Religion

When is Eid al-Fitr 2014? End of Ramadan and How Muslims Celebrate it

The holy month of Ramadan and the time of fasting has come to an end. Muslims around the world will mark the end of the holiest month in the Islamic Calendar and start the lunar month Shawwal next week.

Jul 27, 2014

ISIS Captures Syrian Military Base in Raqqa, Beheads Soldiers

The ISIS militants have beheaded several captured soldiers, after taking over the Division 17 base of the Syrian Army in Raqqa.

Jul 25, 2014

A counselor in Egypt holds up cards used to educate women about female genital mutilation (FGM) in Minia.

Hoax Busted: ISIS' Genital Mutilation Orders Said to be False

ISIS militants reportedly issued a fatwa making it mandatory for all Iraqi women aged 11 to 46 to go through circumcision or genital mutilation.

Jul 25, 2014

ISIS fighters at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul

Fleeing Mosul Christians Robbed at Checkpoints by ISIS

Cars, cell phones, food, money, gold, including fake jewelry, electronic items and even medicines were looted from the Christians of Mosul.

Jul 22, 2014

A boy, who fled from the violence in Mosul, stands near tents in a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Arbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region

Iraq Crisis: ISIS Torches 1,800-Year-Old Church after Banishing Mosul Christians

The militants, who are on a mission to establish a Muslim state under Sharia laws, want to cleanse Iraq off Christians.

Jul 21, 2014

Christians in Mosul are fleeing the city after ultimatum from ISIS.

ISIS Terrorism: After 1,800 Years Christians in Mosul Find Themselves Treated as Aliens in Homeland

Iraq is home to several ancient Christian communities, who have lived in the country for thousands of years.

Jul 20, 2014

An Iranian woman protesting over death by stoning in Brussels

Two Women Stoned to Death for 'Adultery' by ISIS in Syria

The ISIS militants carried out two executions in less then 24 hours, stoning women to death.

Jul 20, 2014

Will Religion-Driven India Accept Euthanasia?

The Supreme Court has sought opinions of all Indian states and Union Territories on the plea seeking legalisation of Euthanasia.

Jul 17, 2014

Activists claims that 6,300 new recruits have joined Islamic State since US Airstrikes began

Crack in the Caliphate: ISIS Executes Dozens of its Own Men in Iraq and Syria

ISIS has been blamed for killing hundreds of Sunnis in Iraq and Syria.

Jul 16, 2014

The bullring, which once hosted concerts by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, has been largely unused since Catalonia's 2010 bullfighting ban. It will now be converted in a mosque.

Barcelona's Monumental Bullring to be made Europe's Biggest Mosque, Opposed

The Emir of Qatar had expressed an interest to invest a sum of $3 billion to construct a mosque in place of the bullring arena. However, there has been resistance to the proposal.

Jul 15, 2014

100 Senior British Shia-Sunni Imams Denounce ISIS; Labels it 'Vicious', 'Corrupt'

Senior clerics have warned youths to not join the ISIS.

Jul 13, 2014

ISIS to FIFA Chief: Cancel Qatar World Cup, or We Will Bomb Stadium

The group claims that by 2022 Qatar will be part of the Islamic Caliphate and hence it will be better for FIFA to look another venue.

Jul 10, 2014

Now Get Darshan of Tirumala Deity in Two Hours

Acting on the instructions of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh government has taken the initiative to work towards easing the hardships of devotees, while they stand in queue for the darshan of the deity of Lord Venkateswara Swamy in Tirumala Hills.

Jul 10, 2014

Is Clooney's Mother-in-Law a Druze? Are Duruz Muslims?

The Druze community maintains strict secrecy about its religion, even from its own members.

Jul 10, 2014

Clerics Defend Right to Issue Fatwas

Muslim Clerics have opposed the Supreme Court ruling, barring them from forcefully imposing fatwas on an individual, citing that it is their constitutional right.

Jul 9, 2014