Tag: Islam
Petraeus slams church's plan to burn Koran
The top US commander in Afghanistan has criticised a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.[MORE]
Stoning woman could be executed after Ramadan: son
The son of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning says he fears she will be executed shortly after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan ends this week.[MORE]
Iran 'stoning woman' to be lashed over photo: son
An Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces 99 lashes after the publication of a photo which claimed to show her without a headscarf.[MORE]
Sydney-born cleric calls for MP's beheading
A controversial Dutch MP says the reported call by an Australian-born Muslim cleric for him to be beheaded is "a very serious threat". [MORE]
All of Europe should convert to Islam: Gaddafi
Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi's visit to Rome, to mark the second anniversary of a friendship treaty with former coloniser Italy, stumbled into controversy after he reportedly said all of Europe should convert to Islam.[MORE]
Man charged after pulling plug on mosque loudspeaker
Indonesian authorities have arrested an American man for blasphemy after he pulled the plug on a loudspeaker at a mosque because it woke him up, police said.[MORE]
Muslim rumours out of my control, says Obama
US president Barack Obama blames a 'network of misinformation' for keeping alive persistent rumours that he is Muslim.[MORE]
Saudi court baulks at victim's call to paralyse attacker
A Saudi Arabian court is trying to persuade a man paralysed in a fight to drop a demand that his attacker suffer a similar injury by having his spinal cord surgically damaged.[MORE]
Keneally government votes against burka ban
New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally says the State Government has decided to oppose a bill which calls for a ban on wearing a burka in public places.[MORE]
Mosque plan sparks New York rallies
Supporters and opponents of plans to build a mosque near the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks have staged peaceful rival protests.[MORE]
Mamdouh Habib awarded $5k in defamation case
Former terror suspect Mamdouh Habib has been awarded $5,000 in a defamation case against a Sydney newspaper.[MORE]
Ground Zero mosque row heats up
The row over a proposed mosque in New York's lower Manhattan is getting increasingly heated. [MORE]
President condemns stoning of Afghan couple
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has condemned the stoning to death of a young couple by the Taliban as "unforgivable".[MORE]
Afghan couple stoned to death for love affair
A man and woman have been stoned to death in northern Afghanistan after being accused by the Taliban of having a love affair, a witness and an official said on Monday.[MORE]
Obama under fire for backing Ground Zero mosque
Barack Obama's support for the right to build a mosque blocks from Ground Zero poured fuel on a raging debate over religious freedom.[MORE]
Don't take Muslim vote for granted, Labor warned
While the major parties have focused on a handful of marginal electorates, voters in some of the safer seats have reported feeling neglected.[MORE]
Obama backs controversial NY mosque project
Barack Obama has backed the construction of a mosque and Muslim cultural centre near the site of the September 11 attacks in New York.[MORE]
Pair jailed for firebombing Malaysian church
Two Muslim men have been sentenced to five years in prison for firebombing a church in Malaysia in January.[MORE]
World's biggest clock begins ticking in Mecca
A giant clock on a skyscraper in Islam's holiest city Mecca began ticking on Wednesday at the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, amid hopes by Saudi Arabia it will become the Muslim world's official timekeeper.[MORE]
Muslim group opens summer camp against terrorism
A Muslim group in Britain has opened what it calls a summer camp against terrorism to save the younger generation from joining a wave of terrorist recruitment in the West. [MORE]
Ground Zero mosque plans get go ahead
A controversial plan to build a mosque just two blocks from Ground Zero in New York has cleared an important hurdle. [MORE]
Veiled police smash 80,000 beer bottles
Islamic police have smashed 80,000 bottles of beer in the Nigerian city of Kano, enforcing a sharia law ban on consumption of alcohol that exists in much of the country's north.[MORE]
Muslim students meet sporting heroes
Federal Police have taken a group of Muslim students on a tour of Football Park in Adelaide as part of a community engagement program.[MORE]
Hamas bans lingerie displays
Gaza's Hamas rulers have ordered shops in the Palestinian enclave to cover up their mannequins in their latest campaign to enforce Islamic public morality.[MORE]
Sacked Liberal stands by anti-Muslim comments
Sacked Liberal candidate David Barker says he stands by anti-Islamic comments he made about his opponent in the Sydney seat of Chifley.[MORE]
