Here’s a look at the life of Mullah Mohammed Omar, who is credited with creating the Taliban. Personal:Birth date: circa 1958 Death date: circa 2013 Birth place: Afghanistan Marriages: Had at least ...

From mosques to churches to gurdwaras, local religious communities rally to support those impacted by the devastating Eaton ...

Four leaders of the Afghan community established in Des Moines beginning in 2021 are on a quest to build a mosque and cultural center ...

The Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness has confirmed that Alireza Asahi, an international medalist in bodybuilding, passed away today, Thursday, January 23 in Kabul. In the statement released by ...

Some 80% of the Old City of Mosul, in northern Iraq, was destroyed under the Islamic State group.

A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Persian Gulf over what appear to be attempts by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to ...

now called The Mother Mosque of America, in Cedar Rapids in 1934. Before the abrupt end to the U.S. military’s 20-year operation in Afghanistan, few Afghans lived in Iowa. But since then ...

A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...

There has not yet been a large-scale sweep by agents in any of those public spaces locally, but that hasn’t quieted fears. Rumors ricocheting across the region have for many begun to feel like a ...

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.

the most prominent Shia mosque in southern Afghanistan. The Islamic... Here’s What You Need To Remember: Suicide drones have been developed by the United States and Israel—which sold some to ...