Muhajir is an Arabic term designating a person who has gone on a hajj (the pilgrimage to Mecca, which is mandatory for all Muslims at least once in their lifetime).This term also gained a political overtone when it was applied to the millions of Muslim...

Muhajir or Mohajir (Arabic: مهاجر) is an Arabic word meaning refugee or immigrant or emigrant. The Islamic calendar Hejira starts when Muhammad and his companions left Mecca for Madina in what is known as Hijra. They were called Muhajirun. The...

Iraqi security forces detained an aide to the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid early Thursday at a gas station south of Baghdad, state-run television and a security official said.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak...

Iraqi security forces detained an aide to the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid early Thursday at a gas station south of Baghdad, state-run television and a security official said.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak...

Unmarked envelopes, each containing a single bullet, were placed by the cars of three journalists in Karachi in the latest threat against Pakistan's independent media, officials said Wednesday.City police chief Azhar Faruqi said they were investigating who was behind the anonymous threats made outside the...

An Iraqi army officer said Friday that an al-Qaida in Iraq deputy has been jailed south of Baghdad, casting doubt on reports that he was killed. The leader of the terrorist organization was reportedly injured.The Interior Ministry spokesman, Brig. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf, said the deputy...