A Tale of Two Cities In the grand historical narrative of the Islamic world, two cities have stood out as dominant forces: ...

A video capturing a scuffle between a woman and a security guard at Mecca’s Grand Mosque has gone viral, amassing 3.5 million ...

holds great historical significance in the Islamic calendar. It marks the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina, an event known as the Hijra, which took place in ...

SPA Cairo: Residents and visitors of the Saudi cities of Mecca and Medina, home to Islam’s two holiest mosque, made more than 320 million phone calls during the first half of the current Muslim ...

Muhammad later moved to the city of Medina and built a mosque (Islamic place of worship). The new Islamic community began here. He later returned to Mecca and many more people became Muslims.

Smart system in place to monitor roads, spot violations and streamline traffic Saudi security forces have stepped up efforts to ensure pilgrims' smooth access to Islam's holiest mosques.

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia calls on Muslims to sight the moon to signal both the beginning and the end of Ramadan. The ...

Mecca, Medina and then Paterson, New Jersey.” Sayegh, who became Paterson’s first Arab-American mayor when he was elected in 2018, rattled off ways the city has worked to celebrate Islamic ...

The kingdom is home to Islam's holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. Saudi Arabia is bordered by the Red Sea, Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq while surrounded to its east by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Muhammad later moved to the city of Medina and built a mosque (Islamic place of worship). He later returned to Mecca and many more people became Muslims. After Muhammad's death, leaders called ...