Muslims across the world have begun their Ramadan observances this week . Not only is the holy month a time of fasting (complete abstinence of food and drink between sunrise and sunset), it is a ...

Tensions between both branches of Islam have been rife for thousands of years, with both vying to be the dominant religion in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia – dubbed the Sunni kingdom – is ruled by a ...

What could possibly persuade women from Germany, Indonesia or Russia to leave peaceful nations for a new life in a pariah 'state' at war with all around and with streets soaked in the blood of its ...

Most people are repelled by the increasingly brutal behaviour of IS - but few have tried to understand their narrative It’s not often that Fox News broadcasts material that exercises the grey matter, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Islamic finance has experienced rapid growth. In the seventh of a monthly series, Usman Hayat, CFA, Director of ...

Qatar is a Muslim nation, with laws, customs and practices rooted in Islam. The country is neither as liberal as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates nor as conservative as parts of Saudi Arabia. Most of ...