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Mali couple stoned to death for having pre-marital sex

Amy SilversteinJuly 30, 2012 12:55

"The couple was placed in two holes and the Islamists stoned them to death."

German government promises to protect religious right to circumcise

Jessica PhelanJuly 13, 2012 11:37

"Circumcision carried out in a responsible manner must be possible in this country without punishment," a spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

Mali Islamists announce plans to keep destroying Timbuktu

Amy SilversteinJuly 1, 2012 14:22

"Destroy every mausoleum in the city - all of them, without exception,"

German court rules religious circumcision of minors is 'assault'

Jessica PhelanJune 26, 2012 13:25

Neither the parents' rights nor the right to religious freedom can justify what constitutes irreversible bodily harm, the verdict states.

Tariq al-Hashemi, Iraq's fugitive vice president, says his bodyguards were tortured to death

Amy SilversteinApril 11, 2012 14:07

Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council denied the charges.

Metin Mekhtiyev, prominent Muslim, stabbed to death in Moscow

Amy SilversteinApril 11, 2012 12:59

Extreme right-wing groups have been carrying out similar attacks in Russia.

White House money for drug program instead helps fund NYPD's Muslim surveillance program

Amy SilversteinFebruary 27, 2012 13:34

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had called the NYPD surveillance "disturbing."

Afghanistan: 2 US soldiers reportedly killed by Afghan, as Obama apologizes over Quran burning (VIDEO)

News DeskFebruary 23, 2012 07:39

Afghans have been protesting and in some cases rioting since the US government on Tuesday apologized for "improper disposal" of religious books.

Afghanistan: NATO 'Quran burning' protests continue, at least 6 dead

News DeskFebruary 22, 2012 07:08

The US Embassy in Kabul announced it was on lockdown, after warning that protests at a nearby American military base were turning violent. "Please, everyone, be safe out there," it tweeted.

Afghanistan: General John Allen apologizes over NATO troops' 'improper disposal' of Qurans (VIDEO)

Jessica PhelanFebruary 21, 2012 06:47

Gen. Allen ordered an investigation into a report that International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) personnel at Bagram 'improperly disposed' of a large number of Islamic religious materials, which included Qurans.