Islam

Pakistan police register blasphemy case against 'disco mullah'

Pakistan police said on Wednesday they were investigating blasphemy allegations against a man dubbed...

Dec 04, 2014 08:55 PM EST

Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence

Pope Francis said on Sunday that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders...

Dec 01, 2014 01:11 AM EST

Pope Francis prays in Istanbul's Blue Mosque

Pope Francis prayed silently alongside a senior Islamic cleric in Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday...

Nov 29, 2014 07:38 AM EST

Bulgaria charges radical imam, six others with supporting Islamic State

A Bulgarian imam and six others detained during a special operation by security forces earlier this ...

Nov 26, 2014 08:29 PM EST

Thousands mourn at funeral of Canadian soldier slain in Ottawa

Thousands of mourners packed a church and lined adjacent streets in industrial Hamilton, Ontario, on...

Oct 28, 2014 06:58 PM EDT

Tunisian Islamists concede election defeat to secular party

Tunisia's Ennahda party, the first Islamist movement to secure power after the 2011 "Arab Spring" re...

Oct 27, 2014 09:56 PM EDT

Germany scrambles to counter lure of Islamic State

At Berlin's inner-city Carl von Ossietzky high school, Islamic State is on everyone's lips, says his...

Oct 27, 2014 02:35 AM EDT

Ottawa pushes for business as usual after shootings

The Canadian government determined to return to business as usual on Thursday after a reported conve...

Oct 23, 2014 10:03 AM EDT

China detains scholar, bans books in crackdown on moderate voices

China has detained a prominent scholar who helped blind dissident Chen Guangcheng flee to the United...

Oct 13, 2014 07:07 AM EDT

Yemen's new prime minister quits after Houthis call mass protest

Yemen's new Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak quit his post early on Thursday hours after the Ho...

Oct 08, 2014 09:28 PM EDT

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said on...

Sep 21, 2014 12:31 AM EDT

China sentences four for explosives, bid for 'jihad': report

China has sentenced four people to up to 20 years in jail for "plotting terror attacks", state media...

Sep 18, 2014 01:33 AM EDT

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