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Amid tight security and a large turnout of protesters, Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders told an assembly of Temple University students that Europe and America must fight an ongoing "stealth jihad" that threatens democracy and free speech.
Violent clashes between anti-Islam demonstrators and Muslim counter-protesters in English cities are worrying the government, with one British minister comparing the disturbances to 1930s-era fascist incitement.
One of the first plays about Muslim-Americans in the United States debuts in a time and place rich with symbolism: Sept. 11 in New York City.
In one of the most significant terrorism cases since Sept. 11, a British jury convicted three British citizens, accused of plotting to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners, on a charge of conspiracy to murder. Read the latest on the case here.
A lawyer for a north Florida school district says a handful of students have been sent home from Alachua County schools this week for wearing shirts that read "Islam is of the Devil."
Defying some of his fellow conservative Christian critics, one of the most prominent religious leaders in the country told several thousand American Muslims on Saturday that "the two largest faiths on the planet" must work together to combat stereotypes and solve global problems.
There was a time when Barack Obama wasn't eager to highlight his ties to Islam. Now, Obama is the U.S. president. And his audience is bigger and more diverse: a world that includes 1.5 billion Muslims.
President Barack Obama's speech to Muslims also had a huge and attentive Jewish audience, attuned to any suggestion that he might soften U.S. support for Israel or make nice with Iran at the expense of the Jewish state. His careful words illustrate the constraints posed by Obama's political obligations as he tries to reinvigorate America's honest-broker status in the Islamic world.
The arrest of four Muslim ex-convicts in an alleged homegrown terror plot in the Bronx is renewing fears about the spread of Islamic extremism in the nation's prisons.
Muslim clerics debating the exploding popularity of Facebook in Indonesia said Friday that followers could use the networking site to connect with friends or for work — but not to gossip or flirt.
An influential Islamic group branded an online video game depicting religious figures fighting each other as offensive to Muslims and Christians and successfully demanded Tuesday that it be taken offline.
A Dutch lawmaker is planning to make a sequel to the anti-Islamic film that sparked protests among Muslims around the world.
In 2003, imams in northern Nigeria fomented a boycott of polio vaccinations claiming they were a Western plot to make Muslims infertile or infect them with AIDS. The result: The number of newly crippled children rose by more than double the following year, and there were fears that the disease would spread into a dozen neighboring countries.
Two activists accused Russia's government on Friday of encouraging prosecutors to target Muslims on trumped up charges of terrorism and extremism, and said the abuse could lead to anti-government unrest.
The musician formerly known as Cat Stevens released a charity song on Monday to help the children of Gaza.
Italy's interior minister has drafted new rules for public protests after a few hundred Muslims ended a rally earlier this month by praying in front of Milan's cathedral.
The leader of an al-Qaida-linked Lebanese group has probably been killed in Syria, according to a statement purportedly posted by the faction on an Islamic militant Web site Tuesday.
Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco have banned this week's issue of L'Express International, a French newsmagazine, saying its cover story titled "The Jesus-Muhammad Shock" offended Islam.
The Moroccan government has banned an issue of the French magazine L'Express International, claiming it insults Islam in articles exploring the relationship between that religion and Christianity.
Newspapers that carried an advertising supplement in recent weeks containing a DVD critical of radical Muslims have faced complaints from readers and questions about whether newspapers should offer a platform to everyone willing to pay for distribution.
A U.S. Muslim advocacy group Tuesday asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether a nonprofit group that distributed a controversial DVD about Islam in newspapers nationwide is a "front" for an Israel-based group with a stealth goal of helping Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
Best-selling author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a prominent critic of Islam, said it's difficult living in isolation because of death threats from Muslims offended by her work.
It hurts too much to lie on his back, so the 7-year-old has spent the past month stretched out on his stomach. His two grandmothers sit on the hospital bed beside him, fanning the pink flesh left exposed by his teacher's whip.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage against an Islamic civil rights group over its use of a portion of his show in which he called the Quran a "book of hate."
The first stone was laid Wednesday at the Louvre's new Arts of Islam gallery, the first major modern architectural addition to the museum since its famed glass pyramid was built in the 1980s.
Every three minutes a Christian is being tortured in the Muslim worldEvery three minutes a Christian is being tortured in the Muslim world, and in 2009 more than 165,000 Christians will have been killed because of their faith, most of them in Muslim countries, according to a human rights organization that is visiting Israel starting Sunday.
Allen Hunt : Have Yourself a Very Jihad Christmas President Obama's speech in accepting the Nobel Peace Prize showed great growth in his development as a leader. He courageously set forth the principles of just war before those who had assembled to give him a peace prize.
Row escalates as Egypt court junks niqab ban"A ruling by an Egyptian court, revoking a controversial ban on wearing the niqab (full-face veil) in university dormitories and examination halls, has added to the controversy over the garb.
New pics reveal Hamas-linked CAIR's backstage media coordination in Rifqa Bary caseTo think that in our own country, a individual is being subjected to sharia law.
"Smoking gun" Iranian document proves military component to nuke programThe TimesOnline has obtained some documents, apparently smuggled out of Iran, that provide indisputable proof that the mullahs have been pursuing a two-track nuclear program since at least 2007, with the eventual goal of constructing a nuclear weapon.
Islam's Religious Intolerance (abhorrence)No churches or synagogues have been destroyed in Saudi Arabia since it was established in 1932 —because none are allowed.
Behind the veil: Why Islam's most visible symbol is spreadingIt liberates. It represses. It is a prayer. It is a prison. It protects. It obliterates. Rarely in human history has a piece of cloth been assigned so many roles. Been embroiled in so much controversy. Been so misjudged, misunderstood, and manipulated.
Christians having horrendous time in Pak thanks to 'intolerant' Islamic lawsWashington, Oct.4 (ANI): Christians in Pakistan have been going through a harrowing time in the country with numerous violent attacks being reported against the minority community in the recent past.
The Face of Islamic Religious IntoleranceSeptember 2005, Today, as I knew they would, crazed Palestinian mobs are desecrating 25 synagogues in Gaza, setting them on fire and destroying what it took years to build. I have visited almost all of these synagogues, prayed in many of them.
When Church Bells sound in Saudi Arabia, then Minarets can rise in EuropeMuslims should learn to build Bridges before they demand any more Minarets
Islamic Terrorism – Is it a New Threat?Another incidence which requires mentioning again here is Muhammad's victorious entry into the city of Mecca, his paternal hometown. Upon his entry into the city, he destroyed all the temples and deities which his ancestors had worshipped for centuries.
The Evolution of islamic TerrorismIn the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., the threat of militant Islamic terrorism -- rooted in the Middle East and South Asia -- has taken center stage. While these extremely violent religious extremists represent a minority view, their threat is real.
U.S. Muslims, like those in Europe, can be radicalized abroadA spike in terrorism cases involving U.S. citizens is challenging long-held assumptions that Muslims in Europe are more susceptible to radicalization than their better-assimilated counterparts in the United States.
Terrorists in Pakistan making 'dirty bomb': AnalystHowever, Curtis said that "a more plausible scenario is one in which extremists infiltrate the nuclear establishment slowly over time and gain access to nuclear materials or technology that could help them eventually build a nuclear device themselves or even a dirty bomb."
A requiem for freedom One is often asked whether or not Pakistan will survive the current crisis. You tell them that, yes, Pakistan will survive. After all, territories don't grow feet to walk away with.
US Muslim group: Muslims must rally to counter radicalizationA Muslim Public Affairs Council report Friday laid out recommendations for countering radicalization among young Muslim Americans, including more community policing, programs to target at-risk youths, and funding for legal redress on alleged civil liberties violations.
Radical Islam Now a Mental Disease in the U.S. Court System?This is an interesting article about a murder rampage by a radical islamist that I had not heard of before. The defense, which is the same one being attempted in the Ft. Hood shooting is that the perpetrator was insane at the time.
Muslim inventor set to take orthopaedic prayer rugs worldwide Ritual prayer for Muslims with knee problems can be painful, but an entrepreneur in Germany has patented a revolutionary solution to facilitate a centuries-old tradition – orthopaedic prayer rugs.
Burqa Committees and Minaret ReferendaOne does not really know how to respond to news stories which seem to evoke the Middle Ages in the west, when the inquisition against Muslims reigned: books were burned, mosques demolished, Muslims Christianized, innovators burned or drowned for suspicion of being witches.
In Condemnation Of the Muslim Extremists Campaign Against Switzerland Concerning the Banning Of MinaretsWe, the U.S. Muslims, are vehemently opposed to the Islamic extremists' campaign against Switzerland in their banning the minarets. This law does not stop the Muslims in Switzerland from praying.
Resistance to IslamizationWhat importance has the recent Swiss referendum to ban the building of minarets? Some may see the 57.5 percent to 42.5% decision endorsing a constitutional amendment as nearly meaningless.
MUSLIM WORLD: Barbie's 50th anniversary Islamic makeover Barbie gets a new makeover.
Challenger For Congressional Seat Says Only Muslim Lawmaker Has No Business Being In CongressKeith Ellison Of Minnesota Is The Only Lawmaker Out Of 535 Federal Representatives Who Is Muslim. Lynn Torgerson Says Ellison Has No Business Being There
Islamic center planned near Ground Zero | The Real Deal | New York Real Estate NewsThis article describes how a group of Muslims has bought a former retail space near Ground Zero and is now using it as a prayer space.
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