it is something that is slowly making people re-examine their understanding of a religion of which many remain ignorant. Some are taking positive step, and by educating themselves they are discovering the truth...

Islam, archaeology and slavery in Africa

Two different types of chattel slavery, those permitted by the Christian and Islamic religions, were introduced into Africa but only the Christian slave trade to the Americas has been studied by archaeologists. The much longer duration (over 1000 years) of the Islamic slave trade to Asia and of the Dar el Islam in North and East Africa is at present known only from literary and eyewitness accou...

Islam, Globalization, and Economic Performance in the Middle East

Marcus Noland, senior fellow since 1985, was a senior economist in the Council of Economic Advisers and held research or teaching positions at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Southern California, Tokyo University, Saitama University, the University of Ghana, the Korea Development Institute, and the East-West Center. He won the 2000–01 Ohira Masayoshi Award for his book Avoiding ...