Brazil is by far the world’s largest exporter of halal meat. Bolsonaro’s plans to move Brazil’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has upset Egypt and could stir trouble with other Islamic nations
The new allegations come after reports in 2017 of more than 100 gay men arrested and subjected to torture, and some of them killed, in the predominantly Muslim region
Tlaib was sworn in with a Koran book that used to belong to Thomas Jefferson, the third President and one of America’s founders
Flemish Region passed the measure in July despite adamant objections by faith community leaders
First Palestinian-American congresswoman will take her oath on the Founding Father's copy of Islam's holiest book, which dates back to 1734 and has a complicated history
Erdogan has good reason to invest in Indian Muslims: their support would boost his bid for leadership of the Muslim world. And as India's Hindu nationalist footprint strengthens, its Muslims may seek a powerful defender abroad
With his hijab ban, Sebastian Kurz is adopting the far right's anti-Muslim agenda, just with a liberal façade. Will he get the cover he seeks from the Jewish community? Will Israel whitewash the foundational anti-Semitism of his coalition partners?
For Muslim women like me, who escaped countries where Islam defined, demeaned and suffocated our lives, to live in America, it was jolting hearing the greeting in a place we associate with freedom
Israeli supermodel was lambasted on social media for her Hoodies ad in which she rips off a niqab to symbolize freedom
Trump tweeted, without citing any evidence, that 'criminals and unknown Middle Easterners' are amid an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 Central Americans fleeing violence and poverty in their homelands
Lucy Aharish’s marriage to Tzachi Halevy, which drew the seed purists from their hideouts, revealed where Israel stands compared to the Arab region when it comes to matters of relationships between men and women
'Comparing Jews to termites is anti-Semitic, wrong and dangerous,' Clinton tweeted Wednesday, quoting the Nation of Islam leader
Mohamed Tatai, a senior Muslim cleric from Tolouse and a leader of an interfaith dialogue group, allegedly cited a text predicting the demise of Israel and saying Judgement Day won't come until Muslims kill Jews
The rise of right-wing parties and the radicalization of European public opinion toward Muslim migrants will soon encourage steps that might temporarily slow their arrival on Europe’s doorstep
Monotheism is widely considered more moral and rational than polytheism. But a controversy in Germany is raising the question whether the belief in one God actually leads to fanaticism and violence
No injuries were reported after men riding motorcycles hurled firebombs at the concert venue in Umm al-Fahm which was hosting a show that prompted Islamic opposition
Media reports say the 'Sedayeh Eslahat' newspaper was ordered shut down by the country's general prosecutor for publishing an article on female-to-male gender reassignment surgery
The controversy over the concert, which is scheduled for Saturday, follows the cancellation of a marathon in Umm al-Fahm over a lack of gender separation
Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are being detained and tortured and face 'egregious restrictions on religious practice and culture' and other abuses
UN investigators accuse Myanmar's army of carrying out mass killings, gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with 'genocidal intent'
Saudi Arabia has deployed more than 130,000 security forces and medics as well as modern technology including surveillance drones to maintain order
The status of Jerusalem - home to sites holy to the Muslim, Jewish and Christian religions - is one of the biggest obstacles to any peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians
The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all able-bodied Muslims are required to perform it once in their lifetime
Although 1,200 Qataris are eligible to perform the hajj under a quota system, Qatar says it has become impossible to get permits, blaming Saudi Arabia
The five-day pilgrimage is required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their lives, and includes the encircling of the Kaaba in Mecca five times a day during prayers
Amina Kahil had to marry when she was 13. Jada is fond of President Rivlin. Maryam moved to Ramle for a big house. And if Na’ima hadn’t been born that night in 1948, everything would be different. Four generations in the Kahil-Dalak-Kakhoub-Abu-Alhalawa family
As Tunisia's president pushes forth human rights reforms, the left-wing parties are silent, fearing that supporting equality and liberty will cost them too much at the ballot box
Boris Johnson, who resigned last month over the government's Brexit plans, also said the robe was oppressive, ridiculous and made women look like letter boxes and bank robbers
In Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer defeated Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, in a race that was seen as the Hillary Clinton wing of the party against the Bernie Sanders wing
Criticism comes ahead of this year's haj and amid tension between Tehran and Riyadh over proxy wars in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen in which the two support opposing sides