Rushdie affair haunts novel about Prophet's wife
A romance novel about the child bride of the prophet Mohammed has been withdrawn because its publisher feared possible terrorist acts.
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Danish artist ready to face court over Muhammad cartoon
Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard is ready to stand trial in Jordan over his controversial caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
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North Africa: A decade of progress for women's rights
Women in Islamic North Africa have quietly and steadily overcome tradition and law to advance their rights.
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Academic oasis?
David Cohen wonders if Western academics will be lured to one of the world's richest universities despite its strict conservatism.
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Saudi cleric hits out at 'immoral' soap opera
Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority has slammed Turkish soap operas, now hugely popular in the Middle East, as being "evil" and "un-Islamic".
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Ban on minarets
Switzerland braces itself for a troubled campaign of Islamophobia after the far right drums up enough support to force a vote to ban minarets.
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'Forsake lipstick to avoid rape'
Authorities in a Malaysian city ruled by conservative Islamists urge its women to forsake bright lipstick and noisy high-heels to avoid rape.
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Christian converts' trial postponed in Algeria
The trial of two Algerian Christian converts accused of proselytising has been postponed for a week.
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Young women unveil mindsets
'I used to laugh at women who dressed like this, but now I know better ...'
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A new take on an old faith
Zinaid Meeran meets writer turned actress Rayda Jacobs whose novel, Confessions of a Gambler, now a movie, reflects on women in Islam.
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