If we turn to Islamic law, there does not exist a single legal decree, or fatwa, in the historical corpus that explicitly and decisively prohibits figural imagery, including images of the Prophet.

Prohibitions against depicting the Prophet Mohammed may mystify many non-Muslims, but it speaks to a central tenet of Islam: the worship of God alone.

However, the visually striking volume, Mosques – Splendors of Islam, by Leyla Uluhanli, transports the readers in an incredible journey from the ancient lands to modern world, where some of the ...

In the wake of a video purporting to show a child executing two prisoners, Islamic State militants released images Thursday of toddlers practicing their skill with toy guns.

The first images of the much-debated Islamic cultural center planned for Lower Manhattan show a gleaming white tower wrapped in a fine-spun lattice of concrete. The project has been the subject of ...

Please come to Indonesia’s bookstores. You will find many volumes with an “Islamic Book” label filling up the bestseller corner. After the fall of Suharto’s regime in 1998, novels or books ...

Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles -- Taliban authorities are working to remove “un-Islamic” ...

Explore the permissibility of using human images in school textbooks to teach Islamic morals. This comprehensive guide discusses the conditions under which such illustrations can be employed, ...

Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles -- Taliban authorities are working to remove "un-Islamic" and anti-government literature from ...