Every year, Muslims around the world anticipate the sighting of the new crescent moon that signifies the official first day ...

Nearly a decade in the making, the Central Asian nation is set to highlight its far-reaching influence on religion, cultural ...

NEW YORK — The PBS documentary “Islam: Empire of Faith” is billed as the Public Broadcasting Service’s first-ever program to address the history and culture of Islam, the religion claimed by nearly ...

Throughout her time in academia, Prof. Chiara Formichi, Asian Studies, has researched the relationship between Asian cultures and Islam, primarily focusing on Indonesia. Formichi began studying the ...

Author says Muslims are troubled by our morals more than our politics. Attempts to explain anti-Western feelings among Muslims have centered on weaknesses in Islamic societies and opposition to U.S.

Islam is the world’s second largest religion, second only toChristianity. Islam continues to expand, especially in Africa.Devotion is often intense, from daily prayer to the pilgrimages toMecca, the ...

In Arabic, the first meaning of “madrasa” is “school” — in a generic and nonsectarian sense. Borrowed into English, however, the word usually means much more. It is the term’s secondary definition, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump hailed the “incredible culture” of Islam as he toured the biggest ...

It seems that every other week, a new incident takes place to remind us that there are many who will respond to critiques of Islam in a violently disagreeable manner. Rightly, our response is always ...