April 25, 2010Islamic 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, 2010Outspoken German professor of Islam is no longer a MuslimMuhammad Kalish, an outspoken German professor of Islam, whose initial appointment angered Muslim groups, has renounced Islam, the […]
April 19, 2010Iranian Cleric Says Promiscuous Women Are to Blame for EarthquakesA senior Iranian cleric says women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes: […]
April 3, 2010Criticism does not exclude Muslims from the political processIn an open letter titled “Criticism does not exclude Muslims from the political process,” a group of prominent […]
March 23, 2010Veiled Saudi poet rises to stardom after bashing clericsA Saudi housewife’s bold poems which blast “evil” extremist fatwas by Muslim clerics have earned her death threats […]
March 22, 2010Yemen: Ban on Child Brides Is ImperiledIn Yemen, a ban on child brides is imperiled as some of Yemen’s most influential Muslim leaders have […]
March 8, 2010Muslim leader wants elements of sharia in AustraliaElements of Islamic law, the sharia, should be legally recognized in Australia according to a prominent Australian Muslim […]
February 13, 2010Muslim woman’s veil case represents clash of values in SpainIn Cunit, Spain, a Muslim woman says she was threatened by Muslim fundamentalists because she took off her […]
February 4, 2010Indonesia’s Anti-Pornography Law Raises Fears for Minorities, LiberalsThe recent arrest of six people in Indonesia over a nightclub show is raising concerns among minority groups […]
January 28, 2010Vanderbilt Imam stirs controversyVanderbilt Islamic chaplain Awadh Binhazim has stirred controversy by endorsing the death penalty for homosexuals, arguing “I don’t […]
January 28, 2010French Mosque Raided by Islamic RadicalsThe head of a mosque in Drancy, a northeastern suburb of Paris, was targeted Monday by a gang […]
December 27, 2009Ahmadinejad pushing to separate sexesAn increase in efforts to separate men and women in Iranian institutions has sparked concern that President Mahmoud […]
December 21, 2009Cleric’s Death, Torture Case Jolt IranIran’s opposition on Sunday seized upon the death of one of the Islamic republic’s founding fathers, a revered […]
December 20, 2009Spiritual father of Iran’s reform movement diesIran’s leading reformist cleric, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, has died, prompting protests: Montazeri was a key figure […]
December 14, 2009Iran Cracks Down on Women’s Rights ActivistsThe home search and court summons of Somayeh Rashidi, an Iranian women’s rights activist with the One Million […]
December 13, 2009Taliban can be admired for their faith and loyalty, says British army bishopThe Taliban can be admired for their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to one […]
December 3, 2009Saudi Clerics voice opposition to coeducation at KAUSTPrinceton University President Shirley Tilghman sits on the board of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology […]
November 29, 2009British Muslim tycoon Sir Gulam Noon calls for curbs on extremist imamsBritain’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 voteMuslim women have launched an audacious campaign to win the vote at Scotland’s biggest mosque: a group of […]
November 12, 2009Farani: ‘Angel of Freedom’ Neda Agha Soltan Oxford scholarship will be her most important legacyLeyla Farani writes that Oxford University’s Neda Agha Soltan scholarship will honor the many Iranian students, past and […]