Police in Massachusetts investigate death threat sent to 10-year-old Muslim girl
Police in Massachusetts have launched an investigation into a death threat sent to a 10-year-old Muslim girl at an elementary school.
The student who attends...
Professor Tariq Ramadan freed on bail
The Swiss Muslim academic Professor Tariq Ramadan has been freed from jail after ten months of detention without charge near Paris, but only under...
Turkey commemorates death of man who abolished the Caliphate
Turkey commemorated the 80th death anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk yesterday - the secular, nationalist founder of the Turkish Republic and the man who abolished the Islamic...
Indonesia authorises chemical castration for convicted paedophiles
Indonesia's parliament has passed a law authorising chemical castration and execution for convicted paedophiles.
The punishment follows a number of high profile cases of child...
Defaming the Prophet exceeds free speech limits, European court rules
Defaming the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) exceeds the permissible limits of freedom of expression, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.
The decision by...
Palestinian groups condemn Oman over Netanyahu visit
Oman’s welcoming of the Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has been called “a stab in the back” of the Palestinian people by the Islamic resistance...
Israeli leader makes shock visit to Oman
In a move that is likely to provoke consternation throughout the Muslim world, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made an official visit to...
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam
The famous Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has converted to Islam and taken the new name "Shuhada' Davitt."
In a tweet which is thought to be...
United Nations condemns France’s face veil ban
The Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Committee has criticised France's so-called "burqa ban," saying it violated the rights of two Muslim women who were...
Most non-Muslims in Western Europe favour restrictions on Muslim women’s clothing
Most non-Muslim adults in Western Europe favour at least some restrictions on the religious clothing of Muslim women who live in their country, according...
