Prophet Muhammad
Muslim world hopes for better ties with new pope
Mar 14, 2013 11:27 EDT
The Muslim world on Thursday expressed hopes for better ties with the Vatican under new Pope Francis, after years of strained relations with Benedict XVI who was seen as hostile to Islam.
World hails Pope Francis as non-Catholics seek better ties
Mar 14, 2013 08:01 EDT
Pope Francis received a flood of goodwill messages from around the world Thursday with non-Catholics hoping his papacy will usher in better ties with the Vatican.
Sunni Islam's Al-Azhar eyes 'better relations' with pope
Mar 14, 2013 06:32 EDT
Sunni Islam's highest seat of learning, Al-Azhar, said on Thursday that it wants "better relations" with the Vatican under Pope Francis.
Bangladesh to snoop online in 'blasphemy' crackdown
Mar 14, 2013 06:23 EDT
Bangladesh announced plans Thursday to monitor social media networks such as Facebook in a bid to identify bloggers who have been accused of insulting Islam and the Prophet Mohammed.
Pakistan court demands answers on anti-Christian riot
Mar 13, 2013 08:46 EDT
Pakistan's top court Wednesday ordered police and provincial officials to explain why they failed to prevent a riot in a Christian area of Lahore in which more than 100 homes were torched.
Pakistan Christians close schools to protest over riot
Mar 11, 2013 12:19 EDT
Pakistani Christians closed missionary schools on Monday in protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.
Pakistan Christians close schools to protest attack
Mar 11, 2013 03:24 EDT
Pakistani Christians closed missionary schools on Monday in protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.
Protests over Pakistan anti-Christian riot
Mar 10, 2013 15:15 EDT
Christians demonstrated in cities around Pakistan on Sunday to protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.
'Drunken row' sparked Pakistan anti-Christian riot
Mar 10, 2013 08:52 EDT
A drunken row between two friends was the trigger for blasphemy allegations that prompted a mob of angry Pakistani Muslim protesters to burn more than 100 Christian homes, police and witnesses said.
Protesters burn Christian homes in Pakistan
Mar 09, 2013 10:40 EST
Thousands of angry protesters on Saturday set ablaze more than 100 houses of Pakistani Christians over a blasphemy row in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said.
Suicide bomber hits Iraq Shiite shrine city of Karbala
Mar 03, 2013 11:50 EST
A suicide bomber struck in an area between major shrines in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Karbala on Sunday, wounding 10 people, while other attacks left five dead, officials said.
Bangladesh students held for murder of blogger
Mar 02, 2013 10:26 EST
Police arrested five students Saturday on charges of murdering an anti-Islamist blogger, as four people were killed in fresh protests over the sentencing to death of an Islamic party leader for war crimes.
Egypt Islamist held for insulting Christianity freed on bail
Feb 28, 2013 11:36 EST
A controversial Egyptian Islamist was freed on bail on Monday after he was held in custody for four days on charges of insulting Christianity, a judicial official said.
Four shot dead in Bangladesh bloggers protest
Feb 24, 2013 06:03 EST
Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy clashed with police in Bangladesh for a third straight day Sunday, and at least four protesters were killed when police opened fire.
Three shot dead in Bangladesh protest over bloggers
Feb 24, 2013 03:40 EST
Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Sunday in clashes with Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy, killing at least three protesters and injuring dozens.
Four dead in Bangladesh clashes over 'atheist bloggers'
Feb 22, 2013 13:26 EST
Bangladesh police fired live rounds on Friday in fierce clashes with Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy, killing at least four people and injuring about 200.
Deadly Bangladesh clashes over 'atheist bloggers'
Feb 22, 2013 07:23 EST
Bangladesh police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Friday in fierce clashes with Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accused of blasphemy, killing one person and injuring around 100.
Bangladesh cracks down on anti-Islam blogs
Feb 21, 2013 13:23 EST
Bangladesh has launched a crackdown on Internet sites for "hurting religious feelings" in the majority Muslim nation amid protests by Islamic groups against bloggers seen as anti-Islamic, officials said Thursday.
Pakistan ambassador to US faces blasphemy probe
Feb 21, 2013 10:27 EST
Pakistan police are investigating the country's ambassador to the United States for allegedly committing blasphemy in a television show three years ago, officers said Thursday.
Swedish artist to paint Mohammed after death threats
Feb 20, 2013 11:52 EST
A Swedish artist who received death threats after depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog said Wednesday he would display new paintings of the prophet at an exhibition in the immigrant-heavy city of Malmoe later this year.
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