Islam

‘Cultural Crime:’ Mali Rebels Burn Thousands of Ancient Texts in Timbuktu

January 28, 2013, 2:01 pm

The mayor of Timbuktu said Monday that Islamist rebels burned a library containing ancient and priceless texts and manuscripts as French and Malian troops surrounded the [...]

Iran Claims to Test Nuclear Rod, Launch Missile

January 1, 2012, 3:26 pm

Iran tested a medium-range missile on Sunday and claims that it made a new advance in its nuclear program, a day after the United States passed new sanctions on the Islamic [...]

Irshad Manji: A Voice for Moderate Muslims

September 26, 2011, 2:59 pm

Author Irshad Manji, whom the New York Times called “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare,” was interviewed recently in Ottawa at an event sponsored by the Ottawa Writer’s [...]

Anti-Muslim Sentiment on the Rise, Congressional Hearing Finds

March 31, 2011, 12:27 am

According to the Asst. Attorney General, Muslims are experiencing increasing discrimination in the United States post 9/11.

Religion May Not Dominate Post-Revolutionary Middle East

March 14, 2011, 7:14 pm

Political contest in a modern and predominantly Muslim nation like Indonesia is not between Islamism and secularism.

Islamist Leader Wins Somali Presidency

January 31, 2009, 1:41 am

Moderate opposition Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed won the Somali presidency on Saturday in a parliamentary vote in Djibouti under a U.N.-brokered plan to forge a unity [...]

Obama Breaks New Ground With Arab Station Interview

January 27, 2009, 9:35 pm

President Barack Obama went on an Arab television station for his first television interview with a foreign station on Tuesday, breaking new ground in reaching out to the Arab [...]