CAIRO (AP) — By declaring the establishment of an Islamic caliphate, the extremist group that controls large swaths of Syria and Iraq is claiming to be the successor of the political and religious ...

On July 14, AEI’s Katherine Zimmerman hosted experts on the Islamic State to better understand where the group came from and what its future might hold. The panel discussed the group’s ideological ...

In this captivating journey through history, explore how the Umayyad Caliphate expanded its empire to achieve one of the largest territorial conquests in the world. Unravel the strategic, political, ...

To the Islamic world, however, this will be seen as yet another slur on Arab history. The caliphates of Medina, Baghdad, Cairo, Istanbul and Grenada, Spain, represent the height of Arab and Islamic ...

In a new speech released earlier today, the Islamic State’s official spokesman announced that the group’s leader, or so-called caliph, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, is dead. He also revealed ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - The creation of an Islamic caliphate, or empire, has long formed part of al Qaeda's world view, and it is a vision that seems to have unsettled Washington. But experts say it will ...

Islam is the second-largest religion in the world. It has more than 900 million adherents all over the globe, but, at present, has no recognized caliph. The word "caliph" means "successor" and "deputy ...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan’s Taliban have rejected Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s claim to be the global leader of all Muslims, the movement said in a statement seen ...

Young King Farouk of Egypt was today acclaimed as Caliph of Islam during a ceremony attended by some of the highest dignitaries of the Moslem world. Attending the ceremony at which Farouk was thus ...