The Islamic State, a Sunni Muslim insurgent group, traces its beginnings to Al Qaeda in Iraq, where it was defeated by local militias and American troops. Its fighters rebranded as the Islamic ...

For context, the applicant filed a PIL plea last year for the elections for members of the U.P. Sunni Waqf Board as required under Section 14(1)(b) of the Wakf Act, 1995. On March 11, 2024 ...

Protesters shout anti-Israel slogans during a rally to show solidarity with the people of Gaza after Friday prayers at Azhar mosque, the Sunni Muslim world's premier Islamic institution ...

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There's also been talk in Israel about the fear of an evolving "Sunni crescent" that would see Turkey, Syria and Egypt aligned against Israel. Such a formation would replace the previously feared ...

According to the database quoted by Indian Express, there are 8.8 lakh Waqf properties. Uttar Pradesh leads with 2.4 lakh properties across its Sunni and Shia boards. Following UP are West Bengal ...

Kerala Sunni scholars' body Samastha Kerala Jamiatul Ulema on April 6 also filed a writ petition challenging the Act. The petition, filed by Advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, challenges various ...

Bill and Caleb discuss updates from “the Sunni side of the aisle,” including Washington’s policy pivot on the Haqqani Network, the U.S. military’s airstrike strategy in Somalia, the Turkestan Islamic ...

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would like the war in Gaza to stop and thinks that will happen relatively soon, as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister ...

Yet Sharaa, still on the U.S. terrorism blacklist, has concentrated power in his hands and those of Sunni Islamists who fought beside him. That is no foundation for real inclusivity. The best way ...

The issue began when the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board claimed ownership of the monument, leading to an ongoing legal battle over whether it belongs to the Waqf Board or remains under the Indian ...

Qaradaghi is one of the region’s most respected religious authorities and his decrees carry significant weight among the world’s 1.7bn Sunni Muslims. A "fatwa" is a non-binding Islamic legal ...