Two women are suing the OC Sheriff Department for allegedly violating their civil rights by removing their hijabs after being arrested.

Archaeologists have been arguing for years about the social structure of Çatalhöyük, a big Neolithic settlement in Turkey ...

Two Muslim women are suing the county, O.C. Sheriff Don Barnes and sheriff's deputies over the forced removal of their ...

To understand Islam, we need to understand its major divisions, Sunni and Shiite. One way to start is to grasp the dueling significances of a major Islamic holiday, Ashura, coming up next Saturday ...

While not definitive, the decision signals the justices’ inclination to see religious parents succeed in their two-year legal ...

At Britain’s Glastonbury music festival, punk duo Bob Vylan’s lead singer led “tens of thousands” in “shouting, ‘Death, death ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...

Chian, now a researcher at Pitt, describes the disconnect between the Iranian people and their culture, and the regime that ...

With two conservatives in dissent, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down a property-rights claim from Los Angeles landlords who say they lost millions from unpaid rent during ...

The ultra-Orthodox Jewish subculture is engaging more with the outside world after centuries of separation. Within a minority ...

Woman in ‘concentration camp prisoner’ outfit questioned by police - Images of the protester were widely shared on social ...

I don't know." Ask a Persian? "Why no, my friend! I hate poetry! It's so antiquated!" "Oh. Do you know any good poems?" "Yes, ...