Islam

Donald Trump is hinting that he might abandon America's Republican Party and seek the US presidency as an independent candidate. Audio

Some in the Muslim community are calling on the head of the SIS to show them the evidence that an increasing number of New Zealand women are joining Islamic State. Audio

Dr David Tombs talks about armageddon and the connection between religion and war Audio

The business mogul turned Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has appalled and outraged many with his call for a temporary, but total, ban on anyone Muslim entering the United States. Audio

Anthropologist Scott Atran has spent much time observing and interviewing people on six continents who are drawn to violent action. Audio

The radicalisation of the couple behind the latest California mass murders. Audio

Dr Zain Ali talks about the Muslim reaction to the Paris attacks. Audio

What the Panelists Ellen Read and Jock Anderson have been up to. The former All Black great Jonah Lomu has died at the age of 40. His friend and team mate Andrew Mehrtens shares his memories. Dairy… Audio

This week's pundit takes us back a hundred years into the world of New Zealand's first armed conflict with Mujahideen, Islamic militants fighting with a jihadist motivation, and the Senussi Campaign… Audio

In early 2002, after a train fire killed 58 Hindus, a frenzy of violence against Moslems killed more than two thousand people. The Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, called the massacre… Audio

Religion Religious studies Prof. Douglas Pratt from University of Waikato on one's faith in God or gods... the character of Christian-Muslim relations. Audio

The annual Hajj pilgrimage begins on September 22, and for many Muslims, the journey to Mecca is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. More than a million faithful, have already flocked to Saudi Arabia in… Audio

Chair of the Department of Arabic Language and Cultures at the University of Sydney and the author of 'What is Veiling?' Audio

Thousands of people across New Zealand have just celebrated the Islamic holiday of Eid. Audio

You get to know a community really well and they get to know you. Rescuing people along State Highway One, sorting out local domestics, sheep rustling, what's life like for police officers working in… Audio, Gallery

A "golden" Koran and Arabic manuscripts - Religious treasures from Auckland City Libraries Audio

There's a new mosque in the township of Taihape and it can proudly call itself the highest Islamic Centre in New Zealand at 440m above sea level. It was initiated by Constable Abu after he encountered… Audio, Gallery