Islam
Two dead in Bangalore violence over anti-Islam Facebook post
Local media images showed protesters trying to barge into the police building and shouting slogans outside the politician's home.
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Nigerian sharia court sentences singer to death for blasphemy
Sharia courts in majority Muslim northern Nigeria have handed down death sentences for adultery, murder and homosexuality before but to date no executions have been carried out.
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London attacker served prison term for terrorism offences, police say
One man who had been treated for life-threatening injuries after being stabbed is no longer in a critical condition, while a woman who suffered less serious wounds had been discharged from hospital, police said.
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'Rebel' Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe
The billowy over-garment, usually all-black, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, where it is widely seen as a symbol of piety.
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Niqab banned in Tunisian government offices
The ban on the niqab, which covers the entire face apart from the eyes, comes at a time of heightened security following a 27 June double suicide bombing in Tunis that left two dead and seven wounded.
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35 years later, these Cape organisations still feed thousands on Eid
What started between three friends using two small pots in 1984 has turned into what’s now become a mass cooking event where 300 volunteers join hands to cook food for thousands of people all over the Western Cape.
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Indonesian cities empty out as millions leave to mark end of Ramadan
The migration takes a toll on Indonesia's roads and travellers who pack their families and luggage into cars or motorbikes to face gruelling trips that can last up to 24 hours.
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Cape Town school instructed to reschedule exams to accommodate Eid celebrations
In the letter, the school said because the majority of its pupils were Christians, it would be closed on Ascension Day, 30 May, and rescheduled the exam for 5 June, the day of the Muslim celebration of Eid.
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‘We’ve come to pray here’: CT mosque hit with noise complaint
Congregants of a District Six mosque have described a complaint over its daily call to prayer as absurd and ridiculous.
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Salah calls for change in treatment of women in Muslim world
Egyptian football star Mohamed "Mo" Salah told 'Time' that while his attitudes towards gender equality had evolved over the years, he wanted to see more change.
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Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media
The sentence is believed to be the harshest such penalty on record in the Muslim-majority country, where concerns over racial and religious tensions have grown in recent months.
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30 years after Rushdie fatwa, blasphemy still a potent weapon
Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Satanic Verses' triggered mass protests from London to Islamabad and, analysts say, closed down the space for debate around Islam in a way that still resonates today.
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Muslims rally to defend privileges in multi-ethnic Malaysia
Large numbers of police were on the streets and major roads were closed for the event, which was the first major rally since Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad won a shock election victory in May.
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Three things the world can learn from contemporary Muslim women’s fashion
A deeper understanding of Muslim women's clothing could help tackle stereotypes around Islam, writes Liz Bucar.
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Pakistani Christian woman freed after blasphemy death sentence reversed
The release of Asia Bibi, a mother of five, prompted immediate anger from a hard-line Islamist party that has threatened to paralyse daily life countrywide with street protests if her acquittal is not reversed.
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[LISTEN] 'No verse in the Quran that says women should cover their faces'
CapeTalk host Kieno Kammies interviews Dr Taj Hargey, the imam at the Oxford Islamic Congregation and founder of the Open Mosque in Cape Town.
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Why the West needs to change how it sees itself
The 1989 Tiananmen incident was read as a signal that Communist China was heading the way of the Soviet Union, the 1987 Asian financial crisis welcomed as a sign that the Asian miracle had crashed.
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Denmark's immigration minister criticised over Ramadan comment
She says that because those observing Ramadan can’t eat or drink for up to 18 hours, that it is a potential safety risk to the rest of society.
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Ramadan: One of Islam's five pillars
Ramadan, one of Islam's five pillars, and the Muslim calendar that indicates on which day the fasting period is to end this year.
