For the past two years, I’ve taught English writing to students from Saudi Arabia with a gifted students scholarship program at the University of California at Berkeley Extension. One day during my ...

It’s one of the most frequently spoken pentasyllabic phrases in the Arabic language. It is recited by millions of Muslims and Arab Christians every day. And, at least in the West, it has become ...

Following the terrorist attack in New York City on Tuesday that left eight people dead and 12 injured, some pockets of conservative media lit up after CNN’s Jake Tapper commented on the phrase “Allahu ...

Allahu akbar. It's Arabic for "God is greatest." Muslims, an eccentric tribe with more than a billion members, say it several times in our five daily prayers. The phrase is also a convenient way to ...

In fact, “Allahu akbar” is recited more than 100 times a day in the five daily prayers performed by hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world. I hope and pray that as we mourn the lives lost ...