An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country's Interior Ministry said.

He is part of the Sunni community and often meets with mosque leaders for community outreach ... The U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq the following year to free Kuwait from Hussein's rule.

Iraq wants to diversify its economy away from oil and toward tourism. Although Western travelers have made headlines in ...

While Muslims describe themselves as the followers of Prophet Muhammad, the holy Quran describes a Muslim as someone who ...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present this testimony on the critical issue of religious freedom in Afghanistan. The human rights of ...

The human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform to the interpretation of Islam prescribed by the ...

Prayers performed on this special night are regarded as the equivalent of worshipping God for a thousand months ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr offered Thursday to help purge Iraqi security forces of militia members. But he also criticized the Iraqi government for denying that it sent ...

The cries for revenge reached fever pitch on March 6. Dozens of messages posted by various armed factions on social media, ...

Massacres, often ignored or forgotten by the outside world but not by their victims, are one of the great driving forces of ...