Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the ...

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?Authors ...

Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, 1304. From a statement in his celebrated travel book the Rihla (“legal affairs are my ancestral profession”) he evidently came from an ...

Riyadh - A towering construction crane toppled over on Friday during a violent rainstorm in the Saudi city of Mecca, Islam's holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing at least 107 ...

Also on display will be pieces from the tomb of Prophet Muhammad, relics from inside the Kaaba, the Kaaba’s original lock and key, and ceremonial tools used for its cleansing. Organisers say these ...

There were many Jews who supported Prophet Muhammad when he first arrived in Medina. One of them was Rabbi Mukhayriq who was a learned leader of the tribe of Tha’labah, a tribe made up of Jews ...

King Cheraman of the Chera dynasty had a vision of the moon splitting into two. Arab traders who came to the Muziris Port explained the meaning of the vision as a miracle performed by Prophet Muhammad ...

Gulf Across the Gulf, a region which has seen far more stability than the rest of the region over the past year, preparations for Ramadan are well underway. In Saudi Arabia, a country which contains ...

Islamic artefacts dating back hundreds of years, including the cloth used to cover the Kaaba in Mecca, are going on display at Bradford City Hall. The free exhibit runs from 11:00 to 18:00 GMT on ...

Writing history Remembering the lost art of calligraphy in Kashmir from the 7th century to the late 19th century The revered saint Bulbul Shah is said to have been the first calligrapher in Kashmir.