The 13-month period that began with the eruption of the Israel-Gaza war on Oct. 7, 2023, and culminated in Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election was a disastrous period for ...

Rohingya Muslims have been a well-established population for centuries in Myanmar. They are a distinct historical community whose presence dates to the sixth century. They are an indigenous population ...

Wearing a red hijab and all-encompassing gown, Sakdiyah Maruf cuts an unusual figure in a dark, smokey Jakarta bar as she reels off taboo-breaking jokes to laughter from a rapt audience. Indonesian ...

How did I get here—sitting in Saudi Arabia, listening to Louis C.K. do jokes about Barely Legal magazine? Honestly, I thought ...

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(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated July 21, 2025) There was a time when Muslim leaders in Uttar Pradesh were not just bystanders in its political theatre. They ...

Arab-Muslim stand-up comedy is flourishing more than a decade after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. While comics like Obeidallah, Ahmed Ahmed and Amer Zahr differ on approach, they’re all ...

Thank heavens for Mr Justice Bennathan. He’s the Crown Court judge who, along with two justices of the peace, overturned the ...

For years, Jordan’s government opted to contain rather than confront the Muslim Brotherhood. That strategy has failed. Jordan has entered a new phase in its campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood. On ...

I am a New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn. Since Ellis Island’s heyday, New York state has been known for its tradition as a gateway to the shores of the United States and has welcomed ...