Was it a call to bring the revolts and violence of the “Arab Spring” now sweeping the Middle East to Russia? That is the question that swirled throughout Moscow when a top imam called for the addition ...

In the Muslim world, the crescent moon and star is a symbol which is arguably as iconic to Islam as the cross is to Christianity. But do the crescent and star - which appears on the flags of some 10 ...

We can easily assert that almost all religions of the world have some particular symbols and signs that are sacred and significant to them. It could be a picture, a textual representation or an icon ...

ARMONK, New York -- When they light the town Christmas tree in Armonk on Sunday, there will be a Jewish menorah right alongside, as usual. There will also be something new this year -- an Islamic ...

A group of five Muslim ethnic Uyghur men who sport “crescent moon-shaped” beards are on trial in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region for “religious extremism” after they were found to have secretly ...