Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba, hours after causing devastation in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever storm on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.

Najma’s case highlights that consent is essential in a Muslim marriage, which is a contractual agreement requiring the woman’s free approval—absence of which can invalidate the marriage. Muslim ...

A landmark Supreme Court ruling grants divorced Muslim women the right to reclaim wedding gifts from their parents. Rousanara Begum's two-decade lega ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN (AP) — A German woman who joined the ...

The Supreme Court said dowry has crept into Muslim marriages, hollowing out the protective purpose of mehr, and called its ...

From the fires that devastated Los Angeles to deadly earthquakes in Myanmar and Afghanistan, a selection of photos recalls the tragic disasters that defined this year.