Our knowledge of women’s place in pre-Islamic Arab society is limited, but the Quran evidently called for some improvements. It condemned, for instance, the live burial of unwanted newborn girls – and ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the ...

(RNS) — Tens of thousands of Muslims are turning to technology to continue the sacred practices of hifz, or preserving the entirety of the Quran through memorization. (RNS) — During Ramadan, the month ...

Protesters set fire to a copy of the Quran outside the Iraqi Embassy in Denmark's capital of Copenhagen on Monday, drawing condemnation from Iraq and other Muslim-majority countries. It was the second ...

With at least three public protests involving the burning of the Quran in Sweden, questions on the freedom of speech and protecting religious minorities are making headlines in Europe. CBS News ...