Osama bin Laden (right) and his successor Ayman al-Zawahiri (left) have now both been killed by US forces The sudden, violent, but not entirely unexpected demise of the al-Qaeda leader last ...

The messages sought to sway recipients to exact revenge on people burning Islam’s holy book after a number of such incidents in Sweden, according to the prosecutor. Part of the text read ...

Snake miniature, 14th century edition, from Marvels of Creation, by al-Qazwini As Islam expanded, the cities where Greek science had flourished came under Muslim control. These included Alexandria ...

al-Faruqi, Lois Ibsen. “Music, Musicians and Muslim Law”, Asian Music 17, no. 1 (Autumn - Winter, 1985): 3-36. Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. “Islam and Music: The Legal and Spiritual Dimensions”, Enchanting ...

Halim Al Karim is a contemporary Iraqi artist best known for his strategically blurred and altered photographs. His works merge stills from films, artifacts, photos, and paintings to present topics of ...

At the end of this period of study a celebration (known as khatm al-Qur’an) is held in the family home. More advanced studies of Islam usually require the sort of in-depth education offered by ...

In 2023, individuals in Sweden on several occasions set fire to Islam's holy book in public, prompting outrage in the Muslim world and raising fears of attacks by jihadists. "The security police ...

The word 'Islam' in Arabic means submission to the will of God. Followers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe there is one true God Allah (the Arabic word for God). Muslims believe that ...

The Mali-focused Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which also operates in Burkina Faso and occasionally in Niger, was set up in March 2017. After al-Shabab - an al-Qaeda affiliate in ...

Karim Rashid is an Egyptian-born Canadian industrial designer known for producing luxury goods, chess sets, furniture, and dinner ware. “Design is about the betterment of our lives poetically, ...

Swedish authorities said on Tuesday that Iran hacked into a text messaging service last year and sent thousands of messages urging Swedes to take revenge against Koran burners. In 2023 ...