It is aimed at stopping terrorism and radicalisation, but devastating attacks and high-profile reviews have meant Prevent has been under scrutiny since it started. The government programme has ...

Overwhelming demand and unpredictable weather conditions mean the event will be held inside this year. Growing numbers of people are breaking fast at the community Iftar, Muslim leaders say ...

Shariah-based Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC launched its new website at the bank's corporate head office in Dhaka on Wednesday. The website has been developed using modern and up-to-date technology to ...

Charging interest for loans is deemed riba, or an unjust, exploitative gain, and is forbidden under Islamic law. In Islamic finance, riba refers to interest charged on loans. Religious practice ...

More than 1.6 billion Muslims around the world follow the Islamic calendar in some form, meaning key dates, such as New Year’s Day, are marked at different times to the rest of the world ...

CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of ...

A close relative called a tip line to report the suspect, authorities said. A Tajik national living in Brooklyn was arrested Wednesday on charges he conspired to support the Islamic State and its ...

(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) A man looks at members of the Malaysian Islamic authority as they perform the “Rukyah Hilal Ramadan,” the sighting of the new moon to determine the start of the holy ...

What Is Ramadan and How Do Muslims Observe the Islamic Holy Month? CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the ...

Observant Muslims worldwide will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship ...