Iraqi Shiite pilgrims take part in the self-flagellation ritual, outside the shrine of Imam Hussein, during a Ashura mourning ceremony in Karbala, Iraq, 80 km (50 miles) south of Baghdad, on January 4, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shiites will visit the holy city of Karbala throughout the Ashura week to mark the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)
Prophet Muhammad is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
'Islam Sometimes has Problems in Understanding Free Speech'
Two years ago Denmark's daily newspaper Jylland-Posten published cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, depicting the most holy figure in Islam with a ticking bomb in his turban. The newspaper's decision to run the caricatures caused millions of offended Muslims to protest against Western values in front of Danish embassies around the world.
The Common Word Forms a Muslim-Christian Bond
Different parts of my extended family are atheist, Christian and Muslim, with my ethnic background being somewhat more complicated. But I am not particularly enthralled with the "interfaith movement"; it served to establish good relations between small numbers of people, but they have always been held back in two ways.
The Power of a Jewish-Muslim Narrative
Crises in the Middle East are seen and interpreted differently depending on whom you ask. For example, Israel's perception of and reaction to Hamas and Hezbollah is colored by the historical trauma that the Jewish people suffered over the centuries. Unfolding events there are perceived as part of the struggle against anti-Semitism, which continues to form an integral part of the Israeli contemporary worldview.
New Sect Joins Volatile Palestinian Political Brew
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- On Saturday as Palestinians tried to digest the latest violence and political upheaval between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, which has left nearly a dozen Palestinians dead in Gaza and over 100 injured including women and children, a shadowy Islamic organization has crept into the political equation, creating the possibility of a new reality on the ground both in Gaza and the West Bank.
Saudis Call for Dialogue
Saudi Arabia's call for an ongoing interfaith dialogue has raised a few eyebrows in the West.
African American Muslim Women a Rare Gift
African American Muslim women are a rare gift in that we have a unique perspective on what it means to be Muslim in the United States.
Untold Stories of Iran
Iran is infamous for its undercover police agents who patrol the streets of Tehran in search of immoral practices. Ironically the "secret police" are hypocritical and acting contradictory to the Islamic Republic's strict moral code, because they do not have the typical fundamentalist demeanor but are clean-shaven men and attractive women with makeup.
Headlines from the Arab press
What the Arab papers said on June 3:
Female Copts spark Muslim student furor
CAIRO -- Sectarian resentment was reignited this week when a Coptic student scrawled an "X" across Koranic verses in a female dormitory at an Egyptian university, just as tensions were beginning to subside after another Coptic student in the same dorm last month drew caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.
Headlines from the Arab press
What the Arab papers said on May 23:
