Women promote mosques 'for all' in BritainIn the damp basement room of a Caribbean restaurant in London, Naima leads prayers for an audience of male and female worshippers.
09 August 2013
Gay Muslims in Turkey: torn between religion and sexuality "When I was a child, I was told that homosexuals would burn in hell," said Ertugrul, a Muslim fighting for greater freedom for gays in a country where homosexuality remains taboo.
07 August 2013
Yemenis battle for mosques in Sunni-Shiite divide Sunni Muslim extremists and Shiite Zaidi rebels in Yemen are waging a battle for the control of mosques, in a spillover of the sectarian face-off rattling the Middle East.
Syrians use Ramadan humour to ease the pain of war As Syria's Muslims observe the fasting month of Ramadan at a time of war for a third year running, many people are turning to black humour to help them cope.
18 July 2013
Vatican envoy apologises to Malaysia over 'Allah' row The Vatican's first-ever envoy to Malaysia has apologised for supporting the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims after he was summoned by the foreign minister.
17 July 2013
Dead pigs dumped at Australian cemetery's Muslim gravesAustralian police on Wednesday said they were investigating after the remains of two pigs, including their heads and entrails, were dumped at the Muslim section of a cemetery.
17 July 2013
Kerry heads to Saudi Arabia on Syria push US Secretary of State John Kerry headed Tuesday to Saudi Arabia in hopes of coordinating support for Syria's rebels amid fears that a prolonged civil war will embolden extremists.
26 June 2013
Fears grow of clashes between Morsi supporters, foes "In Egypt, there is the Muslim Brotherhood on one side and the rest of Egyptians on the other," says Mahmud Badr, who founded a campaign for the resignation of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
25 June 2013
Police check of veiled woman sparks clashes near Paris Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an angry crowd in a town on the outskirts of Paris where clashes erupted on Wednesday night after they questioned a woman wearing a full facial veil, which is banned in France.
14 June 2013
60 Shiites killed in Syria as West seeks solution At least 60 Shiite villagers died in clashes with rebels in eastern Syria while twin suicide bombings hit Damascus as the West moved to support the opposition following battlefield losses against pro-regime forces.
12 June 2013
Karzai: Did 'War on Terror' encourage radical Islam? Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday the Muslim world was "in turmoil" and wondered whether the "war on terror" led by the United States since 2001 was to blame for the radicalisation.
Indonesian 'Hijabers' buy into an Islamic economy Indonesian event organiser Risti Rahmadi wears an Islamic headscarf, uses halal lipstick and knows that it's time to pray when an app on her BlackBerry emits Koranic verses five times a day.
23 May 2013
'War on mosques' rages in Iraq A "war on mosques" -- deadly attacks by militants on Sunni mosques and Shiite places of worship called husseiniyahs -- using weapons ranging from bombs to mortar rounds is raging in Iraq.
20 May 2013
Hezbollah's Syria role threatens Lebanon 'neutrality' Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah's decision to fight openly alongside the Syrian regime will increase Lebanon's involvement in Syria's conflict, despite a policy of neutrality.
25 April 2013
US Muslims fear backlash if Islamists behind Boston US Muslims are watching closely as the probe into the Boston bombings unfolds, fearing a backlash like after 9/11 if an Islamist link is confirmed to the deadly attack.