All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. The ...

Brookings Institution senior fellow Shadi Hamid discusses his new book, “Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World,” on June 9, 2016. Screenshot from Brookings video.

When Caliph Uthman was assassinated, it didn’t just end a life—it cracked the early Islamic world in half. His successor, Ali, faced rebellion from powerful elites, including Muawiya in Syria and even ...