In a first, Pope Francis meets grand imam of Al-Azhar in Vatican

IMAGE: Pope Francis talks with Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb at the Vatican. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters In a historic moment, Pope Francis met the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar......

Here's why liberal Islam has lost the battle

The civil war in Islam has just got worse and the existential crisis facing it more threatening, says Hasan Suroor. An analysis of the ongoing civil war in Islam published by the Economist......

Iranian prez Ahmadinejad targeted with shoe in Egypt

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on a historic visit to Egypt, has narrowly escaped being hit by shoes hurled at him -- a grave insult in the Arab world. A video posted by the Anadolu news......