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The jihad of Pamela Geller (COMMENTARY)
By Bruce B. Lawrence — May 6, 2015
(RNS) If ISIS hates the West, Pamela Geller provides its mirror image: hatred of Islam.
Zaytuna College recognized as first accredited Muslim college in the US
By Kimberly Winston — March 18, 2015
BERKELEY, Calif. (RNS) Zaytuna -- the Arabic word for the olive tree -- remains unique among American colleges and universities. It requires students to learn Arabic so they can study Islamic texts, including the Quran, in their original language.
Austrian bill would ban foreign funding for mosques, imams
By Alexei Korolyov — November 20, 2014
VIENNA (RNS) The government argues that the legislation, which Parliament will vote on this month, will help combat Islamic radicalism. Muslim groups and civic activists say it flouts the principle of equality.
The Ice Bucket competitor: Can the Quran Challenge go viral?
By Ken Chitwood — September 22, 2014
(RNS) The new campaign seeks to raise awareness and funds for Muslim da’wah -- a call to propagate the faith -- by reciting verses from the Quran on various online platforms.
Muslim and anti-Muslim bus ads battle heads to Round 3
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 11, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Brace for more bus ads as advocates seek PR mileage praising or decrying Islam and the Quran.
Muslim clerics resist Pakistan’s efforts to end child marriage
By Naila Inayat — May 16, 2014
LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) In March, the Council of Islamic Ideology ruled that laws related to the minimum age of marriage were against the teachings of the Quran and that children of any age could get married if they had reached puberty.
Supernatural thriller ‘Jinn’ features creatures from Muslim folklore
By Omar Sacirbey — April 10, 2014
(RNS) Mercurial beings that, according to the Quran and other Eastern traditions, were created by God inhabit Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad’s latest horror movie.
Why some Muslim countries won’t screen ‘Noah’
By Omar Sacirbey — March 31, 2014
(RNS) Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia are among the countries that banned the movie "Noah." But aside from Muhammad, the prohibition on portraying other prophets is neither in the Quran nor the hadith.
COMMENTARY: Blasphemy charges pervert Islam’s teachings
By Qasim Rashid — February 3, 2014
(RNS) Despite widespread blasphemy charges, universal freedom of conscience lies at the heart of Islam.
Maldives president vetoes marital rape bill as ‘un-Islamic’
By Vishal Arora — January 16, 2014
(RNS) After its parliament voted to limit a husband’s right to have non-consensual sex with his wife, the president of the Maldives vetoed the bill calling it "un-Islamic."
Five religious-themed apps banned from iTunes
By Brian Pellot — January 10, 2014
(RNS) From "Me So Holy" to "iSlam Muhammad," Apple has banned at least five iPhone apps with religious themes deemed too controversial for download.
‘Soldiers of Allah’ found guilty in murder of British soldier
By Trevor Grundy — December 19, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Two men describing themselves as "soldiers of Allah" were found guilty Thursday of murdering a British soldier in broad daylight in a South East London street earlier this year.
COMMENTARY: Pay no attention to the man behind the burning Qurans
By Jeffrey Weiss — September 9, 2013
(RNS) A Florida pastor plans to burn a pile of Qurans on the 9/11 anniversary, and interfaith activist Mike Ghouse hopes no one pays him an ounce of attention. “It is not what (the pastor) will do, it is what we do as Americans and American Muslims.”
COMMENTARY: Keep doomsday religion out of the Syrian conflict
By Faheem Younus — August 27, 2013
(RNS) At this critical juncture, where some religious leaders have issued an all-out warning of a third world war, quoting the Bible to support the “annihilation of Damascus” is like poling at an inflamed appendix; don’t manage it promptly and it may rupture, triggering a much larger regional war
Shariah 101: What is it and why do states want to ban it?
By Omar Sacirbey — July 25, 2013
(RNS) Muslims around the world have varying views about what Shariah entails, and its role in personal and public life. So what exactly is Shariah? Here are five facts that might help make sense of this complex and often misunderstood term.
