How the Southern Fremen pay obeisance to him is reminiscent of Islamic practices. Throughout the Dune movies, Islamic motifs manifest in subtle yet significant ways, enriching the film’s narrative.

German journalist Jürgen Todenhöfer uses this unique opportunity to expose ISIS' apocalyptic vision for the world and to document everyday life in the cities it controls. He finds a population ...

Historian William Dalrymple journeys to Morocco, Turkey, Syria and Pakistan to explore whirling dervishes, Qawwali singing and other forms of music sacred in Sufism, the branch of Islam that ...