As a philosophy, secularism seeks to interpret life based solely on principles derived from the material world. As a political system, secularism is commonly defined as the separation of religion from ...

If elected, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. Senate candidate in this year's midterm elections, could make history as the first Muslim to serve in Congress' upper chamber. In September, ...

Israel's attacks on Iran and its counteroffensive have brought unprecedented global attention to the Islamic Republic and its regime. Many are wondering how the theocratic state became the arch rival ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Mehmet Oz rarely talks about his faith on the campaign trail – but, if elected, the son of Turkish émigrés could make history ...

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Results from Bahrain's first legislative elections in nearly 30 years showed a mix of secular and Islamic candidates winning seats, with two women securing places in run-off polls, ...

(AP) – Dr. Mehmet Oz, who calls himself a “secular Muslim," would be the first of his faith to ever serve in the U.S. Senate chamber if elected this fall. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — If Dr. Mehmet Oz is ...

Many are speculating about what the Muslim Brotherhood could do now that Mubarak's gone. But Foreign Policy's James Traub decided to actually ask them. Traub writes, "though I did feel they were ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — If Dr. Mehmet Oz is elected to the U.S. Senate this fall, he’ll be the first Muslim ever to serve in the chamber. It’s something he hardly brings up while campaigning, his ...

Why does a party that presents itself as secular begin to feel a sense of entitlement over Muslim votes? And why do they not ...

I can’t imagine what it must be like to be a Muslim in the United States right now. It must feel terrible: the stares and glares at the grocery store, the taunts on the school yard, the abuse hurled ...

In fits and starts I have been devoting this blog to the idea that secularism needs to be re-built from the ground up. In fits and starts I have been devoting this blog to the idea that secularism ...