Eid al-Adha, a period of "communal enjoyment" for Muslims worldwide, is officially underway. Over two billion Muslims are currently, or preparing, to celebrate the "Feast of Sacrifice," a major ...

Shiite Muslims are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith. The rift between Islam’s two main sects deepened after ...

CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted with joy and ...

Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a festive holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Families gathered for special prayers followed by feasts and holiday sweets starting Sunday ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Millions of Muslims around the world will mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan on Monday, a time marked by intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts ...

Muslims around the world are among the well-wishers expressing gratitude as Pope Francis recovers at his Vatican home after a monthlong hospitalization from double pneumonia. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, ...

ANKARA, Turkey - Muslims all around the world are getting ready to welcome the holy month of Ramadan, which begins on Sunday evening in Turkey. Millions of Muslims on Sunday will offer their first ...