When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The unusual Ottoman-era grave was found in 2022 at the edge of an archaeological site near Rahat ...

If you’ve ever had a Muslim friend or neighbour pass away, you may have noticed they were buried the same day, sometimes within just a few hours. No long waiting. No casket viewing. No week-long ...

Just as the Texas Funeral Service Commission was trying to push its agenda forward in the final days of the legislative session, the commission's board chair texted its executive director a series of ...

The casket with the body of Muhammad Ali arrives for an Islamic prayer service at the Kentucky Exposition Center on June 9, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. *Thousands of mourners gathered Thursday to ...

WATERLOO, Iowa --- Black Hawk County's indigent burial policy is being tested by increasing religious diversity. Members of the county Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday, by a narrow 3-2 vote, to ...

A video of an Eid al-Adha gathering in a multifaith burial ground in Belgium has been falsely described on social media as “Muslim migrants” picnicking and partying in an Irish cemetery. The false ...

Fasting for the dead is not a mainstream Islamic obligation, but there’s a long-standing belief among some Muslims, especially in parts of Nigeria and the wider Muslim world, that fasting on behalf of ...

Earlier this year, Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn launched state and federal investigations into the East Plano Islamic Center's proposed EPIC City project ...