Monthly Archives: June 2009

The burka, or face covering some Muslim women wear, is "not welcome" in France because it is not a symbol of religion but a sign of subservience for women, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday.

An Egyptian Muslim mob attacked a church on Sunday, 6/21/2009 in the village of Ezbet Boshra-East, El-Fashn, smashing its windows and assaulting Copts with clubs and white weapons, wounding 25 Copts, in the presence and with the instigation of the State Security.

One of Radio 2's most popular religious presenters has launched a stinging attack on the BBC suggesting the broadcaster is biased against Christianity.

VENICE, Italy -- Relations with Muslims have improved significantly in recent years, but problems remain on issues like conversion and freedom of worship, the Vatican's top interreligious dialogue official said.

Islamabad: Pakistan's army offensive in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan heated up Monday, with militants attacking three security force bases and military jets responding with airstrikes that killed at least 21 people, intelligence officials said.

Taliban militants are threatening Christians, Sikhs, and Muslim minoritiy sects with death and onerous headtaxes should they not convert to their violent version of Islam.

A prison has agreed to give Muslims their own cells after they complained about sharing with other inmates.

Iran's foreign minister accused Britain on Sunday of seeking to sabotage the disputed presidential election that returned Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power and ordered the BBC’s Tehran correspondent to leave within 24 hours, semi-official media reported Sunday.

Iran’s Guardian Council has revealed that the number of votes cast in 50 Iranian cities exceeded the number of people entitled to vote.