For the better part of half a century, the Arab world has been handed a torch and told, repeatedly and with great solemnity, ...

The Makkah Pact extends beyond Islamic solidarity, reshaping regional alliances, deterrence calculations, and the geopolitics of a changing Middle East.

Saudi Arabia explicitly invoked “Islamic solidarity” in the defense pact it signed recently with Turkey and Pakistan, an agreement which says an armed attack on any one country will be treated as an ...

The history of the Middle East is littered with defunct security pacts. In late 2004, Jordan’s King Abdullah II coined a phrase that would come to define how many viewed the Middle East’s emerging ...

Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world. In 2026, pilgrims will converge on ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Middle East faces chaotic power shifts as Iran, despite taking a hammering, refuses to ...

For decades, Muslims in America were perceived as outsiders. But after half a century of steady immigration, a significant portion of the Muslim community is now American-born or American-raised. The ...

The Islamic holiday Ashura, which date varies based on moon sightings, is Thursday, June 25, 2026, in the United States. The Saudi Arabia Supreme Court confirmed the date after the Muharram crescent ...

The Islamic Institute of America had a grand opening for its $20 million mosque in Dearborn Heights. The mosque is led by Imam Sayed Hassan Al-Qazwini, a prominent faith leader in Michigan known ...

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Mourners display images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late supreme leader, during the funeral of militia commander Saad al-Baiji and other fighters in Baghdad in March. (Photos by Lorenzo ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Grand Mufti Abdul-Latif Derian, the country’s highest Sunni Muslim ...