
Jun 4 - By Mark S. Smith, Associated Press Writer
President Barack Obama's speech reaching out for a fresh start with the Islamic world was laced with references to the Quran and his Muslim roots.
May 22 - By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Writer
Authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades at hundreds of Muslims in central Athens on Friday as they protested a Greek policeman's alleged defacement of a Quran owned by an Iraqi immigrant.

May 19 - By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Writer
President Bush has apologized to Iraq's prime minister for an American sniper's shooting of a Quran, and the Iraqi government called on U.S. military commanders to educate their soldiers to respect local religious beliefs.

May 3 - By Ashraf Khan, Associated Press Writer
Thousands of supporters from a radical Islamic group have rallied in southern Pakistan to condemn an anti-Quran film made by a Dutch lawmaker.

Apr 11 - By Associated Press
Indonesian Internet providers have stopped blocking YouTube and other file-sharing Web sites showing an anti-Islam film made by a Dutch politician after complaints from Web users.
Apr 8 - By Zakki Hakim, Associated Press Writer
Indonesian Internet companies blocked access to YouTube and MySpace on Tuesday, heeding a government order aimed at stopping people from watching a film critical of the Quran.

Apr 6 - By Ashraf Khan, Associated Press Writer
At least 25,000 people protested in Pakistan's largest demonstration yet against an anti-Quran film made by a Dutch lawmaker, urging their government to expel the ambassadors of the Netherlands and Denmark.

Apr 2 - By Amir Shah, Associated Press Writer
About 70 Afghan women burned the Dutch and Danish flags during a demonstration Wednesday in the capital against an anti-Islam film and the reprinting of a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.

Mar 31 - By Associated Press
A Dutch court has refused to ban a lawmaker's Internet film criticizing the Quran.
Mar 31 - By Associated Press
Malaysia's Islamic opposition party delivered a protest note to the Netherlands' embassy Monday over the release of an anti-Islam movie by a maverick Dutch lawmaker, while hard-line Muslims in neighboring Indonesia demanded the death of the filmmaker.

Mar 29 - By Associated Press
Islamic and Arab leaders denounced a Dutch film Saturday that portrays Islam as a ticking time bomb aimed at the West, demanding international laws to prevent insults to religions.
Mar 28 - By Associated Press
Dozens of Islamists in Pakistan have staged a protest over an anti-Quran film made by a Dutch lawmaker.

Mar 23 - By Toby Sterling, Associated Press Writer
Hundreds of angry Muslims marched Friday in Pakistan and denounced a Dutch legislator's film that portrays Islam as a ticking time bomb aimed at the West. Dutch Muslims were more restrained, saying they had expected worse.

Mar 5 - By Laurent Pirot, Associated Press Writer
The Netherlands' prime minister said Wednesday that his government is concerned that an anti-Quran movie made by a right-wing Dutch lawmaker could cause social strife.
Mar 3 - By Associated Press
A man who threw copies of the Quran into a toilet after disputes with Muslims at the college he once attended pleaded guilty Monday to disorderly conduct.

Mar 3 - By Mike Corder, Associated Press Writer
Protesters already have torched Dutch flags in Afghanistan ahead of a new Dutch film portraying Islam's holy book as a "fascist" text that incites violence and preaches the oppression of women and homosexuals.

Jan 24 - By Mike Corder, Associated Press Writer
A Dutch Muslim group appealed Thursday for calm at home and abroad in reaction to an anti-Quran film a right-wing politician says he is making.

Oct 29 - By Pete Yost
The Bush administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to bar a Muslim inmate from suing prison officials who allegedly confiscated two copies of his Quran and prayer rug.

Oct 24 - By Associated Press
A Quran written in 1203, believed to be the oldest known complete copy, has sold for more than $2.3 million at an auction.
Sep 21 - By Associated Press
Four police officers are under investigation after a man accused them of using a Taser on him three times when he wouldn't take his hand off a Quran hidden under his shirt, a police spokesman said Friday.
Jan 16 - By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press Writer
A lawsuit filed by the ACLU and a Muslim woman seeking the use of the Quran or other non-Christian texts in addition to the Bible for courtroom oaths should be allowed to go forward, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

Jan 3 - By Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press Writer
The first Muslim elected to Congress says he will take his oath of office using a Quran once owned by Thomas Jefferson to make the point that "religious differences are nothing to be afraid of."
Dec 20 - By Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press Writer
A congressman said Thursday that he will not retract a letter warning that unless immigration is tightened, "many more Muslims will be elected" and use the Quran to take the oath of office.
Dec 18 - By Associated Press
Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, has partnered with two Saudi Arabian software companies to develop an electronic version of Islam's holy book and a training computer for teachers packed with the government-approved curriculum for schoolchildren.
Dec 4 - By Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press Writer
An Islamic civil rights group wants a columnist removed from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council for criticizing Rep.-elect Keith Ellison's decision to use the Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in next month.