©2014-2017 Calling Out Community A founding member of the Calling Out Community, ISLAM RISING shares true stories of the people, places and events that shape the second largest religion in the world, with a hard-hitting, no-holds-barred approach that is well-researched and well-documented. With a four-year undergraduate degree in religious studies, and with contacts and confidential sources scattered throughout the Arab world, ISLAM RISING sees firsthand the ever-growing influence of Islam throughout many of the 200 countries where it is now resident - as well as the deepening danger to those who do not follow its teachings.