And if they don't get involved in this election, some of the children ... the grandson of Islam's prophet, and recitations of religious poetry. "We are here as lovers of Imam Hussain, lovers ...

All values melt away in the face of fear. We are learning that only force prevails, not just in the Middle East but worldwide. We are forced to learn their language to survive, which is so sad.

The legendary romances of the Arab and North African world have have crafted tales of passion so deep, they continue to ...

We speak at length with Tariq Ali, Pakistani British historian, activist, filmmaker. He is an editor of the New Left Review and the author of over 50 books, including his latest, You Can’t Please All: ...

Although I always thank God for my wife, it is when we make love that I feel closest to her and to God. Rabbi Israel Ba’al Shem Tov, the founder of the Hassidic movement, said (in Zava’at ha-Riva’sh), ...

Hamas-led militants have freed three more hostages from the Gaza Strip after more than 16 months in captivity. Those released ...

All of them share one common thread — a desperate hope that beyond the borders lies the possibility of something better that can offer them and their children a future they could never find in the ...

A native of Buffalo, Dr. Bailey spent some 50 years recording the oral poetry, negotiations ... it for eternity,” he said. “Maybe my children will want to go back to their history one day.

a quotation from Kazi Nazrul Islam, lines from Taslima Nasrin, a vignette from Ritwik Ghatak, a couple of poems by Sufia Kamal, a brief description of the holud ceremony where a Muslim bride is ...

Ross Douthat admits he is a little self-conscious about his interest in UFOs. “It’s just sort of embarrassing,” he tells me ...

I wrote a column that grappled with hope amid a world facing dark times. One of the things on my mind was starving children in Gaza. The column wasn't specifically about Gaza or the Middle East. It ...

BALIDHIDIN, Somalia — The dead Islamic State fighter was sprawled out on the ridge, bloodstains darkening in the sun, as a line of heavily armed Somali soldiers snaked down the mountainside to a ...