Muslim
British court OKs Masri extradition
November 15, 2007A London judge ruled Thursday that imprisoned radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited to the United States to face terror charges. The City of Westminster Magistrates Court approved the extradition of the 49-year-old Egyptian-born...
Los Angeles drops Muslim mapping plan
November 15, 2007The Los Angeles Police Department has halted a program aimed at mapping the city's Muslim population after protests from Muslim groups and civil libertarians. The police department, which had earlier claimed the program was necessary to identify possible...
Saudis publish official fatwas Web site
October 07, 2007Muslim leaders in Egypt may follow Saudi Arabia's lead and use the latest technology to publish Islamic legal rulings known as fatwas. The new Saudi Web site publishes official fatwas issued by authorized scholars, the BBC reported Sunday. In...
Documentary explores Mohammed cartoons
October 06, 2007Some Muslim leaders who inspired a violent reaction to cartoons showing the Prophet Mohammed had never seen them, a Danish documentary film says. The documentary directed by Karsen Kjaer airs Sunday on Danish public television, The Copenhagen Post...
Protesters to picket Muslim family day
October 05, 2007Organizers of a Muslim family day in Texas say they will ignore protesters who accuse them of supporting terrorist organizations overseas. "This is a group that wants to decide who can and who cannot have rights in America. I look at it as a...
US: First Muslim congressman takes oath of office on Koran
January 04, 2007Washington (dpa) - Keith Ellison became the first Muslim congressman in US history on Thursday, taking the oath of office on a Koran that belonged to one of America's most revered founding fathers. Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota, was among ...
