Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Islam started in Mecca with the Prophet Muhammad, who was born in 570 CE. Living in a polytheistic culture, he and his followers were persecuted for teaching strict monotheism.

On a recent day in Irvine, Calif., Ali Malik is looking for his son Layth's shoes to get ready to go to an arcade. Layth is 5 and his brother, Muhammad Binyamin (they call him Binyamin) is 9. The ...

Labour delayed proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation following fears it would cause riots and upset the Muslim community, it has been alleged. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was told ...