At the third anniversary celebration of the nation’s first purpose-built mosque — now known as the Mother Mosque of ...

Ashura is a very important religious day for Muslims across the world. It is marked on the 9th and 10th day of Muharram, the ...

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a poet shaped by early heartbreak and political disillusionment, blended romance and revolution in his work.

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Iranian-American writer Kaveh Akbar about how he's processing the U.S. strikes again Iran through writing.

(RNS) — The book pushes back on stereotypes of Muslim women being oppressed and subservient, and instead highlights stories of prominent rulers who influenced Islamic civilization.

In a groundbreaking partnership, True My Voice, an initiative founded by internationally renowned poet and digital advocacy strategist Alhan Islam, is reshaping global health narratives through ...

The Qatar Poetry Center (Diwan Al Arab), affiliated with the Ministry of Culture (MoC), organized a special poetry evening at Qatar National Library (QNL) to celebrate World Poetry Day, observed ...

While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, enriching the experience of Ramadan and deepening one’s spiritual ...

It is a rich experience to enjoy, and still understand, pre-Islamic poetry such as al-Mutanabbi, the Andalusian philosophical works of Ibn Rushd (Averroes), or the timeless work of Ibn Khaldun’s ...

In premodern Islamic societies, poetry was one of the central literary forms for transmitting and disseminating knowledge. Poetry can be found in almost all fields of knowledge, from Qurʾanic sciences ...

Doha, Qatar: In light of current events, the Museum of Islamic Art will be hosting its annual poetry night on Wednesday an evening which will center ...