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Islam is the dominant religion in Niger, shaping the country’s social and cultural fabric. The majority of Niger’s Muslims ...

If Vatican this is, Baba Mondi, Charlemagne’s genial host, is the Holy Father. Donning a 12-sided hat as he greets visitors ...

The ancient Israelites played an important role in the development of the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, ...

The history of Bedouin tattoos stretches back centuries, intertwined with the nomadic Bedouin tribes of the Arabian Peninsula ...

The US has a long history of blasphemy laws, which reflect the complex fight for freedom of religion and speech.

COMMENTARY:John Paul II spoke to the world as one who, over a lifetime of reflection, had found the truth that makes other ...

Going up to the Temple Mount – the place of God’s presence on Earth – in the middle of this painful Jewish era.

A religious group in Taraba, under the umbrella of the Kuteb Muslim Development Association (KMDA), on Sunday described ...

Forget the Silk Roads, it’s the Golden Road we should be celebrating. Renowned historian William Dalrymple argues that, ...

If in earlier times radical Islam in West Asia was used to keep the Soviet Union in check, then today the same is being ...

Kamarutin Suhaimi, the son of a high-ranking Islamic cleric, has been remanded in custody for the rape of 4 underage girls - including a 1 year old - at a school dormitory in Phnom Penh.