IN A LETTER WRITTEN to the al Qaeda leadership in early 2004, Abu Musab Zarqawi described the Iraqi Kurds in less than favorable terms. As far as Zarqawi was concerned, they were “a Trojan horse” who ...

Shiite Muslims perform a ritual as they take part in a religious procession during the Ashura mourning period in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Oct. 1, 2017. The fall of Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian regime in ...

Islamic fundamentalism and violence is on the rise in Bangladesh. Anti-France protests, violent protests during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit and communal violence in Comilla all ...

Extensive droughts in sixth-century Arabia may have led to the demise of the ancient Himyarite Kingdom and contributed to the rise of the religion of Islam, according to historical data. The Himyarite ...

Extreme drought helped bring about the emergence of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula, according to a new study conducted by an international team of experts. The team, led by Professor Dominik Fleitmann ...