Man breaks wife’s legs, throws acid, locks her up
BAHALWALPUR: A man broke his wife’s legs after throwing acid on her on Saturday January 28th, 2012.
Controversial Imam, Advocate of Female Genital Mutilation, Challenges Tunisian Critics
Ghoneim did not wait long to respond to the mounting wave of criticism in the form of an online video.
Saudi Twitter Apostate’s Supporters Targeted
A controversial Saudi blasphemy case is set to expand to online supporters of a columnist who made 'blasphemous' tweets
“The Jew is Satan in human form”
Following are excerpts from an interview with Sheik Bassam Al-Kayed, head of the Palestinian Islamic Scholars Association in Lebanon, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on February 1, 2012:
Muslims jailed in Britain for gay execution call
Ihjaz Ali, Kabir Ahmed and Razwan Javed were the first to be convicted of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation, under laws that entered into force in 2010.
An Azhar professor says belly dancers could be martyrs
Saad al-Din al-Hilli, however retreated from his statement and told Al Arabiya that a dancer can be considered a martyr if she took on the street to protest against corruption or oppression, or if she went to do a good deed and she drowned, was shot, or killed.
Saudi King Orders Columnist Arrested for ‘Blasphemy’
King Abdul Aziz has ordered the arrest of a Saudi columnist who 'abused the Prophet Mohammad' creating a public outcry.
Muslim cab driver refuses guide dog in Letchworth
A BLIND man says he was refused use of a taxi in Letchworth because the Muslim driver would not allow his guide dog in the car.
Woman charged in beheading plot held without bond
Agents say the 46-year-old educator provided the names of those to be killed and a $750 down payment toward the first hit.
Russian Islamist chief orders halt to civilian attacks
Doku Umarov, whose Caucasus Emirate group claimed atrocities including a deadly Moscow airport bombing in 2011 and a metro attack in 2010, said from now only security objects and officials would be targeted.