Mysterious Greek inscription reignites debate on whether a Syrian mosque stands atop Roman Emperor Elagabalus' Temple

A recently discovered Greek inscription at the base of a column inside the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria has rekindled a longstanding scholarly debate about the exact location of the Temple of the sun ...
The Impartial Reporter

Ancient brass instrument used to interpret the heavens turns 1,000 years old

The astrolabe, an intricate brass instrument made in 11th century Spain, was used for charting the position of the stars. NMS said the object is one of Europe’s oldest surviving signed and dated ...
Al-Monitor

Factbox-What is Islamic State, the group claiming responsibility for Pakistan attack?

By Michael Georgy Feb 6 (Reuters) - Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack by a suicide bomber on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad that killed at least 31 people. It was the ...
The Texas Tribune

Anti-Islam rhetoric takes center stage in Texas Republican primary

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AZ Central

Arizona bill would label Muslim group as terrorists. What is the CAIR?

An Arizona bill seeks to label two Muslim organizations, the Muslim Brotherhood and national Council on American–Islamic Relations, better known as CAIR, as terror ...
Orange County Register

Islamic Society of Orange County celebrates 50 years and ’50 more’

When Hassan Mukhlis’s parents emigrated from Pakistan in the 1980s, they landed in Santa Ana and later purchased a home in Garden Grove, next to the Islamic Society of Orange County. “I’ve been here ...
The Texas Tribune

North Texas school district cancels Islamic Games for alleged ties to group governor calls terroristic

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PBS

U.S. launches strikes against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, Trump says

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said the United States launched a "powerful and deadly" strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing ...
PBS

What to know about the Islamic State militants targeted by U.S. airstrikes in northwest Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that the West African's ...
The Hill

DeSantis designates Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday designated the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, following the lead of Texas, which ...
Homeland Security Today

CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood: Terrorists or Not? Experts Weigh In on Why — or Why Not — the Groups Should Be Designated Terrorist Organizations

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent designation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations on November 18, 2025, ignited debate within ...
al.com

Hoover rejects Islamic school plan in heated zoning meeting: ‘Stay in Homewood’

The Hoover Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night said no to a plan to transform an office building into a Muslim school and community center in the Meadowbrook area off Highway 119. The Hoover ...