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How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShiite women prepare to march in the inaugural Ashoura procession in a neighborhood of Arusha,...
In Albuquerque Murders, American Shi'ite Muslims See Old Divides They Hoped to Leave Behind
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“We never thought this hatred was going to follow us here to America because this is the place where...
Op-Ed: How blasphemy laws are used to serve political ends
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRelatives carry the body of Mushtaq Ahmed, 41, in eastern Pakistan last year. He was stoned to death...
Pope slams 'childlike' whims of powerful that start wars
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith Russia’s war in Ukraine raging, Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on...
Hijab rules have nothing to do with Islamic tenets and everything to do with repressing women
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the death of Mahsa Amini. AP Photo/Emrah...
Chile has a growing Muslim community – but few know about it
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChilean Muslims reflect significant diversity. The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufis, a global Sufi order...
Voices: The film on the prophet Muhammad’s daughter offends me too, but the protesters are wrong
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1990, the African American filmmaker and professor Henry Louis Gates Jr described censorship to...
Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to diplomatic ties after 7 years of tension
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter seven years of tension, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced that the two countries have agreed to...
Yemen's Houthis have launched strikes at Israel during the war in Gaza. What threat do they pose?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFor years, the Houthi rebels controlling northern Yemen have chanted slogans at their mass rallies...
Bahrain sentences 3 for questioning Islamic teachings
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoProsecutors in the Arab Gulf nation of Bahrain on Thursday have handed down yearlong prison...