More than a thousand SA Muslims have signed a petition rejecting the actions of militant groups such as Isis, Boko Haram, al-Shabab and al-Qaeda.
Kenya’s crackdown on Muslim militants may only worsen the problem, with the use of alleged extra-judicial measures only fueling the fire.
An SA man from Cape Town has been killed in the al-Shabab shooting in Kenya, confirmed the department of international relations and co-operation.
The bombing of the Boston marathon in April and the brutal murder of a British soldier in London have again focused attention on Muslim extremism.
Police investigating the grisly murder of a soldier in London by two radical Islamists have made another arrest.
The extreme reaction of Muslims to anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" comes after years of subjugation and humiliation by Western forces.
Washington says it’s deploying forces to cope with violence in as many as 18 different locations as deadly Muslim anger spreads over a US-made movie.
Hundreds of people have fled their homes in northeast Nigeria in fear, following deadly all-night gun battles between Islamists and security forces.
A novel about Aisha, the child bride of the Prophet Muhammad, has been withdrawn because its publisher feared possible terrorist acts by extremists.