In 1894 a Muslim mystic named Muḥammad al-Kattānī abandoned his life of asceticism to preach Islamic revival and jihad against the French. Ten years later,
The colonial encounter between France and Morocco in the late nineteenth century took place not only in the political realm but also in the realm of medicine. B
Even a quick scan of today's headlines makes clear that the growth of fundamentalist versions of Islam is having a vast impact on our world. For Americans the r
The saints were not always alone. Many of them had relationships where they found support, guidance, and love. Saint Francis greatly leaned on Clare of Assisi.
A common objective of saint veneration in all three Abrahamic religions is the recovery and perpetuation of the collective memory of the saint. Christianity, Ju