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PAS is tarnishing image of Islam

Two women were caned in front of 100 people in a shariah court in Terengganu on Sept 3 for attempting to commit lesbian sex. (Bernama pic)

Terengganu, under PAS rule, is again in the limelight for the wrong reasons. The recent public caning meted out to two women accused of attempting to commit a lesbian sexual activity (sihaq in Arabic) is uncalled for, and has brought criticism and caused ripples of unease across the country. This caning has given a bad […]

Violent extremists tarnish image of their own faith, cardinal says

Violent extremists tarnish image of their own faith, cardinal says

ROME – Meeting with a top Muslim leader in Saudi Arabia, the Vatican’s chief interreligious dialogue official called for the equal treatment of people of all religions, saying discrimination and double standards based on religious affiliation only increase Islamophobia and Christianophobia. And, religious leaders “have a duty to keep religions from being at the service […]

Watch: ISIS Destruction of Famous Mosul Mosque

Jaw-dropping footage of the moment the 12th century Grand al-Nuri Mosque is destroyed in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul emerged on Thursday, appearing to confirm that the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) was responsible for its destruction. The complex, in the ISIS-controlled Old City of Mosul, is where the group’s caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi […]

Christmas message leads to death threats in Pakistan

Christmas message leads to death threats in Pakistan

A Christmas message calling for prayers for those charged under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws has led to death threats against the son of a provincial governor killed five years ago for criticizing the same laws. The case highlights the continuing influence in Pakistan of Muslim hardliners who praise violence in the name of defending Islam, despite […]

Report: Isolation fuels Islamic and far-right extremism in Britain

London (dpa) – Pockets of Britain where immigrants live in clustered communities are stifling social integration, setting back gender equality and fueling Islamic and far-right extremism, a government report has found. The year-long review from Dame Louise Casey accused government leaders of ignoring or condoning “regressive, divisive and harmful cultural and religious practices for fear […]

Columbus Mosque Focuses on Online Extremism, Radicalization After Ohio Attack

Columbus Mosque Focuses on Online Extremism, Radicalization After Ohio Attack

Friday’s sermon at the largest Somali-run mosque in Columbus, Ohio, has focused on online extremism, radicalization and the relationship between Somali parents and their children in response to the recent Ohio State University attacks. “We chose our Friday sermon this week to address issues that concern our community, the challenges they are facing as a […]

ISIS’s Hyper-Extremism Responsible For Increase In Hate Crimes

Hyper-extremism in groups like the Islamic State is eroding religious diversity around the world as the groups attempt to impose their will on those with differing beliefs, creating an explosion in the number of refugees worldwide as people attempt to escape intolerance, Aid to the Church in Need warned Tuesday in its biennial report.

Muslim extremist pleads guilty in The Hague

Muslim extremist pleads guilty in The Hague

Malian citizen Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi’s trial in the International Criminal Court in The Hague is a legal first. He is the first Islamic extremist to appear before the court and he’s the first person to be accused of “destroying cultural artefacts.” It’s also a first in that he’s pleaded guilty. “With deep regret and great […]

Muslim extremists target world’s priceless treasures

From Mali to Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, extremist fighters have regularly turned their sights on the priceless vestiges of peoples’ cultural heritage – for being un-Islamic. The International Criminal Court on Monday will open the trial of Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi, an extremist on a charge of war crimes for the destruction of shrines at the […]