NEW YORK (AP) — Mamdani placed his hand on two Qurans while taking the oath of office: his grandfather's Quran and a pocket-sized version that dates back to the late 18th or early 19th century. NEW ...

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Wednesday slammed incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for being sworn in with the Quran, the sacred scripture of Islam. “The enemy is inside the gates,” ...

Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s first Muslim mayor, put his hand on Islam’s holiest book at his swearing-in ceremony. By Maya King Mayor Zohran Mamdani represents a range of demographics that New York ...

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Mosul, Iraq -- The abuses of authoritarian regimes across the Middle East extend far beyond the displacement and persecution of indigenous communities such as the Assyrian people. These regimes have ...

On Sunday, nearly 100 volunteers worked at the Masjid Al-Tawba mosque, scooping rice, packing food, and preparing meals for those in need. Islamic Relief gathered on Sunday morning with a goal of ...

Al Roker has been a mainstay of not just the TODAY Show and its various iterations at large, but of NBC and the New York City pop culture scene for decades. The 70-year-old weatherman is a beloved ...

Thirty outstanding Qatari students have participated in the first summer course launched by the Al Noor Qur'anic Educational Centre, affiliated with the Department of Da'wa and Religious Guidance at ...

An Israeli strike in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya has killed 13 people, according to Gaza’s Civil Defence, hitting a site that included a mosque and a health clinic. The al-Tawba clinic in the al-Fakhoura ...

CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli military strikes killed at least 85 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and U.S.

Israeli Onslaught Kills Scores in Gaza as Trump Visits Gulf By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli military strikes killed at least 85 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics ...