Who are Yemen’s Houthis? A brief history of the group now advancing along the Red Sea
As Yemen's Houthi-backed forces secure major gains in a headline-grabbing rapid advance across Yemen's Red Sea coast, 5Pillars takes a look at the background...
Netanyahu ‘ignored UAE warning of major attack’ days before October 7
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally warned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive against...
Muslim America 25 years after 9/11: Growing influence, enduring Islamophobia
A quarter of a century after the September 11 attacks, America's Muslim population has more than doubled and its political influence has grown significantly...
UAE pardons Egyptian-Turkish activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi
Egyptian-Turkish poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, son of the late prominent scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, has been pardoned by the UAE president just days after...
Inside the RSS: The far-right fascists who are remaking India
As outrage grows over the planned U.K. visit of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, many are asking who exactly are the RSS? From its origins...
Uzbekistan after the Soviets: Between Islamic revival and state control
Thirty-five years after independence from atheistic Soviet rule, Uzbekistan is reclaiming its extraordinary Islamic heritage and transforming economically - but serious questions remain over...
Muslim men arrested in India over Mawlid celebration Palestine flag display
Three Muslim men were arrested in the southern Indian state of Karnataka after a Palestinian flag was displayed on top of a large cutout...
Morocco introduces new restrictions on feeding stray animals amid row over ‘dog slaughter’
Morocco has introduced a new law regulating the feeding, sheltering and treatment of stray animals, with people potentially facing fines of up to 2,000...
British Muslim mother detained in Egypt amid fears she’s being punished for sister’s activism
The UK government is being urged to intervene in the case of a British Muslim mother-of-four detained in Egypt amid claims she is being...
Convicted war criminal and architect of Bosnian genocide, Ratko Mladić, dies aged 84
Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić, known as the "Butcher of Bosnia," has died aged 84 in The Hague, where he was serving a...
