Wishing to better understand Islam, a Christian friend once asked US-based Turkish writer, intellectual and journalist Mustafa Akyol to recommend an English translation of the Quran for him to read.

(AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] GOMA, Congo (AP) — Islamic State-linked rebels attacked a village in conflict-battered eastern Congo ...

Charging interest for loans is deemed riba, or an unjust, exploitative gain, and is forbidden under Islamic law. In Islamic finance, riba refers to interest charged on loans. Religious practice ...

Islamic University in Kushtia has renamed one of its halls to Shah Azizur Rahman, an infamous collaborator of the Pakistani Army during the 1971 Liberation War. Shah Azizur Rahman was opposed to the ...

One month ago, on the morning of Feb. 4, forces from Somalia’s Puntland region attacked Islamic State terror group fighters, who responded with drones, suicide ...

His parents, Abu Sufiyan and Hind bint Utba, were among the most prominent early adversaries to Islam. In 630, after the Muslims captured Mecca, Muawiya and his parents converted to Islam.