The Latest Breaking News from Islam

Al-Qaida offshoot has lost 95% of the territory it gained in 2014 but remains a force to be reckoned with online

Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins and Australian National Imams Council special advisor Bilal Rauf became a symbol of unity after the pair shared an embrace during a vigil for the victims of the Bondi attack.

PM condemns ‘perversion of Islam’ that police allege may be behind the attack

Randy Fine and Tommy Tuberville, US legislators, face backlash for Islamophobic calls to deport Muslims

A 19-year-old law student at Poland's Catholic University of Lublin has been arrested for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in support of the IS jihadist group. He faces between 12 years and life imprisonment if convicted.

Ya’akub Vijandre, held in ICE detention in Georgia, tells Guardian he is concerned for safety of family and friends

A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen

Faith possesses the power to move mountains, but it also constructs civilizations and dismantles empires. Throughout human history, select figures have achieved far more than simple preaching. They fundamentally altered the very way humanity thinks, lives, and interacts. Their influence extends well beyond the walls of places of worship. In…

INTERVIEW: Maiwand Banayee, one of the few Afghans to escape the Taliban’s ideological grip, offers a rare account of life forged in war and a long journey out of extremism in an interview with Shweta Sharma

The civil liberties group argues the Texas governor’s proclamation exceeds his authority and deepens fears

A U.S. operation in Syria last month mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials