What is the Quran? I offer a response which is in itself the Quranic response to a similar question-the Quran is the last testament from the Creator of the heavens and earth; it is the last message ...

Two novels center on small acts of valor, from a little onion’s quest to free his father to an orphaned boy carrying messages ...

Earlier this year, Israel also took advantage of tensions between Syria’s Druze community and sectarian militants aligned ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The redoubtable Jane Austen (1775-1817) turned 250 on December 16, with her books, Pride and Prejudice , Sense and Sensibility , Emma , ...

While the lightsaber is primarily a weapon meant to be used in battle, that’s not the only use it serves in the world of Star ...

John Gwynne's Malice, the first volume in his four-book series The Faithful and the Fallen, is a masterpiece in character and ...

Yoda was one of the few Jedi to survive Order 66, and he exiled himself to the swamp world of Dagobah. In the end, he became ...

In Tash Aw’s lush epic The South, young wallflower Jay spends the school holidays with his family at a run-down farm in Johor ...

Wellwater is a poetry collection that explores the intersection of cultural, economic and personal ideas of value, addressing aging, housing and environmental and economic crises. Wellwater won the ...

At first glance, it seems as though Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were targeted simply because they’d gotten in the way. But it’s ...

Jedi Knights #10 wraps up the Corlis Rath saga as Qui-Gon faces his past and Obi-Wan tries to help his master in this week's ...

Still wondering what South Indian film to watch in theaters this week? Here’s a list of movies you should check out.