Discover the faith, culture, and history that have shaped the modern Islamic world.

Hirsi Ali has come to believe that a Muslim "Reformation", a revision of Islamic doctrine aimed at reconciling the religion with modernity, is at hand, and may even already have begun. Partly in response to the barbaric atrocities of Islamic State and Boko Haram, Muslims around the world have at last begun to speak out for religious reform.

Have you ever visited a mandir or a mosque? Eaten at a gurdwara or sung hymns at a church? This series will take you through places of worship, showing you what goes on and teaching you about different practices and celebrations. So come along and worship with me!

As a memoir of growing up as a girl in revolutionary Iran, Persepolis provides a unique glimpse into a nearly unknown and unreachable way of life.

Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school. The first day of wearing hijab is important. It means being strong. With her new backpack and light-up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It's the start of a brand-new year, and best of all, it's her older sister Asiya's first day of hijab - made of a fabric of beautiful blue, like the ocean waving to the sky. But...