In a historic discovery, US spy satellite imagery from the 1970s revealed the exact location of a decisive battle in the seventh century that marked the spread of Islam throughout the known world. The ...

Why do they hate ... them? That is the question to ask in the wake of the slaughter of nearly 50 people by Islamic suicide bombers in a mosque in Quetta, Pakistan, on July 4. This was no isolated ...

In a slap to Muslim girls at New York's famed Stuyvesant High School, the school is cancelling single-sex swim lessons, even though swim instruction is required to graduate. That forces the girls to ...

Islamic history encompasses two of the most powerful battles in the collective memory and consciousness of Muslim nations: the Battle of the Trench and the Battle of Hattin. Hamas and its allies from ...

Muslim parents are waking up to the "unholy alliance" their community forged with the Democratic Party after standing side by side with conservatives to fight for parental rights, said a Muslim ...

A child custody battle in New York City is raising questions about freedom of speech and religion -- and civil liberties advocates are sure to be paying close attention. Nabila Albarghouthy, a ...

Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged Wednesday to open dialogue with Britain’s Muslims to tackle a “perverted and poisonous misinterpretation” of Islam after evidence suggested that last week’s bombings ...

POTTSVILLE – On a recent Friday afternoon, Shami Haq, secretary of the Islamic Society of Schuylkill County, is alone in the carpeted mosque. He removes his shoes, kneels and prays. In Islam, Friday ...

After nearly a decade’s worth of delays, a sprawling Muslim cemetery is coming to Dakota County. The Al Maghfirah Cemetery, which officially broke ground Tuesday at 1120 W. 220th St., will be the ...

Going back to the cartoon controversy, we're going to take a look at the fallout in Denmark, where the drawings were first published. As NPR's Rachel Martin reports from Copenhagen, Danes have been ...

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