The Taliban authorities that rule Afghanistan have imposed a severe interpretation of Islamic law on the population, heavily ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

Ramadan 2025 is just seven weeks away! Astronomers predict it will begin on March 1, 2025, according to Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates Astronomy Society. However, the official start of ...

But Buddhism played a major role in a fall of the centre of the Islamic Empire. History often speaks of the continuous rise of Islam with the arrival of Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Islamic State group-inspired attacker who killed 14 people in a truck rampage on New Year’s Day in New Orleans shot at police from inside his truck before officers ...

The Hisbah, a regional police force tasked with enforcing Islamic Sharia law, have carried out midnight raids on motor parks, markets and street corners in the regional capital, Kano, since the ...

In an online trading ecosystem that has become increasingly globalised, Islamic finance is still the standard in most of the MENA region. A core element of Islamic finance is Islamic trading. So, what ...

From Elon Musk to Jordan Peterson, a certain strand of conservatism has recruited the poetry of Homer and Dante in their culture war. Juan de la Corte’s The Fire of Troy, found in the collection ...

Customers who walk into the Poetry Pharmacy can find a poem or words of comfort to make them feel a bit better. NBC’s Kelly Cobiella reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight.Jan. 5, 2025 ...

By Alissa J. Rubin The Islamic State has lost thousands of fighters to death or prison and suffered the demise of its self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria. But the global reach of the group ...