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Freedom of insult or freedom of speech? A reply to critics about the case of the Turkish pianist Fazil Say

Last Modified: 28 May 2013 02:47 GMT

I know that I am walking a very fine line here but I will and I have to. Recently Fazil Say, the Turkish pianist, faced a sentence of up to one and a half years in prison for the crime of 'openly insulting the sacred values of a certain fraction of the general public'. By Sinem Tezyapar

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Gallup Poll: Nigerian Muslims Overwhelmingly Oppose Boko Haram

Last Modified: 14 Mar 2012 11:14 GMT

20 February 2012 The majority of Nigerian Mulsims do not back the views of Boko Haram, a militant group that has carried out de ...

American University Students Invited to Stay at the Homes of Muslim Families in Durban, South Africa

Last Modified: 14 Mar 2012 11:14 GMT

25 January 2012 Twenty-three Christian American university students arrived in South Africa at the beginning of January as part ...

Senegalese Election Hopefuls Court the Nation's Traditional Spiritual Brotherhoods

Last Modified: 14 Mar 2012 11:14 GMT

23 January 2012 As Senegal approaches an election watched nervously abroad as the latest test of democracy in Africa, virtually ...

Terrified Syrians Run for Their Lives

Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 05:19 GMT

HOMS - Shrouded in dark night, terrified Syrian women and children in Syria's third largest city Homs trod through the woods and routes towards Lebanes ...

Body Scan Divides India Muslim Scholars

Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 05:18 GMT

CAIRO - Full-body scanning at international airports has divided Muslim scholars in India, with some see the measure haram, while others support it for security reasons. No Muslim is permitted to allow it by his own will ...

Microfinance Feeds Poor Pakistanis

Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 05:18 GMT

ISLAMABAD - Following the death of her husband, Hanifaan, a poor Pakistani widow, did not known what to do to feed her three children.But thanks to a loan from a specialized microfinance institution, the 52-year-old was ab ...

Shari`ah Bill Drop Pleases N.J Muslims

Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 05:18 GMT

PATERSON, New Jersey - Muslim leaders in the north-eastern state of New Jersey have welcomed the withdrawal of a bill seeking a ban on Islamic Shari`ah ...

NY Police High in Polls Despite Muslim Spying

Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 05:18 GMT

NEW YORK - Despite uproar caused by scandals of spying on Muslim communities in the United States, a new poll has found that New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly enjoys a strong support among New Yorkers. New Yorkers bru ...

Part 2 of a 5 part special of the advent of Islam: Lessons we should never forget.

Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 04:02 GMT

With international Women's day last week, it seems fitting to discuss the value Islam places on women (making this Part 2 of a 5 part special of the advent of Islam: Lessons we should never forget). As mentioned earlier, Pre Islam Arabia was a very different time for the region and for women particularly.

Muslim Imam Dies in Belgian Mosque Attack

Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 01:19 GMT

BRUSSELS - An arson attack targeting a Brussels mosque killed its 47-year-old imam, who tried to put off the fire, on Monday evening, March 12, and inj ...

Shari`ah Bill Dropped NJ Muslims Happy

Last Modified: 13 Mar 2012 01:18 GMT

PORTLAND - Feeling stigmatized in airports, Portland Muslim leaders met on Thursday night, March 8, with US Department of Homeland Security representat ...

U.S. Brookings Institution: Muslim Integration in Germany is Working