Amid ongoing tensions in north-eastern Syria between Kurdish militias and government forces, concerns are growing about escapes and uncontrolled releases of imprisoned fighters from the terrorist group Islamic State.

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Lailat Al Miraj, known as the “Night of Ascension,” is an Islamic holy day that commemorates the journey the Prophet Muhammad took from Islam’s holiest city of Mecca to Jerusalem in one night, said Imam Qareeb Bashir, of the Islamic Center of Ewing.

The U.S. launched a new round of retaliatory strikes against Islamic State in Syria after last month’s deadly ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter. Saturday’s strikes targeted Islamic State infrastructure and weapons facilities in a mission alongside partner forces.

The Islamic Society of Tulsa offers a food pantry and free medical clinic, and they hope to expand services to Broken Arrow.

Pakistan signed three financing agreements worth $603.4 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to boost infrastructure and social programs. The deals were inked between IsDB Vice President Operations Dr.

Although Iranians have demonstrated in huge numbers again and again—in 2009–10, 2017–18, 2019–20, and 2022–23—the protest movement has repeatedly failed to produce a well-organized leadership that poses a clear alternative to the regime. If this time is going to be different, the opposition has to fix that problem.

The Islamic Society of Tulsa is inviting the public to an open house next month, with the goal of fostering conversation and understanding among neighbors. The open house is scheduled for Feb. 15 at the mosque near East 51st Street and South Yale Avenue.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday that forces affiliated with the Syrian government attacked Shaddadi prison in Hasaka in Syria's northeast, where it said thousands of Islamic State militants were being held.