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The Abbasid is an Arabic dynasty that ruled over the Islamic Empire from 750 A.D. until 1258. It was the longest and most influential dynasty in th...
Whenever a discussion focuses on Egypt, there is always an interconnection between the country and its culture to the ancient Egyptian religion . T...
The Armenian Church has its origins in the Age of the Apostles. Historical evidence shows that two of Jesus’ disciples, St. Bartholomew and St. Tha...
The Christian communities of the African continent were some of the earliest Christian communities in the world. While Roman and European influence...
The Coptic Church, also known as the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria , is an oriental Christian church in Egypt. According to ancient records,...
Egypt religion has largely impacted Egypt’s history and social life for the past three thousand years. From Pharaonic to modern times, religious wo...
A fatwa is a legal ruling under Islamic law which offers an opinion on religious ethics and morals. It is rarely considered a death sentence. Read ...
How did the Ottoman Empire treat non-Muslims? Given that religious mistrust, discrimination, and persecution is as old as religion itself, one migh...
Iran's religion is quite unique, considered that it is the only country in the world where Shia Islam is the official religion. Many Iranians have ...
With its Sumerian roots as Ancient Mesopotamia, Iraq is one of the world’s oldest civilizations, and so is its Iraqi religion . It also one of the ...
In recent years, Islamism has become a powerful force that shapes the Muslim world. With the belief that current Islamic communities are stuck in a...
Religion in Israel , complicated that it is, has played a big part in shaping the nation’s history. Multiple conflicts have stemmed from the religi...
The country of Jordan is a predominantly Sunni Muslim country, though there is a significant Christian population. There are also many other minori...
Unlike Islam and Christianity, Judaism revolves around the belief that the Jewish people were specifically chosen to form a covenant with God. This...
Karaites have a historic religious lineage that dates back to the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. For as long as the religious movement has existed, ther...
The Koran, also called Quran or the Qur’an , is the chief religious text of Islam. Muslims believe it to be a revelation from God (Allah). God reve...
Kuwait is one of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC. Just like most Arab countries, Islam is the main religion in Kuwait. How...
Amongst all states within the Middle East, Lebanese religion is the most diverse of all. Unlike other Middle East countries where Islam is the stat...
Mazdakism is an ancient Iranian religion that rose in popularity during the 5th century. It had a dualistic cosmology and worldview revolving on li...
Melkites are present-day Catholics who follow Byzantine theology and Middle Eastern traditions. This old religion is an interesting mix of spiritua...
Minarets came about because mosques were structurally small, so practitioners used mini-towers to perform their call to prayer. According to Hadith...
Morocco's religion is a concern as the country is one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Africa. The cities of Marrakesh and Casabla...
The mosque, also known as Jami or Masjid in Arabic, is a temple or place of worship for Muslims. The term Masjid in Arabic means “ place of prostra...
The Muslim Brotherhood Egypt , Arabic al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun, is a religio-political group. Scholar Hassan al-Banna established the group in 1928 in...
Nestorianism, a Christian doctrine, revolves around the work of Nestorius, one of the first bishops of Constantinople. Its literature, however, inc...
Syria is a Muslim country with a relatively relaxed adherence to the religion compared to other Middle Eastern countries. Before the Syrian Civil W...
Salafism is considered the most conservative sect of Islam, with Saudi Arabia being the most prominent Salafi country. While Salafism in the 21st c...
For Saudi Arabia, religion is at the center of their everyday life. The country’s entire population consists of adherents of Sunni (90 percent) and...
Sharia Law is a widely debated topic on the international stage. Many people think of it as an extremist body of law that is used to implement stri...
Sudanese religion has played a dominant role in this African nation’s cultural and political life for almost two millennia. Islam is the religion p...
When comparing the Sumerian tablets vs Bible tales, you will find countless similarities, but it is difficult to find every parallel because there ...
Between 85 and 90 percent of the world’s Muslims follow Sunni Islam . It is the largest branch of that religion by far. The Arabic language refers ...
The Syriac Catholic Church was primarily created by the Catholic missionaries’ efforts who traveled to Aleppo and other regions of Syria during the...
Tunisia’s religion is Islam , with its Muslim population having a varied history. While Islam is the official Tunisian religion, this hides a certa...
The United Arab Emirates' religious structure might not be something you would expect from a member of the Arab world. Also known as the Emirates, ...
Wahhabism is an ultra-conservative movement of Sunni Islam that has strong roots in both Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The history of Wahhabism has been ...
Waqf, or the religious endowment, has been a central part of Islam since the times of the Prophet Muhammed . Believers affirm that this practice ha...
The Yazidi religion, also spelled as Yezidi , is a monotheistic religion that originated in Northern Iraq. While often misunderstood because of its...
Yemeni religion has shaped the country’s culture and traditions in more ways than one. After many crusades and wars, Yemen stood firm to its roots ...
Zawiyas were formed around the world because Islamic tradition takes education very seriously. Part places of worship, part Islamic educational ins...
Horus and Jesus similarities are definitely a mind-blowing controversy if you will read the story about each of these individuals. They were respec...
The 10 Plagues of Egypt were the disasters inflicted by God on Egypt for not following His command to free the Israelites. These were also the cons...
The Anunnaki Bible is a collection of ancient Sumerian cuneiform tablets. Among many other things, this compilation contains the ancient sources of...