More than 200 bodies have been brought to the main mosque in Jos in central Nigeria after ethnic and religious clashes, the Red Cross said Saturday.

China places intricate regulations on practicing Muslims in the autonomous region of Xinjiang in an effort to control the spread of Islam.

While France is a model for the centralized state, Alsace-Moselle is different, especially on the question of politics and religion.

The violence that once raged throughout the overwhelmingly Sunni city of Samarra has quieted, yet the costs of greater safety are also apparent.

The violence that once raged throughout the overwhelmingly Sunni city of Samarra has quieted, yet the costs of greater safety are also apparent.

This year Ramadan occurs at the same time as the Jewish month of Elul, leading up to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

In Dubai, religion has become more of a personal choice and Islam less of a common bond than national identity.

The killing of Fouad Ali Hussein al-Douri, a Sunni mosque imam who directed a group of about 65 guards, was the latest in a string of attacks on “Awakening Councils.”

Cologne?s city council voted to allow construction of what will be one of Germany?s largest mosques, a plan vigorously opposed by many residents.

The raid underscored the bitter, often violent feuding between those loyal to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada Al-Sadr and forces allied with the government.