Although the origins of modern terrorism go back to the French Reign of Terror in 1700s and could therefore be considered as ...

In 1258, the Mongol Empire unleashed one of the most devastating sieges in history, bringing down the heart of the Islamic ...

The previous articles centered on the origins of Shiite Islam and its political history to examine the Shiite basis for ...

Both Iran and Russia are attempting to assert influence in the Caspian Sea region, but their recent miscalculations are ...

Restoration work continues at the Fethiye Mosque (formerly the Ani Cathedral), the first conquest mosque in Anatolia, where ...

There is only one way for Indian Muslims to be respected in the Muslim world: be Indian above all, and situate your ...

Maira’s grandfather was the descendant and last Amir of the Abbasid Caliphate 750CE; the golden age of learning, literature and art. During the time of Caliph Harun Ul Rashid Abbasi, the famed One ...

al-Sulamī was also a grammarian who taught in the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus. His Kitāb al-Jihād (Book of Jihād) published in ...

Baqi also served as a shrine, and the Prophet used to leave his house for the Baqi at nights to perform his acts of worships ...

Additional information from Archives staff reads, "Samarra was founded by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu'tasim (r. 833-842) in 836 AD to serve as his imperial capital.

Former Islamic State child soldiers who are being reeducated at a Kurdish center face an uncertain future.