Islam News

12:25 PM EST
2/1/2012 Some 23 bodies stolen from Bangladesh cemeteryThe remains of 23 persons have been stolen from graves at a village in Gazipur, north of the Bangladesh capital, leaving a score of relatives in shock.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Society, Funeral, Religion And Belief, Islam, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Theft

7:16 AM EST
1/11/2012 Appeals court upholds injunction on Oklahoma's ban on Islamic lawThe 10th U.S. Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld an injunction against a law banning courts in Oklahoma from considering Islamic law when deciding on cases.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Religion And Belief, Islam, Politics, Constitution

9:19 AM EST
1/5/2012 Angst over Egyptian morality squadAn Egyptian vigilante group takes it upon itself to enforce Islamic strictures, worrying the country's liberals.

Source:TML Topics:Social Issue, Religion And Belief, Islam, Politics, Censorship

8:20 PM EST
1/2/2012 Boko Haram tells Christians to leave northern Nigeria in 3 daysNigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum to Christians in the country’s north to leave within three days as they prepare to confront soldiers deployed by the government to stop their attacks on Christians.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Religion And Belief, Islam, Politics, Government, National Government

9:08 AM EST
12/29/2011 Silencing the muezzinA move by an Israeli legislator from a nationalist party to have speakers removed from mosques aims to tone down this age-old, sacred call to prayer.

Source:TML Topics:Social Issue, Minority Group, Religion And Belief, Islam, Politics, Parliament

3:53 PM EST
12/13/2011 Lowes decision to pull ad sparks more controversyHome-improvement chain Lowes' decision to pull its advertising from a Muslim television show has sparked criticism and allegations of bias.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Islam, Social Issue

2:38 PM EST
12/6/2011 Dozens dead in rare attacks on Shiite targets in AfghanistanDozens of people were killed Tuesday in a suicide attack on Shiite Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine. Four others died in a similar blast in a key northern city. The attacks marked the worst sectarian acts of violence Afghanistan has seen since the fall of the Taliban.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Religion And Belief, Islam

12:46 PM EST
11/27/2011 Saudis to let women compete in OlympicsSaudi Arabia has agreed to let female athletes join their all-male delegation to the 2012 Olympics in a bid to block threats to bar them from the games if they didn’t let women participate.

Source:TML Topics:Sports, Sports Event, Summer Olympics, Religion And Belief, Islam, Social Issue

1:15 PM EST
11/17/2011 Benetton withdraws racy ad campaign after Vatican ireItalian clothing company Benetton withdrew a photography of the Pope kissing a senior Egyptian on the lips after the Vatican called it disrespectful.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Social Issues, Religion And Belief, Christianity, Islam

11:57 AM EST
11/17/2011 Bangladeshi woman revokes marriage vows, protesting dowry shakedownA Bangladeshi Muslim woman spontaneously revoked her marriage vows protesting dowry proposal, moments after she was married on an auspicious 11-11-11 day, which went unlucky for the couple.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Social Issues, Social Problems, Religion And Belief, Islam, Human Interest, Curiosity