The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale, titled And All That Is In Between, concluded on May 25, 2025, after a four-month run at the Western Hajj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International ...

Steady Returns. Technology delivers increased profit, efficiency, and client traction. Following a strong performance in the prior year, Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) recorded a steady 2024, ...

While Islamic banking is expanding despite the governance problems of some lenders led by the controversial S Alam Group, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur recently signalled that the ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the world is reflecting on a pontificate marked by bold outreaches, including to the Islamic world, which was rooted in fraternity, humility, and a deep ...

Strong banking and sukuk industry performance led to 10.6% growth for the global Islamic finance industry in 2024, with total sukuk outstanding surpassing $1 trillion for the first time, according to ...

Before the establishment of the Islamic State in Somalia in 2015, the Somali jihadist group al-Shabaab had established itself in the north. The small group had extensive connections to smuggling ...

Beyond its size, The Great Mosque of Kairouan - also known as Uqba Ibn Nafi Mosque-stands as a masterpiece of Islamic architecture, researchers considered its Minarets one of the oldest in the Islamic ...

The decision caused confusion among scholarship students, which number about 1,077 in Egyptian private and public universities, and the AUC. In an attempt to resolve the issue, the Supreme Council of ...

Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, by IM Pei, the first "mega-museum in the Gulf". This austere stack of limestone ...

The race for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship features three candidates ... and of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in 2012. This role involved conflict resolution efforts ...

The Islamic Finance Development Indicator (IFDI) charts another strong year for the Islamic finance industry that was driven by an 11% growth to US$4.9 trillion in assets in 2023. Much of this growth ...