DUSA MARREB, Somalia -- From men of peace, the Sufi clerics suddenly became men of war. Their shrines were being destroyed. Their imams were being murdered. Their tolerant beliefs were under wither… ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Among the once-taboo professions emerging from Somalia’s decades of conflict and Islamic extremism is the world of arts, and a 21-year-old female painter has faced ...

Somali herders water their livestock in northern Kenya, on the border with Somalia, on Feb. 13, 2019. Many Somali elders believe that female genital mutilation is a religious requirement and that ...

In a country torn apart by civil war, piracy and terrorism, many hope a new constitution will bring some amount of stability to Somalia. Since the fall of the last government in 1991, a succession ...

After years of war and devastation, Somalia’s Sufi community regroups to begin recovery process. ... The 29-year-old imam reminded his mainly young congregation of their religious duties.

Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has named the country’s new cabinet, choosing former al-Shabab spokesperson Muktar Robow as a minister, a move that could either help strengthen the ...

Many invited leaders critical of the government, boycotted the forum and there was ...

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday named a co-founder and spokesman of the Islamist al Shabaab as minister for religious affairs, a move that could either help strengthen the fight ...

Some 160 Somali religious scholars have issued a fatwa denouncing al-Shabab, saying the group had no place in Islam. Correspondents say it is the first time Somali religious leaders have come up ...

Somalia. Religion: Majority Muslim. Restriction: Most Somali nationals will be barred from entering the U.S. People who qualify for exceptions will be subject to additional vetting.

NAIROBI, Kenya — A Somali scholar is stoking Muslim anger after he published a book questioning the concept of the death penalty for apostasy in Islam. Now, he is being branded as “Somalia’s ...