Many Islamic nations choose the Crescent Moon as their symbol, a reminder of when Islam overpowered the Christian city of Constantinople, the second Rome.

ISTANBUL China on Tuesday called the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) a symbol of "unity and independence" among Islamic countries and a bridge for promoting relations.

Speaking during this week's Friday Prayers in Tehran, the interim Friday prayers leader Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad Hassan Abu Torabi Fard praised the late Hamas Palestinian Resistance movement's chief ...