An Englishman, Robert of Ketton, created in 1143 a Latin translation of the Quran that was a “stepping-stone” for many later efforts to put the book into other European languages.

Reading the Quran can be a baffling experience. Unlike the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), the Quran is not a collection of books recounting the mythical history of a community of faith. It is not ...

Safi Kaskas, the Muslim co-author of the new book, said in a statement: “Most of the tension that exists in the West in the post-9/11 era is because Christians fear Muslims and their book, the ...