In the fall, the war was always there, but we did not go there anymore. One supposes if Hemingway said it better—leave it at that. When news broke of the knockout of the Bin Laden successor Ayman ...

Shiite Muslims perform a ritual as they take part in a religious procession during the Ashura mourning period in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Oct. 1, 2017. The fall of Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian regime in ...

Following the narrative of Islam’s journey from tribal origins to world religion, scholar John Tolan offers those new to the study of the faith a firm foundation in its rich past and current status in ...

Islamic fundamentalism and violence is on the rise in Bangladesh. Anti-France protests, violent protests during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit and communal violence in Comilla all ...

Re-emergence of Iranian identity after conversion to Islam / Ehsan Yarshater -- Survival of Iranianness / Hugh Kennedy -- The persistent older heritage in the Medieval Iranian lands / C. Edmund ...

Extensive droughts in sixth-century Arabia may have led to the demise of the ancient Himyarite Kingdom and contributed to the rise of the religion of Islam, according to historical data. The Himyarite ...

Extreme drought helped bring about the emergence of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula, according to a new study conducted by an international team of experts. The team, led by Professor Dominik Fleitmann ...

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon has made claims that the UK is 'heading to a civil war' because of what he terms the rise of 'radical Islam'. Bannon, who was Donald Trump's chief strategist for the ...

THE INDIAN OCEAN’S most exquisite building must be the Old Friday Mosque in Malé, the capital of the Maldives. It was built in the 17th century from interlocking coral blocks. Inside, the carved-wood ...

NPR's Libby Lewis reports on the growing number of young American Muslims who travel abroad to study Islam. Some experts fear that the Islamic militants will try to recruit these American students for ...