An Igbo lady from Enugu, Wosila Ugwu, has impressed many online with her beautiful recitation of the Holy Quran which she did ...

One of the effects of the war in Gaza has been a surge of interest in the West in reading the Qur'an. A common question from such readers is, "Where ...

The inscription of Zuhayr, the oldest Islamic inscription (24 AH/AD 644–645), the rise of the Arabic script and the nature of the early Islamic state1. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Vol. 19, ...

Honey, both the word and the substance, are ever present in Arab culture. The word, much like in English, can be used to call ...

They are studying their holy book the Qur'an, which they know parts of by heart in Arabic. We hear how Muslims believe the prophet Muhammad was visited by the angel Gabriel (or Jibril) in the ...

At the end of the opening ceremony, the Ruler of Sharjah honored Dr. Diaa Al Kaabi from the University of Bahrain and Dr.

I was a queer kid in Appalachia. I knew better than to think I’d ever get to experience the magic of a first slow dance. I’m ...

An angry mob in Pakistan accused a woman who wore a dress adorned with Arabic calligraphy of blasphemy, after mistaking them for Quran verses. She was saved by police who escorted her to safety ...

Sweden has accused Iran of sending thousands of text messages calling for revenge attacks over the burning of the Quran. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said ...

The translator of the Māori Quran was Shakil Ahmad Monir ... he couldn’t find someone who grasped the three languages of Arabic, English and Māori, and it took him more than 20 years to ...