In this introduction from his book, A Muslim Primer, Ira G. Zepp Jr. offers a short historical perspective to help readers understand why Westerners have ignored Islamic culture for so long, why the ...

A political campaign to whip up anti-Islamic sentiments in France has found a new highpoint in the fierce debate surrounding an article written by philosophy teacher Robert Redeker. Much of the French ...

Ansar al-Islam ("Supporters of Islam") was formed in December 2001, one of numerous small splinter factions in the region of northern Iraq that is controlled by ethnic Kurds, according to U.S.

In this lesson students will learn about the role of women in Islam as interpreted by various Muslim women. The lesson will help students understand the complicated role of women in Islam and become ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Religious parties - some new, others long-established - are fielding more than 1,500 candidates for national and provincial assemblies in Pakistan's general election on July 25.

Turkey's president insists an aging Islamic scholar exiled in Pennsylvania was behind the coup attempt in Turkey. Fethullah Gulen has a large following in Turkey and among Turks around the world. In ...

The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) has announced that more than 2,000 persons from 98 diverse cultural backgrounds worldwide have embraced Islam. The department ...