"I regard the Kurds as the lions of the Middle East for one cannot forget how they were the first to bravely stand against ...

BALIDHIDIN, Somalia — The dead Islamic State fighter was sprawled out on the ridge, bloodstains darkening in the sun, as a line of heavily armed Somali soldiers snaked down the mountainside to a ...

Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom's bid to transform its ultraconservative ...

Nelson Mandela walked out of prison as a free man after 27 years, marking a golden moment in history. On this day in 1979, ...

In a new directive for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia has banned children from accompanying pilgrims. The Ministry of ...

Salah is one of the five pillars of Islam, which form the core beliefs and practices of the religion. The five pillars are: Profession of faith (Shahada). There is no God but Allah, and Prophet ...

The figure is based on government statistics, percentages of Muslims in the population by country and membership figures of the Association for Islamic Studies in Japan. Their study showed that ...

Navigating age and religious differences in relationships can come with societal and familial challenges. While interfaith marriages are becoming more common, they often require open conversations, ...

The United States is a beacon for religious freedom. That’s a regrettably rare thing around the world. Pew Research’s 2022 Report on Government Restrictions on Religion showed that restrictions in 198 ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

The task before us is, literally, to create a New Age Islam. Keep the world Muslim community informed of all that is going on in the Muslim world so that they can take informed decisions. Not every ...

Today Islamic date in Saudi Arabia or KSA is calculated as per the lunar-based calendar which consists of 12 Lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. A Muslim must know about the exact Islamic date ...