Latest in Tag: muslim Highlight
Latest in Tag: muslim

Germany wrestles with ban on anti-Islam film screening
German authorities will make efforts at banning showing the film

France to close embassies on Friday after cartoons published
French Muslim organisations call for calm

Newsweek releases controversial “Muslim rage” cover
Online groups find humour in sensationalist cover title

Bangladesh blocks YouTube over anti-Islam video
Anti-Islam film continues to provoke more reactions from Muslim countries

Praying at gunpoint
By Mohammed Aly Ibrahim The fear of Friday 13th in western superstition as an unlucky day touched upon me as I was heading to perform my weekly prayer. Many Egyptians, myself included, think that the mosques of Prophet Muhammad’s ancestors here bestow endless blessings upon those who regularly visit such places of worship. The most …

Human Rights Corner: When reason fails, who pays the price?
The film and the events that followed have opened up several issues worth contemplating and debating

Indonesian protesters, police clash near US Embassy
Protesters lob Molotov bombs, security forces respond with water cannons

Violent film protests erupt in Kabul and Jakarta
At least 18 people were left dead around the world, reacting to the low-budget film attacking Islam and prophet Muhammad

Lawsuit filed against Bible burner
Bible burner may have to answer to his actions before a court

Peaceful protest gets lost in translation
Among rapid updates on the violent protests in the Muslim world, peaceful protesters head to online forums as mainstream media neglect their coverage

Lawsuit against Sheikh Khaled Abdallah and Nader Bakkar
Khaled Abdallah and Nader Bakkar accused of instigating the US embassy protest

Rising speculations about Al-Qaeda’s affiliation to the attack on Benghazi consulate
AQAP suggests in a statement the attack was in revenge for Al-Libi’s death, while the US is allegedly sending surveillance drones over Libya

Google refuses to delete anti-Islam video
Egypt files a law-suit against Google amid pressure to remove the film

Ongoing violence in Mombasa, death toll of four
Death toll expected to rise if violence continues

Myanmar grants presidential pardon to 3 local aid workers sentenced to Jail for inciting unrest
The 3 UN workers charged with arson and inciting sectarian violence in Rakhine state

Mulsim riots in Kenya protest against Muslim cleric’s killing
Mombasa’s Muslims protesting the killing of Aboud Rogo Mohammed, amid continuous riots

Protests in support of Dahshur victims
Protesters shows support to the victims of sectarian violence in Dahshur

Ahmadinejad to attend Muslim summit in Saudi Arabia
Despite tension over regional issues, the two countries take a remarkable diplomatic step

Mosque arson in US comes days after Sikhs attacked
Authorities considering defining attack against minority as “domestic terrorism”

Violence in Dahshur to be weighed by judiciary
The clashes between Copts and Muslims began after an argument arising between a Coptic clothes-presser burned the shirt of his Muslim customer
Review: Sectarian strife and the cabinet are in focus
Egypt’s most prominent writers reflect their opinions on major issues facing Egypt

Bishop to tell Copts to emigrate
Controversial debates over religious aspects of constitution only further isolate Egypt’s Copts

As thin as a veil
The difference between a good night and a bad one for a woman in Egypt might be as thin as veil