There has been a major shift in the focus of an important and influential Islamic sect across the Middle East and North Africa.

Frank Wynne reviews Our City That Year, by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell; The Book of Sana’a: A City in ...

Muslims perform the morning prayer in front of the Al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of the Eid al-Fitr, in Jerusalem, on March 30, 2025. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images) Libya’s Prime ...

In some countries, consuming or selling alcohol can lead to severe penalties, including imprisonment. Think sipping a glass ...

Why is Israel so targeted? Because it gives preachers a safe enemy and offers the Arab street a rare outlet for outrage that won’t get them arrested. The post When ...

Little we see in nature that is ours; we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!” Though Wordsworth was talking about the ...

The Great Betrayal in the title of Lebanese-born American professor of international relations Fawaz A Gerges’s new book ...

There is no duty for any government more fundamental than protecting its people. The Constitution speaks of the “common defense.” But that means of Americans, not the world. Most importantly, that ...

Today we shed light on Pope Francis’ legacy in the Mediterranean between interreligious dialogue and messages of peace.

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”- Blaise Pascal Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime ...

The celebration is the first of two Eids for Muslims and also marks the beginning ... Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Sudan and Tunisia began fasting on March 1 and they are expected to announce ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more ...