Tag: religious extremism
“Moaning About Mosque Loudspeaker Not Blasphemy”: Indonesian Muslim Group
JAKARTA:
Indonesia's biggest Islamic organisation called for greater tolerance on Friday as it criticised a court that jailed a mother of four for blasphemy after...
Indonesian Woman’s Jailing Over Mosque Noise Sparks Backlash
JAKARTA —
Indonesia's jailing of a woman for complaining about the volume of a mosque loudspeaker has sparked a wave of criticism, with a petition...
As Africa Faces More Terrorism, Experts Point to Saudi-spread of Fundamentalist Islam
On June 5, Saudi Arabia and its allies, including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of...
Google reveals new plans to combat online extremist content
New York (dpa) - Google pledged to crack down on extremist content online Sunday as the internet giant unveiled a new four-pronged approach. The...
Recognizing World War II Muslims that sheltered fleeing Jews
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2017 – One of the little-known stories of the Holocaust is that of Muslims who risked their lives to save Jews...
Who exactly are ‘radical’ Muslims?
Indian Muslim woman Shagufta Sayyd prays in Mumbai, India. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool The Trump administration has been using the phrase “radical Islam” when discussing...
Politics, not theology, at root of Islamism, says French scholar
“Never in our recent history the gap between the politically correct discourse about political Islam in France and in the Arab world been...
Americans Have Double Standards On Religious Violence
Americans exhibit a double standard when it comes to religious violence, extending far greater benefit of the doubt that attackers claiming to be Christian...
Religious Intolerance
Religious extremism is prevailing in the world today, especially in the Middle East, and the problem is that it is being associated with Islam...
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...
