Prophet Mohamed
Update: Man arrested for attempted German Embassy attack
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Update: Man arrested for attempted German Embassy attack
A man was arrested Wednesday after throwing four homemade bombs at the German Embassy in Cairo and attempting to storm…
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle
In the working-class neighborhood of Bulaq al-Dakror, a group of men gathered 28 July to prevent what they called a…
Omar ibn al-Khattab TV series raises controversy
Egypt
July 8, 2012
Omar ibn al-Khattab TV series raises controversy
Controversy has erupted over the yet-to-be-broadcast TV series "Omar ibn al-Khattab." The series portrays Omar, Abu Bakr and Ali Ibn…
Kuwaiti court sentences Twitter user for 10 years for Prophet insult
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Kuwaiti court sentences Twitter user for 10 years for Prophet insult
A lower court in Kuwait sentenced a Shia user of the social networking website Twitter to 10 years in jail…
Kuwaiti Shia tweeter denies insulting prophet and his wife Aisha, lawyer says
World
May 21, 2012
Kuwaiti Shia tweeter denies insulting prophet and his wife Aisha, lawyer says
A Kuwaiti Shia tweeter on Monday denied in court charges that he insulted Prophet Mohamed, his wife Aisha and some…
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed
Cinema/TV
May 10, 2012
Al-Azhar objects to film on Prophet Mohamed
Al-Azhar rejected and expressed deep concern over Iran’s intention to produce a movie that personifies the Prophet Mohamed and…
Tunisians jailed for Facebook cartoons of Prophet
World
April 6, 2012
Tunisians jailed for Facebook cartoons of Prophet
Two young Tunisians have been sentenced to seven years in prison for posting cartoons of the prophet Mohamed on Facebook,…
Christian student sentenced to jail for insulting Islam
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Christian student sentenced to jail for insulting Islam
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his…
MPs call for apostasy penalty for cursing Prophet Mohamed
Egypt
February 26, 2012
MPs call for apostasy penalty for cursing Prophet Mohamed
A number of MPs from the Committee on Religious Affairs in the People's Assembly called for the implementation of the…
Malaysia deports Saudi journalist accused of Prophet insult
World
February 12, 2012
Malaysia deports Saudi journalist accused of Prophet insult
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities on Sunday deported a young Saudi journalist accused of insulting the Prophet Mohamed on…