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Top Muslim cleric urges education reform to curb extremism
The head of Al-Azhar called for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism.
23 February 2015
Kazakh President urges not to associate terrorism with Islam
Kazakhstan's leader Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged not to associate terrorism with peace-loving Islam or with religion in general.
18 February 2015
Cartoonist sent into hiding after Copenhagen attacks
A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings at the weekend has been sent into hiding.
17 February 2015
Hollande says 'same targets' hit in Paris, Copenhagen attacks
French President Francois Hollande said that the "same targets" were hit in the weekend attacks in Copenhagen as during the January assault in Paris that claimed 17 lives.
16 February 2015
Netanyahu urges Jews to move to Israel after Copenhagen attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged European Jews to move to Israel after a Jewish man was killed in an attack outside Copenhagen's main synagogue
16 February 2015
Canadian town council blocks mosque over 'fear'
A town in the Canadian province of Quebec rejected plans for a mosque after numerous residents expressed "fear" about Islam.
14 February 2015
Death toll in Pakistan Shiite mosque attack rises to 21
The death toll in a militant attack on a Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan rose to 21 after an injured person died of his wounds.
14 February 2015
Indian students scupper Valentine's marriage plans
A right-wing Hindu group that has vowed to marry off unwed Indian couples indulging in public displays of affection may get more than it bargained for this Valentine's Day.
14 February 2015
Pope to make historic US Congress address on Sept 24
Pope Francis will bring his message of peace and compassion to politically gridlocked Washington in September when he becomes the first pontiff to address the US Congress.
06 February 2015
Abbas orders probe into West Bank Mohammed cartoon
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has ordered an investigation into a drawing of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed which appeared in a West Bank newspaper.
04 February 2015
Second grader in hijab erupts controversy in Kazakhstan
A girl in southern Kazakhstan is prevented from attending school classes unless she takes off her headscarf.
29 January 2015
Pope opens doors to transsexual dubbed 'devil's daughter': report
Pope Francis has met a Spanish transsexual and his fiancée at the Vatican, opening his doors to a man dubbed "the devil's daughter" by a local priest.
28 January 2015
Putin lauds Soviet army at Moscow's Auschwitz ceremony
President Vladimir Putin slammed what he called attempts to rewrite history and lauded the Red Army at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
28 January 2015
Obama issues warning on Auschwitz anniversary
US President Barack Obama marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a warning that the world needs to combat resurgent anti-Semitism.
28 January 2015
Anti-Semitic acts in France doubled in 2014: Jewish group
The number of anti-Semitic acts doubled in France during 2014, with acts involving physical violence leading the increase.
27 January 2015
Merkel calls threats, attacks against Jews in Germany 'disgrace'
Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was a "disgrace" that Jews in Germany faced insults, threats or violence.
27 January 2015
Thousands join anti-Islam rally as Germany worries about image
Thousands of people joined a march by the German anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement.
26 January 2015
Jews, Muslims, Christians tackle 'Charlie', religious violence at Davos
What do a rabbi, an archbishop, a top Islamic academic and former British prime minister Tony Blair have in common?
22 January 2015
West's defence of Charlie Hebdo worries moderate Asia Muslims
The West's defence of Charlie Hebdo's right to offend is testing the patience of Muslims even in moderate Indonesia and Malaysia.
21 January 2015
Pope says Catholics do not need to breed 'like rabbits'
Pope Francis has said that good Catholics do not have to breed "like rabbits".
20 January 2015
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