Is the star and crescent a symbol of #Islam? Is there something unique about the star and crescent that explains why it is featured so prominently in #Muslim-majority countries? Dr. Safiyyah Ally answers this question! She explains that the #star and crescent has been used since ancient times and has been found amongst many different peoples; it isn't exclusive to #Islam, and its origin isn't Islamic. It was adopted as a symbol of the Ottoman empire, which governed the Muslim world for hundreds