Taqiyya is very common in Islamic politics, especially in the modern era. The main verse of the Quran that sanctions deception toward non-Muslims states: “Let not the believers take the disbelievers ...

Long-standing Christian narratives about Islam continue to inform political language, argues a sociologist of Islam.

The Hindi-Urdu word for wrestler—pahalvan—comes from Pahalav or Parthians, who ruled Persia nearly 2,000 years ago, and ...

The history of war and conflict is a focus on the political trends and divisive forces of the world and has traditionally ...

The rules-based order was established to protect recognized borders and individuals. It cannot be dispensed at the will of ...

Leo XIV’s upcoming visit will honour Saint Augustine’s roots and a small Catholic community that shared the nation’s suffering ...

It is too early to know whether the latest ceasefire will hold. But it is early enough to know that it should not. Not if ...

As a Cumilla court orders fresh DNA testing, Tonu’s parents say the pain of losing their daughter has not faded and neither ...

Mimouna is a uniquely Moroccan Jewish celebration that spread more widely across Sephardi communities in the 20th century.

Wedged between a pizzeria and a clothing shop in Houmt Souk, the capital of Tunisia’s island of Djerba, lies an ancient ...