The government regards pet dogs as a sign of Western cultural influence. They are also considered impure, in Islam. Now there ...

The latest iteration of the ban includes restrictions against five majority-Muslim nations — Iran, Libya ... the text of the order does not mention religion, critics say the policy reflects ...

This religious schism is reflected in the wider map of the Middle East, where other countries have Shia or Sunni majorities, some of whom look towards Iran or Saudi Arabia for support or guidance.

To understand why hijab has become so politicized in Iran one needs to examine the country’s recent history and politics, not religious texts. It was less than a century ago that the Iranian ...

In Kermanshah, a Kurdish city in western Iran, a religious vocalist known as a maddah stood on the street, microphone in hand, singing about officials “stealing and devouring” resources away ...

And according to Esfandiari, the anger that fueled them caught Iran's leaders by surprise. Many Muslim women around the world choose to cover their hair for religious or traditional reasons ...

Iran – Two “Quran burners” have been executed in Iran for blasphemy convictions that included organising anti-religious activities, the judiciary says. The two men, identified as Yousef ...

In this regard, the most widely used tool by Iran is the promotion of terrorism and provocations under the guise of religion. The other day, in front of the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in ...

Post-revolutionary Iran often is depicted as a society devoid and incapable of self-criticism that is dominated by a monolithic view of religion and politics. A revolutionary Islamic ideology is ...