Carla Power

Carla Power is the author of If The Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran (Henry Holt, April 2015).

Rear View Of Woman Sitting On Bed Against Curtain

The Long Summer Holiday Can Mean the Threat of Genital Mutilation For Some Girls

The U.K. is under pressure to take action against families who take daughte...

The U.K. is under pressure to take action against families who take daughters to Africa and Asia for FGM

Terrorists' Most Powerful Recruiting Tool: Boredom

Anxiety and boredom is a dangerous mix

Man passing through arches of colonnade, Oman

What Ayaan Hirsi Ali Doesn’t Get About Islam

Islamic law is more flexible than many think

Muslim Women Are Fighting To Redefine Islam as a Religion of Equality

Tired of being told their religion dictates subservience to men, Muslim wom...

Tired of being told their religion dictates subservience to men, Muslim women are reclaiming Islam for themselves

King Abdullah II of Jordan meets with members of the US Senate Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Captiol in Washington on Feb. 03, 2015.

The King Who Had a Role in Star Trek is Now Going to War for Real

Jordan's King Abdullah has sworn vengeance on ISIS after they killed of one...

Jordan's King Abdullah has sworn vengeance on ISIS after they killed of one of his pilots

A woman poses in front of the French National Assembly to protest against ban on wearing full-face niqab veils in public, in Paris in 2011.

Why There's Tension Between France and Its Muslim Population

The country's radical secularism clashes with many Muslims' desire to publi...

The country's radical secularism clashes with many Muslims' desire to publicly display their faith

An aerial view shows the Clock Tower, the Grand Mosque, and surrounding constructions sites in the holy city of Mecca, in 2013.

Saudi Arabia Bulldozes Over Its Heritage

Over 98% of the Kingdom's historical and religious sites have been destroye...

Over 98% of the Kingdom's historical and religious sites have been destroyed since 1985, according to the U.K.-based Islamic Heritage Research Foundation