Islam arrived in North Africa (the Maghreb) just seven years after the death of the Prophet Mohammed in 639. The 4,000 strong Arab invading forces came from Mecca under the leadership of the ...

Groups such as Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM ... and illicit trade raises the risk of external attacks, with North Africa and Europe as primary targets. Countries such as Algeria ...

In the 7th century Christianity retreated under the advance of Islam. But it remained the chosen religion of the Ethiopian Empire and persisted in pockets in North Africa. In the 15th century ...

Moon-sighting ceremonies, street iftars and extravagant horseback parades are ways to mark the fasting month in Africa.

In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...

His story reminds us that the real demographic center of Islam is much further east than the Middle East or North Africa, and that in all these countries Muslims have had to interact, often ...

Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east.