Sunni blocs in the Iraqi parliament have been pushing for the law as many of those in prison on such charges are Sunni Muslims, with most convicted of membership of Al Qaeda and Islamic State and ...

Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep ...

For Israel, Turkish President Erdoğan might become the next existential threat as he envisions a neo-Ottoman empire.

Sayyida Zeinab has been the site of past attacks on Shiite pilgrims by IS — which takes an extreme interpretation of Sunni Islam and considers Shiites to be infidels. In 2023, a motorcycle planted ...

Assad’s fall in December, prominent Sunni religious leaders returned from exile to counter the dominant Salafist influence, ...

Did the pope endorse a Vatican-style ministate for a Muslim community on Thursday? The press in Albania seems to think so, ...

Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage.

Mohammed Irshad Ansari petitions the Gujarat High Court to prevent the demolition of his mother's grave by the civic body ...