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/ 4 September 2008
A historical novel about the Prophet Muhammad and his child bride that was pulled by Random House has found a new publisher.
A romance novel about the child bride of the prophet Mohammed has been withdrawn because its publisher feared possible terrorist acts.
Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard is ready to stand trial in Jordan over his controversial caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Women in Islamic North Africa have quietly and steadily overcome tradition and law to advance their rights.
David Cohen wonders if Western academics will be lured to one of the world’s richest universities despite its strict conservatism.
Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority has slammed Turkish soap operas, now hugely popular in the Middle East, as being ”evil” and ”un-Islamic”.
Switzerland braces itself for a troubled campaign of Islamophobia after the far right drums up enough support to force a vote to ban minarets.
Authorities in a Malaysian city ruled by conservative Islamists urge its women to forsake bright lipstick and noisy high-heels to avoid rape.
The trial of two Algerian Christian converts accused of proselytising has been postponed for a week.
‘I used to laugh at women who dressed like this, but now I know better …’
Zinaid Meeran meets writer turned actress Rayda Jacobs whose novel, <i>Confessions of a Gambler</i>, now a movie, reflects on women in Islam.
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/ 5 December 2007
Suhail Abu al-Sameed looked calm, yet he was shaking inside. He was seated before a row of ulama, distinguished Islamic scholars.