Another important consideration in Islamic garden design is the inclusion of sensory experiences. Fragrant plants, such as jasmine or roses, can perfume the air, heightening the garden's allure.

This analysis of IS-K was published in 2018 and is not being updated. For a more recent analysis of Islamic State Khorasan from the Transnational Threats Project, please click here. Islamic State ...

Between 2014 and 2016, IS gained international media attention for its campaign to establish a so-called Islamic caliphate in Iraq and Syria. The group recruited men and women from over 80 ...

An Islamic or halal mortgage doesn’t charge interest, allowing Muslims and others a Sharia-compliant way of raising finance to buy a property. While often referred to as Islamic mortgages ...

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women. One area that has come under scrutiny is the way women dress and wear their hair - the old Shah, in the 1930s ...

Yaqeen Institute, an Islamic research organization, writes that Muhammad began receiving visions and direction from God and used those to create The Quran. There is no mention of Catholic involvement.

The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed at least six people on Monday. The terrorist organisation said it was in ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities widened on Thursday their investigation into a prominent Islamic business organisation, a day after police rescued more than 400 children ...

Many people who were either inspired by the early Islamic history or the later teachings of Syed Qutb, an Egyptian Islamist, embraced only this original belief. However, in the contemporary ...

A special NIA-Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) court in Lucknow on Wednesday awarded life sentence to Islamic preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui, Islamic Da'wah Centre founder Mohammed Umar Gautam and 10 ...

ANKARA, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have arrested an Islamic State militant believed to be involved in planning an attack on the Santa Maria Italian Church in Istanbul earlier this ...