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Author accused of insulting Islam

Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Liberal activist Irshad Manji has found herself in a spot following strong protests against her presence here to promote the Malay version of her controversial book, Allah, Liberty and adore.

20 May 2012, 1:30 am | click here to view more

Gay Muslim activist launches book in Malaysia

A Canadian Muslim gay activist launched her controversial new book on liberal Islam in Muslim-majority Malaysia Saturday despite a government minister's attempts to close down the event.

19 May 2012, 9:54 am | click here to view more

Canadian launches book in Malaysia despite 'ban'

A Canadian Muslim gay activist launched her controversial new book on liberal Islam in Muslim-majority Malaysia Saturday despite a government minister's attempts to close down the event.

19 May 2012, 6:25 am | click here to view more

For many in Egypt, the presidential vote is not about Islam

Egyptians have more earthly matters to contend with: jobs and the sagging economy. Polls find the Muslim Brotherhood candidate trailing moderate rivals. CAIRO — A mechanic hammered a fender and boys wandered amid tin and rust as Adham Bishr, his opinions flaring on an agitated afternoon along the Nile, said Egypt's next president should give him a job, not tell him how to worship God.

18 May 2012, 7:12 am | click here to view more

Libya: Saif al–Islam Gaddafi Refuses to Appoint Defence Lawyer

Sailf al-Islam Gaddafi, who is currently awaiting trial in Libya, refuses to appoint Libyan lawyer to defend him, top Libyan diplomat says.

17 May 2012, 6:15 am | click here to view more

Know Your Madisonian: As a midwife, Tehmina Islam reaches out to minorities

Tehmina Islam, 27, is the first person of color to become a licensed midwife in Wisconsin. She started Access Midwifery in January out of her home on Madison's East Side.

17 May 2012, 6:00 am | click here to view more

Senate rejects Nation of Islam follower for human rights post

SPRINGFIELD — In a rebuke to Gov. Pat Quinn, the Illinois Senate on Thursday rejected a Nation of Islam follower whose website advocates black separatism for a third term on the state Human Rights Commission. The Senate voted down public-access cable television personality Munir Muhammad for the $49,960-a-year post after Republicans condemned his group’s Web page, which warns against racial ...

17 May 2012, 4:10 pm | click here to view more

Anti-Islam incitement, officially

(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Press reports last week revealed the shocking practice of teaching anti-Islam material to US army personnel at the Pentagon. In one such report, offered by the Independent on ...

16 May 2012, 5:34 am | click here to view more

The rediscovery of Islam by Muslims and its global impact

There is a new Islamic awakening every over the world and Muslims are slowly returning to their roots, said the editor in chief of Radiance Islamic weekly of India.

15 May 2012, 12:20 pm | click here to view more

Military class suspended for its view on Islam

A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America's foe is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country might ultimately have to obliterate the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina without regard for civilian deaths, following World War II precedents of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima or the allied firebombing of Dresden.

10 May 2012, 5:19 pm | click here to view more