Islam
Court adjourns blogger’s religious defamation trial to October
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Court adjourns blogger’s religious defamation trial to October
The Marg Misdemeanor Court on Wednesday adjourned the case of a blogger charged with defamation of religion until 17 October,…
Morsy: Egypt is civil, not secular state
Egypt
September 25, 2012
Morsy: Egypt is civil, not secular state
President Mohamed Morsy stressed that Egypt is a civil state rather than a secular one and urged, state and…
Muslims need to find a better way to protest
Opinion
September 20, 2012
Muslims need to find a better way to protest
In 1987, the American artist Andres Serrano won an award from the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art for his photograph entitled…
Court orders detention of Coptic man accused of defaming Islam
Egypt
August 1, 2012
Court orders detention of Coptic man accused of defaming Islam
A court in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag on Wednesday has renewed for 15 days the detention of a…
Saudi court to try two people who ‘converted woman to Christianity’
Egypt
July 26, 2012
Saudi court to try two people who ‘converted woman to Christianity’
A court in Khobar Governorate in eastern Saudi Arabia will hear the case against two people who allegedly helped a…
Malaysian Olympians can postpone Ramadan fast
World
July 24, 2012
Malaysian Olympians can postpone Ramadan fast
Malaysian Islamic and Olympic officials said athletes from the predominantly Muslim country are excused from fasting for Ramadan while…
TV depiction of revered Islamic figure causes stir
Egypt
July 23, 2012
TV depiction of revered Islamic figure causes stir
A television series depicting a revered Islamic figure has caused a stir in the Arab world with thousands saying the…
Perceptions of Darwin’s theory: Evolution in the Egyptian classroom and beyond
Environment
July 15, 2012
Perceptions of Darwin’s theory: Evolution in the Egyptian classroom and beyond
The theory of evolution is atheism, said Ahmed Shafiq, a 15-year-old schoolboy who happened to share the name of the…
Military instructor suspended over Islam course
Egypt
June 20, 2012
Military instructor suspended over Islam course
WASHINGTON — The instructor of a college course that taught top military officers the United States was at war…