(RNS) — In his new book, 'Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait,' biographer Mohamad Jebara takes long-established sources and weaves them together for a fresh telling of a familiar story.

The observance of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, called Mawlid an-Nabi, occurs Nov. 9 on the Islamic lunar calendar. This week’s clergy discuss why Muslims worldwide venerate, and some respectfully ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A painting showing the Prophet Muhammad raising his hands in prayer while standing on the Mountain of Light in Mecca. Siyer-i Nebi ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In my courses on early Islam and the life of Muhammad, I teach to the amazement of my students that there are few pre-modern ...

The film — about the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad — sparked headlines in the U.K. after it was pulled from cinemas following several protests by Muslim groups. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said Tuesday she is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the prophet Muhammad in ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalis on Thursday marked the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday with a government-declared public holiday, reviving an old tradition of merriment once banned by extremist ...

The Asia Society said the two images should not have been blurred, though it recognizes the need to display them in context since many Muslims object to depictions of Muhammad as sacrilegious. By ...

The art history instructor was diligent, empathetic and sensitive. She gave plenty of warning, including in her class syllabus, letting her students know ahead of time that she planned to show them ...

During his annual press conference, Putin expressed the importance of artistic freedom without hindrance to religious freedom ...

Two Iranians have been sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad, according to a news outlet that covers news in Iran. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on ...

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