Dr. Basem Hamid speaks during the noon prayer service at the Medical Center Islamic Society Houston Masjid on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Houston. Dr. Hamid fully denounced the attack in New Orleans and ...

Much of the world today follows the Gregorian solar calendar, which has its origins in medieval Western Christianity. Conversely, the Islamic calendar or hijrī, is a lunar calendar. There are 12 ...

One idea that held up well was that land that was once ruled by Islam was still Islamic, even if it was lost for a short time ...

The flashlight in my hand was pointed at the damp branches ahead of me as I watched them sway to the cool whims of Brother Wind. “This is stupid,” I thought to myself. An instructor had woken me up ...

A conservative religious movement, spread through social media, has taken hold among Indonesian youth. The government wants to curb its influence. By Sui-Lee Wee Sui-Lee Wee traveled to Padang and ...

This story is part of a series by The Associated Press, Religion News Service and The Conversation on women’s roles in male-led religions. CAIRO (AP/RNS) — Shortly after Kholoud al-Faqeeh was ...

Islam is perhaps the most widely stereotyped of all world religions. Western media have often portrayed Muslims as violent extremists, male chauvinists and radically religious people. Its believers ...