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).

Recent Articles

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 daughters to Africa and Asia for FGM

By Carla Power / London July 9, 2015

Terrorists' Most Powerful Recruiting Tool: Boredom

Anxiety and boredom is a dangerous mix

By Carla Power May 14, 2015

What Ayaan Hirsi Ali Doesn’t Get About Islam

Islamic law is more flexible than many think

By Carla Power April 17, 2015

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

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

By Carla Power March 20, 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 of his pilots

By Carla Power February 6, 2015

Why There's Tension Between France and Its Muslim Population

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

By Carla Power January 8, 2015

Saudi Arabia Bulldozes Over Its Heritage

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

By Carla Power November 14, 2014

Western Companies Hope For a Bonanza in Iran

With only weeks to go until a November 24 deadline for a deal between Iran and the West over Tehran's nuclear program, Iranian and Western investors have their fingers crossed

By Carla Power October 30, 2014

5 Reasons Boko Haram is Un-Islamic

The militant Nigerian group's actions repeatedly go against the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad

By Carla Power May 15, 2014

No More Broken Promises

Saudi Arabia has told the U.N. it will do better on human rights. Just as it did five years ago

By Carla Power March 27, 2014
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