Religion

Islam is world’s fastest-growing religion, new Pew study finds

Study finds that over a ten-year period, the percentage of people religiously unaffiliated also grew, while percentage of Christians declined

Pope Francis defied western silence on Gaza, but Vatican complicity endures

Joseph Massad

Pope Francis was the leader Palestinian Christians needed

Susan Muaddi Darraj

Who was Ibn Arabi? The medieval Sufi master of Damascus

Alleged coup mastermind and Erdogan nemesis, Fethullah Gulen dies at 83

How western lies about the 'Sunni-Shia divide' have set the region ablaze

Hatem Bazian

Why Syria will always be the heartland of Eastern Christianity

Kamal Alam

Top US senator 'deeply concerned' about fallout for Muslims from India's citizenship act

Islamic philanthropy hits record $46m for refugees in 2023: Report

From Ibn Battuta to Malcolm X: How six historic writers described the Hajj

Hajj: Why Pakistanis in the West are 'going home' to apply for the pilgrimage

In pictures: Inside the Cairo workshop that made the Kaaba's 'kiswa' cloth

When is Eid al-Adha 2024? Everything you need to know about the celebration

Quiz: Test your knowledge of the Crusades

India slammed in new US report on religious freedom

Good and bad Muslims: New UK report reinforces a false narrative

Khadijah Elshayyal

In pictures: Muslims mark Laylat al-Qadr, the holiest night in Islam

The Holy Fire: Orthodox Christians mark 'miraculous' tradition in Jerusalem

In pictures: Middle Eastern Christians mark Easter 2023

A mosque for all seasons: Worshippers mark the third Ramadan at Athens' Votanikos Mosque

Interfaith Jewish group plant date palms in Medina