The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're ...

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Vouchers could broaden the potential pool of applicants and help existing families continue affording tuition, school leaders ...

Rapper Saman Yasin was imprisoned and says he was tortured for his involvement in anti-regime protests in Iran. Now, speaking ...

The final sunset of Ramadan last week found me below a mosque in the Bronx, in a basement cafeteria, elbow to elbow with ...

National Weather Service weather balloon releases — tracking temperature, pressure and wind speed — have been temporarily suspended in Omaha, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota, because of staff ...

The throne in the verse refers to God’s throne, but kursee in its simplest form means chair.The Arabic dictionary defines ...

At the Umayyad Mosque, the rituals were age-old: A woman fingering a prayer bead and kissing a copy of the Quran; the faithful standing shoulder ... their fast and smoke waterpipes as they listen to ...

Eid-al-Fitr celebrates the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting and reflection, with joy and renewed responsibility for Muslims ...

On a recent Thursday morning, the Iman Academy’s prayer room was filled with the gentle song of Quranic verses ... few copies of the Muslim holy book. Quran memorization is an elective offered ...

Iranian state media ramped up religious messaging, urging citizens to attend mosques for Quran recitations and ... the pre-revolutionary ‘Ey Iran’ [song].” He then posted videos from ...