Qur'an, calligrapher Khalil Allah b. Mahmud Shah, Turkey, Ottoman period, September 1517 Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul Qur'an, Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period, January, 1576, ink, ...

The Georgetown University department of Arabic and Islamic studies will inaugurate an Islamic studies minor beginning in the Fall 2025 semester, members of the department confirmed to The Hoya Feb. 13 ...

But for all the threats and intimidation, Iran’s cruel leaders have failed. Islam tried and failed to erase the Persian language, culture and history during the First Islamic Occupation fourteen ...

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 ...

(RNS) — In “Queens of Islam: The Muslim World’s Historic Women Rulers,” journalist Tom Verde shares stories of 15 Muslim women rulers, dating back to the early Islamic era through the 17th century.

Reporting from Amman, JordanReporting from Amman, Jordan — For more than 800 years, the leaning minaret of Great Nuri Mosque had called Muslims to prayer. A beloved landmark in west Mosul, its ...

The main focus of this unique book is an in-depth examination of the polygonal technique; the primary method used by master artists of the past in creating Islamic geometric patterns. The author ...

A top Syrian antiquities official announced today that Islamic State militants have destroyed a pair of important historic tombs at the ancient city of Palmyra, according to a report by the Associated ...

For the past 12 days, Israel has closed Al-Aqsa Mosque and restricted movement in the Old City of Jerusalem.