As Ramadan 2026 begins, more Muslims are turning to technology to strengthen their faith. Artificial Intelligence, commonly known as AI, is slowly becoming a learning companion for people who want to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When M.A.S. Abdel Haleem was a youngster in Egypt all the boys in his school were required to memorize the entire Quran and were tested annually to make sure they maintained this knowledge. The ...

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - More than 20 years ago, retired Major Jason Howk of the U.S. Army joined special forces from the United Arab Emirates as a paratrooper. Over the years, he learned Farsi and ...

Reading the Quran can be a baffling experience. Unlike the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), the Quran is not a collection of books recounting the mythical history of a community of faith. It is not, like ...

The new version has been translated by Iranian scholar Tahereh Saffarzadeh. In the introduction, Saffarzadeh gives a brief history of translation of the Holy Quran and explains why she made a new ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Qur’an: A New Translation By Tarif Khalidi Penguin Classics £25, 560 pages FT Bookshop price: £20 There was a ...