April 25, 2010

Islamic Scholar: ‘There Is No Jihad Against Noncombatants’

Ever since the influential Muslim scholar Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri last month issued a 600-page fatwa, or religious ruling, condemning […]

April 21, 2010

Outspoken German professor of Islam is no longer a Muslim

Muhammad Kalish, an outspoken German professor of Islam, whose initial appointment angered Muslim groups, has renounced Islam, the […]

April 19, 2010

Iranian Cleric Says Promiscuous Women Are to Blame for Earthquakes

A senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes: […]

April 3, 2010

Criticism does not exclude Muslims from the political process

In an open letter titled “Criticism does not exclude Muslims from the political process,” a group of prominent […]

March 23, 2010

Veiled Saudi poet rises to stardom after bashing clerics

A Saudi housewife’s bold poems which blast “evil” extremist fatwas by Muslim clerics have earned her death threats […]

March 22, 2010

Yemen: Ban on Child Brides Is Imperiled

In Yemen, a ban on child brides is imperiled as some of Yemen’s most influential Muslim leaders have […]

March 8, 2010

Muslim leader wants elements of sharia in Australia

Elements of Islamic law, the sharia, should be legally recognized in Australia according to a prominent Australian Muslim […]

February 13, 2010

Muslim woman’s veil case represents clash of values in Spain

In Cunit, Spain, a Muslim woman says she was threatened by Muslim fundamentalists because she took off her […]

February 4, 2010

Indonesia’s Anti-Pornography Law Raises Fears for Minorities, Liberals

The recent arrest of six people in Indonesia over a nightclub show is raising concerns among minority groups […]

January 28, 2010

Vanderbilt Imam stirs controversy

Vanderbilt Islamic chaplain Awadh Binhazim has stirred controversy by endorsing the death penalty for homosexuals, arguing “I don’t […]

January 28, 2010

French Mosque Raided by Islamic Radicals

The head of a mosque in Drancy, a northeastern suburb of Paris, was targeted Monday by a gang […]

December 27, 2009

Ahmadinejad pushing to separate sexes

An increase in efforts to separate men and women in Iranian institutions has sparked concern that President Mahmoud […]

December 21, 2009

Cleric’s Death, Torture Case Jolt Iran

Iran’s opposition on Sunday seized upon the death of one of the Islamic republic’s founding fathers, a revered […]

December 20, 2009

Spiritual father of Iran’s reform movement dies

Iran’s leading reformist cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died, prompting protests: Montazeri was a key figure […]

December 14, 2009

Iran Cracks Down on Women’s Rights Activists

The home search and court summons of Somayeh Rashidi, an Iranian women’s rights activist with the One Million […]

December 13, 2009

Taliban can be admired for their faith and loyalty, says British army bishop

The Taliban can be admired for their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to one […]

December 3, 2009

Saudi Clerics voice opposition to coeducation at KAUST

Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman sits on the board of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology […]

November 29, 2009

British Muslim tycoon Sir Gulam Noon calls for curbs on extremist imams

Britain’s most prominent Muslim businessman, who was trapped inside a burning hotel in the Mumbai terror attacks, is […]

November 22, 2009

‘Muslim suffragettes’ fight for mosque vote

Muslim women have launched an audacious campaign to win the vote at Scotland’s biggest mosque: a group of […]

November 12, 2009

Farani: ‘Angel of Freedom’ Neda Agha Soltan Oxford scholarship will be her most important legacy

Leyla Farani writes that Oxford University’s Neda Agha Soltan scholarship will honor the many Iranian students, past and […]