RELIGION

Some right-wing analysts have called it a “Muslim war-cry,” but it’s actually a phrase commonly used by Muslims worldwide.

The French weekly saw a huge surge immediately after the January 2015 terror attack on its offices, but sales have declined since.

A month after Gambia was declared an Islamic republic, it banned female government employees from showing hair at work.

In a recent media chat, President Muhammadu Buhari said hijab might be outlawed if suicide bombings continue.

French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo marked the one-year anniversary of attacks on its offices that left 12 dead with a controversial new cover.

With 2016 quickly approaching, here's a list of religious holidays in 2016 for nine of the world’s major religions.

Protecting the religious liberty of Christians ranked highest among people in the U.S., while Muslims and atheists were at the bottom of a new survey.

A Muslim social justice activist has been called a terrorist for refusing to apologize for terror attacks carried out by Muslims.

Recent demographic changes are rooted in a shared experience of immigration and discrimination, some community leaders say.

While the Islamic State group was reportedly responsible for 6,073 fatalities in 2014, Boko Haram was even more lethal, with a body count of 6,644.

Jesus' birth is celebrated each year during Christmas. How much do you know about the story as told in the Bible?

For those looking to spread some Christmas spirit this holiday, here are inspirational, funny and religious quotes to share with family and friends.

Australia also deported a suspected French extremist who arrived in the country two days after last month's attacks in Paris.

The addition of Yom Kippur puts the U.N. official holiday list at 11.

To curb the growing number of attacks by Boko Haram female suicide bombers, West African leaders are seeking to bar women from wearing Islamic veils in public.

A backlash erupted in a Virginia school district after students were asked to practice Arabic calligraphy and write a Muslim statement of faith.

For Mexicans and Catholics around the world, the day marks the celebration of a miraculous event dating back to 1531.

A Senate committee voted Thursday in favor of a nonbinding measure saying that barring entry based on religion is un-American.

An Alabama chapter of the Ku Klux Klan is said to have distributed recruitment fliers about fighting "the spread of Islam."

The term Islamophobia has become common only recently, although anti-Muslim and anti-Islam views are hardly new.

As the U.S. has stepped up an airstrike campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria, the Dalai Lama says dialogue is the only way forward.