Muslims around the world are ready to celebrate one of the most important holidays on the Islamic calendar, Eid-al Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. In Indonesia, which has the world's largest population of Muslims, the celebration centers around family, food, and home.

Security was tight in Jerusalem Friday as Muslims and Jews observed major religious holidays. Palestinians from the occupied territories were barred from attending prayers at a hotly disputed holy place.

The month of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Muslim calendar and the holiest month of Islam, has begun. Muslims the world over have embarked on a month of abstinence, reflection, and soul searching.

The U.S. military has begun releasing nearly 80 Iraqi prisoners a day as a gesture during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the military announced Thursday.

Britons are more suspicious of Muslims than Americans and other Europeans are, and a majority expected a terrorist attack in the country within a year, a poll indicated on Monday.

A new study by the Pew Research Center in Washington has revealed that Muslims around the world are increasingly rejecting suicide bombings and other forms of violence against civilian targets in the name of Islam.

Four men in Britain were sentenced to prison Tuesday for their role in a fiery protest against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Muslims in the United States have experienced more intolerance or suspicion in recent years, but they are also largely integrated and embracing the American dream of achieving success through hard work, a leading U.S. researcher on religious issues says.

The Egyptian Interior Ministry says police have arrested 14 members of the Muslim Brotherhood in a town 70 kilometers north of Cairo. Officials from the Muslim Brotherhood say the arrests are part of an attempt by the government to disrupt the organizations' efforts in the upcoming Shura Council elections.

A bomb ripped through an India historic mosque as prayers were ending, killing at least seven people and wounding nearly three dozen. Two other unexploded bombs were found and defused by police.

The Yezidi minority has so far stayed well out of Iraq's internecine battles, but violence with their Muslim neighbours has escalated following the murder of a girl who apparently converted to Islam.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has called for an end to outside interference in Iraq and proposed a Muslim peacekeeping force to help stabilize the country.