Militant group ISIS blew up Iraq's tomb of the Prophet Jonah in Mosul on Thursday, civil defense officials told CNN. The holy site, located inside a Sunni mosque, is supposed to be the burial place of ...

Mosul, Iraq -- The abuses of authoritarian regimes across the Middle East extend far beyond the displacement and persecution of indigenous communities such as the Assyrian people. These regimes have ...

“Jonah, spat out by the whale, depicted in an extraordinary foreshortening, his torso partially turned to the right, his arms folded, his head upturned, his mouth wide open, about to scream” (Émile ...

Sunni extremists from the so-called Islamic State blew up the tomb of the Prophet Jonah in Mosul on Thursday. The site is holy to both Christians and Muslims. NPR's Leila Fadel reports that video of ...

This is Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Elder’s depiction of the giant fish coughing Jonah onshore to let him complete the mission God had given him. Brueghel lived from 1568-1625. (Courtesy Photo) ...