Thirty years after Saddam Hussein starved them of water, Iraq's southern marshes are blossoming once more thanks to a wave of ecotourists picnicking and paddling down their replenished river bends. A...More
"We refuse to be confined to a cage," declares nomadic herder Mouloud, asserting the rights and customs of his kin as they graze livestock in Morocco's southern expanses. But the herders'...More
Muslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with Hindu youths and people from either faith chatted when they frequented each...More
Abu Anas al-Hijazi scanned the stalls in the Syrian capital's Bab Srija market but bought nothing. For the cash-strapped 45-year-old wedding singer, this Ramadan is a frugal one. "We used to lay out...More
Maryam Touzani never forgot the day a young woman knocked on the door of her home in Tangier asking for work. "She was from a village and she was heavily pregnant. My mother had no work for her but...More
Tamping down talk of war, top Trump administration officials told Congress on Tuesday that recent actions by the U.S. deterred attacks on American forces. But some lawmakers remained deeply sceptical...More
Bahrain on Tuesday defended its decision to host a White House-engineered conference to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying its only objective is to support the "brotherly Palestinian...More
Algeria's military chief of staff on Monday rejected calls to postpone the country's presidential elections, describing them as the way to resolve the current crisis in the country. "Holding the...More
Iraq is planning to send urgent delegations to the United States and Iran, its prime minister said on Tuesday, as Baghdad seeks to rein in soaring tensions between its top allies. Baghdad "will very...More
Flashing the victory sign and chanting revolutionary slogans, Sudanese protesters camped outside the military headquarters are determined to install civilian rule even as talks between their leaders...More
Violent clashes raged on Tuesday south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, marking an uptick in fighting between forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar and those battling on the government's side. Heavy...More
On a studio set in Baghdad, a director watches the star of his TV series hold a knife against the neck of a fellow actor, in a dramatic revival of fortunes for Iraq's entertainment industry. Filmed...More
Hungary needs to urgently address human rights violations such as the detention of asylum-seekers and the intimidation of civic groups, as well as concerns about judicial independence, according to a...More
Turkish authorities on Monday ordered the arrest of 249 past and present foreign ministry personnel suspected of ties to the group blamed for a failed 2016 coup, the prosecutor's office said. At...More
Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday, burning vehicles and throwing rocks at police, which responded with tear gas...More
Voting in India's mammoth national election ended on Sunday with the seventh and final phase of a gruelling poll that lasted more than five weeks, as exit polls predicted a victory for Prime Minister...More
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new threat to Tehran on Sunday, tweeting that a conflict would be the "official end" of Iran, as Saudi Arabia warned it stood ready to respond with "all strength...More
German lawmakers approved a resolution last Friday denouncing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement against Israel, describing its methods as anti-Semitic and reminiscent of Nazi-era calls to...More
Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini faced criticism from Catholic circles on Sunday after he wielded Christian symbols at a flagship rally with fellow European far-righters. The event, held near...More
Talks between Sudan's military council and protesters are set to resume, army rulers said on Saturday, as hundreds of supporters of Islamic movements rallied for the inclusion of Sharia in the...More
Germany should think about banning headscarves for schoolgirls, the government's Integration Commissioner Annette Widmann-Mauz said last Friday, taking the lead from Austria's right-wing ruling...More
A prominent rights group in Indian-controlled Kashmir is advocating for the United Nations to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate what it calls the endemic use of torture by government...More
Some Democrats vying for the party's 2020 presidential nomination shifted the focus of the race to foreign policy on Sunday, criticising Republican President Donald Trump as a weak commander-in-chief...More
For more than a year after being moved to a Jordanian wildlife reserve from war-hit Syria, two bears, Loz and Sukkar, would cower whenever planes flew by, traumatised by past bombardments. They are...More
Saudi Arabia has called for emergency regional talks to discuss mounting Gulf tensions, saying on Sunday that it does not want war with Iran but is ready to defend itself. It comes days after...More
U.S. President Donald Trump told his acting defence secretary this week he did not want war with Iran, the New York Times reported on Thursday, as tensions between Tehran and Washington escalate...More
China's fractious far-west region of Xinjiang has changed its university entrance exam rules to give children from mixed families a leg-up on other students, in what experts say are the latest...More
Lebanon on Thursday bade farewell to the former patriarch of the country's Maronite Christian Church, Nasrallah Boutrous Sfeir, who was an outspoken critic of the Syrian government and its military...More
The Turkish fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi asked U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to launch an investigation into his killing and bring those responsible to justice. "I cannot understand (why...More
Sudanese protesters voiced regret on Thursday at an army decision to suspend crucial talks on installing civilian rule, but vowed to press on with a sit-in despite being targeted in fresh violence...More
Crowded into "ghettos" surrounded by armed checkpoints, Pakistan's Shia Hazara minority say they are being slaughtered by sectarian militants in the southwestern city of Quetta, with authorities...More
Europe's popular annual fest of kitsch and outrageous fashion kicks off Tuesday in Tel Aviv, with Israel hoping the Eurovision Song Contest may help burnish its image despite boycott calls. Last year...More
The organisation representing Austria's Muslims said on Thursday it would ask the Constitutional Court to reverse a ban on headscarves in primary schools a day after it was passed in parliament...More
The U.S. strategy of imposing "maximum pressure" on Iran over that country's nuclear programme will not bring about the intended result, the Kremlin warned on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir...More
Sudanese army rulers and protest leaders on Wednesday agreed on a three-year transition period for transferring power to a full civilian administration, even as negotiations over a new sovereign...More
Coalition forces in Iraq and Syria sent conflicting signals on Tuesday over Iran's alleged threat, with a British general appearing to take issue with Washington's alarms over an imminent danger...More
Anti-Semitic crime rose by almost 20% in Germany last year, the interior minister said on Tuesday, blaming most incidents on individuals espousing far-right world views. Interior Minister Horst...More
Clashes erupted between Iranian students at Tehran University on Monday during a demonstration against the enforcement of wearing hijab or Islamic veil, media reports said. "A number of students...More
French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand's premier Jacinda Ardern are hosting other world leaders and leading tech chiefs on Wednesday to launch an ambitious new initiative aimed at curbing...More
Iran has officially stopped some commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following an order from its national security council, an informed official in the country's atomic energy...More
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on Sunday that his government would not sign any free trade agreement with the European Union that conflicts with the interests of the North African...More
The United States and Russia have agreed on ways to break a deadlock in finding a political solution in war-ravaged Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after talks with President Vladimir...More
Watheq Mahmud is pursuing an advanced engineering degree but the textbooks he needs are often missing in his native Mosul, the Iraqi city where jihadists burned volumes and destroyed libraries. To...More
The Philippines on Friday handed over the reins of a new Muslim-led territory to rebel leaders who waged a decades-long fight for autonomy, but are now tasked with securing peace and prosperity...More
Sri Lanka blocked access to Facebook and WhatsApp on Monday after a posting sparked anti-Muslim riots across several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter Sunday suicide attacks. Christian...More
Thousands of Algerians demonstrated in the capital last Friday, the 12th straight week of anti-government rallies and demanded the release of opposition leader Louisa Hanoune from prison. On Thursday...More
Brunei said last week that it does not discriminate against people's "sexual orientation", despite a new Sharia criminal code that includes death by stoning for gay sex and adultery. While the...More
Qatar has urged Saudi Arabia to remove "obstacles and restrictions" for its residents wishing to perform the hajj pilgrimage, as the two Gulf neighbours remain locked in a bitter diplomatic dispute...More
Support is growing in Germany for a "mosque tax" to make Islamic institutions less dependent on potentially anti-democratic or "radical" foreign funding sources, a media report said on Sunday. The...More
At his shop in Jerusalem's Old City, Palestinian craftsman Issam Zughair makes traditional lanterns for Muslims marking the holy month of Ramadan, battling competition from cheap Chinese imports...More
French President Emmanuel Macron defended his country's arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates last Thursday as campaigners focused attention on a new shipment set to leave from the...More
Sudan's army rulers and protesters are to hold fresh talks over handing power to a civilian administration on Monday, spokesmen for the generals and the protest movement said. On Saturday, the...More
Muslims all over the world are currently observing Ramadan. The month of fasting is supposed to be all about reflection, meditation and abstention - but Ramadan is becoming increasingly commercialised.
The German Islam Scholar Lamya Kaddor
Why I as a Muslim Woman Don't Wear a Headscarf
Jordan and the influx of refugees
The true Samaritans
Muslims in Liberal Democracies
Why the West Fears Islam
The decline of Islamic scientific thought
Don't blame it on al-Ghazali
The Media and ''The Innocence of Muslims''
Against the Islamisation of Muslims
Junaid Jamshed
"I Was a Sinner for Years"