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December 5, 2022
New Lines Magazine

The Dubious Roots of Religious Police in Islam
The Islamic concept of ‘commanding the right and forbidding the wrong’ is applied across the Muslim world to curtail personal liberties and police morality, but this interpretation is questionable.
By Mustafa Akyol
November 26, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

Iran’s Struggle against Mandated Religious Practices
Protests in Iran continue to highlight the struggle against mandated religious practices by Iran’s government. Cato’s Mustafa Akyol comments.
Featuring Mustafa Akyol and Caleb O. Brown
October 27, 2022
New Lines Magazine

An Early Islamic Debate on Faith and Reason Is Worth Examining
Past attempts to reconcile logic and belief tend to be dismissed today not because they lack merit but because they were politically defeated.
By Mustafa Akyol
October 6, 2022
The Wall Street Journal

The Mahsa Amini Protests and the Ayatollahs’ Gift to Secularism
Religion doesn’t flourish when it is compulsory. Look to Iran for an example.
By Mustafa Akyol
August 29, 2022
Cato Daily Podcast

Mainstream Islam and Freedom of Expression
Following an assault on author Salman Rushdie, it’s worth remembering that even mainstream Muslims defend laws against blasphemy. Mustafa Akyol makes the case for more tolerance for a robust freedom of expression.
Featuring Mustafa Akyol and Caleb O. Brown
August 25, 2022
Acton Institute

Would Prophet Muhammad Punish Salman Rushdie?
The horrific assassination attempt against author Salman Rushdie has provoked both cheers and condemnation from Muslims.
By Mustafa Akyol
August 19, 2022
El Pais

Muslims, Too, Can Defend Salman Rushdie’s Freedom
Today, the Islamic world is at such a critical moment.
By Mustafa Akyol
July 8, 2022
New Lines

Islamic Views on Blasphemy Are More Complex than Pakistani Courts Admit
Islamic jurisprudence both justifies the country’s draconian laws and offers a way out; it’s time for Muslim countries to make the change
By Mustafa Akyol
March/April 2023
Policy Report

Does Liberty Have a Future in Iran?
When you create a religious regime … which forces religion on people, it doesn’t make them more religious… . It makes them contemptuous of religion.
By Sahar Khan, Mustafa Akyol, and Mohamad Machine-Chian
September 20, 2021
Books

Why, as a Muslim, I Defend Liberty
With personal stories, historical anecdotes, and theological insights, this is the little big book on the intersection of Islam and liberty.
By Mustafa Akyol
April 6, 2021
Books

Reopening Muslim Minds
A fascinating journey into Islam’s diverse history of ideas, making an argument for an “Islamic Enlightenment” today.
By Mustafa Akyol
February 14, 2017
Books

The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims
The Islamic Jesus reveals startling new truths about Islam in the context of the first Muslims and the early origins of Christianity.
By Mustafa Akyol
July 18, 2011
Books

Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty
By Mustafa Akyol
June 12, 2023
Media Highlights TV

Mustafa Akyol discusses his book, Why, as a Muslim, I Defend Liberty, on Tankesmedjan Timbre
Featuring Mustafa Akyol and Johan Norberg
June 6, 2023
Media Highlights TV

Mustafa Akyol discusses the openness of the early Islamic civilization to the dictatorial rule of the Taliban on Afghanistan International (English)
Featuring Mustafa Akyol