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 ...
The inauguration of New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was a celebration of many historic firsts. At 34, Mamdani, a ...
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 ...
In an interview with the Register, Sabatina James explains why assumptions about Islam and Christianity as being broadly similar faiths are dangerously misleading — and why understanding Sharia, jihad ...
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 ...
The phrase, meaning “Happy Ramadan,” is frequently used during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a time when fasting, prayer and reflection are heavily prioritized. Ramadan, one of the most ...
Something extraordinary is unfolding in Iran, and it represents a far deeper rupture than Western headlines have been willing ...
For many Americans, Islam is encountered primarily through headlines about violence or political conflict. Missing from this ...
(The Conversation) — After its return to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban are again imposing their religious ideology, with restrictions on women’s rights and other repressive measures. They are ...
The Pew report reveals how religious disaffiliation and population growth have influenced the global religious landscape. Muslims are the fastest-growing faith group, followed by the religiously ...
While both have significantly shaped the nation’s identity, which of these religions came first? Historical evidence clearly shows that Islam was the first major religion to arrive in what is now ...
Osama bin Laden, the world’s most notorious terrorist, has handed Muslims everywhere their worst public-relations nightmare: September 11 as a picture, an embodiment, of Islam. Muslims now have to ...