(The Conversation) — Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, is an obligatory act of giving and among several distinct forms of Islamic charity. The Quran and hadiths, the words and sayings of the ...

This article is an attempt to highlight the basic tenets and beliefs in Islam. Sometimes, people may use religion to justify their actions, whether it is permissible within the religion or not, so it ...

An interview with Father Mario Alexis Portella, author of a book that examines what Muslims believe and how Islam is portrayed in the West. ABOVE: Benozzo Gozzoli, “Saint Francis Before the Sultan,” ...

Long-standing Christian narratives about Islam continue to inform political language, argues a sociologist of Islam.

The Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study found that Christians comprise 62% of the population; 40% Protestant, 19% Catholic and 3% other Christians. Another 7% belong to a religion ...

Thursday night is Eid, when followers of Islam gather together with friends and neighbors to celebrate the end of Ramadan, a month of daily fasting. Since 1996, when then-First Lady Hillary Clinton ...

Dr. Basem Hamid speaks during the noon prayer service at the Medical Center Islamic Society Houston Masjid on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Houston. Dr. Hamid fully denounced the attack in New Orleans and ...