With so much misunderstanding in the world about Islam, I hope these simple facts serve to redress some common misconceptions. Before we begin, let's get one thing straight: Muslim and Arab are two ...

Across South and Southeast Asia, countries have very different religious makeups, yet there are commonalities in how they practice and think about religion, according to a new Pew Research Center ...

A new Pew Research Center study measuring the evolution of the global religious population shows Muslims make up the fastest-growing faith group, followed by the religiously unaffiliated. Though it ...

Here's a look at Islam. The word Islam translates as "submission" or "surrender." Surrender to the will of Allah - Arabic for God. Beliefs/Practices Islam is partially based on the Judeo-Christian ...

The Abuja National Mosque appears prominently in the foreground, with the National Christian Centre pictured at far right. Muslims make up a majority of Nigeria’s population, while Christians make up ...

Osama bin Laden, the world’s most notorious terrorist, has handed Muslims everywhere their worst public-relations nightmare: September 11 as a picture, an embodiment, of Islam. Muslims now have to ...

Islam grew faster than any other major religious group globally from 2010 to 2020, according to estimates released on Monday from Pew Research Center, a U.S.-based think tank. Over the period, the ...