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What Is Boko Haram?

Islamic sect that opposes Western education terrorizes civilians Map of NigeriaRelated Links Nigeria Country Profile 2014 Current Events Map of Africa…

World Religions: What People Believe and Where

Top of Page Source: iStockHow many religions are there in the world? If you ask ten different religious studies experts, you’ll probably get twenty different answers. The majority of people follow…

What is Ramadan?

The Question: What is Ramadan and how is it celebrated? The Answer: Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is a "month of blessing" marked by prayer, fasting, and charity. Muslims…

Louis Farrakhan

Name at birth: Louis Eugene WalcottLouis Farrakhan is the longtime head of the African-American religious organization the Nation of Islam. Louis Farrakhan is known as a powerful speaker who has…

V.S. Naipaul

Name at birth: Vidiadhar Surajprasad NaipaulSir V. S. Naipaul was an essayist and novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001. Trinidadian by birth, Indian by descent and British by…

ISIS Timeline

Sunni militants terrorize countries all over the world in their bid to implement an Islamic state by Beth Rowen and Catherine McNiff Pro-ISIS supporters march in Mosul. Source: AP file photo…

Salman Rushdie

Name at birth: Ahmed Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie is an Indian-born English novelist and critic, famous for fantastical novels about the post-colonial relationship between cultures of the East and…

Major Religions of the World

Jerusalem is a holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, whose adherents comprise >50% of the world's population.See Major Holidays for listings of religious holidays. The world's faithful…

Religion Websites

Adherents.Com: http://www.adherents.com Bahá'í World: http://www.bahai.org/ Buddha Net: http://www.buddhanet.net/ Christianity Today: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ Faith Communities Today,…