Iraqi calligrapher's handwritten Quran ends 6 years of artistry and craft

ISTANBUL -- Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman gazes with pride at his masterpiece — a colossal, handwritten manuscript of the ...
Religion News Service

Quran Revolution founder sentenced to 80 years on child pornography charges

(RNS) — A former Texas imam and online Quran instructor who was charged with conspiracy to produce child pornography has been ...
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Ghazala Hashmi sworn in as Virginia lieutenant governor using the Quran

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: January 17, 2026 | Last updated: January 17, 2026 Ghazala Hashmi is sworn in as Virginia lieutenant governor in Richmond using the Quran for the oath of office. People ...
Politico

Trump calls for record $1.5 trillion defense budget, a 50 percent jump

President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared he would ask Congress for a $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027, a massive $500 billion increase from this year’s Pentagon budget. The huge boost likely ...
Indiatimes

Zohran Mamdani makes history, taking oath on Quran as NYC's first Indian-African-Muslim immigrant mayor

New York has always measured itself in symbols, and Mamdani’s inaugural gestures spoke volumes. His choice of the Old City Hall subway station for a private oath was his first executive statement.
Hindustan Times

At stroke of midnight, Zohran Mamdani takes oath on Quran to become New York's 1st Muslim Mayor

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the new mayor of New York City during a historic ceremony held at a decommissioned Manhattan subway station. The 34-year-old Indian-origin Democrat became the first ...
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Zohran Mamdani becomes first NYC mayor sworn in on Quran: 'Highly symbolic'

UPDATE: 12:30 a.m. ET, Jan. 1, 2026: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was sworn into office by New York Attorney General Letitia James during a midnight ceremony on Thursday morning at the ...
The Hill

Tuberville on Mamdani using Quran at his swearing-in: ‘Enemy is inside the gates’

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Wednesday slammed incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for being sworn in with the Quran, the sacred scripture of Islam. “The enemy is inside the gates,” ...
Al Jazeera English

Zohran Mamdani takes oath as New York mayor with historic Quran

Zohran Mamdani on Thursday became the first New York City mayor to be sworn in using a Quran. The first Muslim and South Asian mayor of the United States’ biggest metropolis, Mamdani used his ...
The New York Times

Mamdani Is First New York Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In

Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, put his hand on Islam’s holiest book at his swearing-in ceremony. By Maya King Mayor Zohran Mamdani represents a range of demographics that New York ...
Toronto Star

Zohran Mamdani chose a Quran full of symbolism for his mayoral oath

NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and ...