ARTICLES RELATING TO PROPHET MUHAMMAD

Muslim world wants shari'ah as law of land

2013-04-30 21:44
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Large majorities in the Muslim world want the Islamic legal and moral code of sharia as the official law in their countries, an extensive new survey says.

Man begs Spain to give wife asylum

2012-12-13 21:45

The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad has appealed to Spain to help free her and grant her asylum.

Islamist militia swept out of Benghazi

2012-09-22 12:05

The powerful Islamist militia the US blames for an attack on its Benghazi consulate has been swept from its heavily fortified bases in Libya's second city in a mass popular uprising.

Endure the insults, Muslims told

2012-09-21 09:45

Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating, Egypt's highest Islamic legal official says.

1 000s in Nigerian protest anti-Islam film

2012-09-20 16:01

Thousands of Muslims have marched in the Nigerian city of Zaria and burnt US and Israel flags to protest a US-made anti-Islam movie that has drawn demonstration in various countries.

Prophet film diverts gaze from Syria

2012-09-18 22:38

For the embattled Syrian regime, the crudely-produced film mocking Islam that has unleashed fury across the Muslim world could not have come at a better time.

Somalia's Shabaab urge attacks on West

2012-09-15 12:09

Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab has called on Muslims to attack the West in retaliation against a movie that "insulted" the Prophet Muhammad and has spread anger around the Muslim world.

Protesters torch US school in Tunis

2012-09-14 19:10

Angry Tunisian protesters have attacked and set fire to a US school in the capital Tunis, located close to the embassy, which they stormed despite police firing tear gas and warning shots.

Paper 'firebombed' after Muhammad cartoon

2011-11-02 18:37

The offices of a French satirical newspaper that published a special Arab Spring edition with the Prophet Muhammad on the cover as "guest editor" have been destroyed.

Swedish terror suspects stay behind bars

2011-09-12 20:13

Four men arrested on suspicion of terrorism in western Sweden will remain in police custody for questioning.

Zapiro responds to cartoon furore

2010-05-28 09:36
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Cartoonist Zapiro has poured his heart out on the difficulties of censorship on religious grounds, in his latest Mail & Guardian cartoon.

M&G 'regrets' cartoon offence

2010-05-27 07:08

Mail & Guardian editor, Nic Dawes, says the newspaper regrets the offence caused by a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

Zapiro cartoon anger mounts

2010-05-22 16:02

Anger over the latest Zapiro cartoon published in the Mail & Guardian continues to mount, with the SA Muslim Judicial Council calling on its followers to express their condemnation and disapproval of it.

Haffajee supports Zapiro cartoon

2010-05-21 15:50

Controversial cartoonist Zapiro has received support from City Press editor Ferial Haffajee, following the outcry over his cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.

Anger over M&G Zapiro cartoon

2010-05-21 13:09

The Mail & Guardian has published a controversial Zapiro cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, angering Muslims and raising fears of reprisal attacks during the World Cup.

 

Jail terms reviewed for Prophet cartoons

2013-04-25 21:20

Tunisia's Court of Cassation is reviewing the jail terms of two young men for posting cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed on the internet, a case that has angered the secular opposition.

Huge turnout for Nigeria anti-film protest

2012-09-22 16:00

Tens of thousands of people have protested on the streets of Nigeria's second city of Kano against an anti-Islam film made in the US that has stirred outrage across the Muslim world.

Anti-Islam film: Ugandan Muslims to protest

2012-09-21 14:20

Some Muslim clerics in Uganda are calling for protests against a film made in the US that mocks the Prophet Muhammad.

Tunisia bans Friday demos

2012-09-20 22:11

Tunisia is banning all demonstrations on Friday after receiving a tip-off about preparations for violence over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Al-Azhar slams French Muhammad cartoons

2012-09-19 22:16

Sunni Islam's highest authority hascondemned a French weekly's publication of cartoons of a naked Prophet Muhammad, with the region still reeling from an anti-Islam film that sparked deadly protests.

US 'shouldn't be disturbed by protests'

2012-09-15 14:10

President Barack Obama has urged Americans not to be disheartened by images of anti-American violence in the Islamic world.

Anti-Islam film protests spread to Sydney

2012-09-15 08:15
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Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police in Sydney, as a wave of unrest against a film that mocks Islam spread to Australia, with bottles and shoes hurled outside the US consulate.

Egypt jails student for insulting Islam

2012-04-04 22:25

An Egyptian court has sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his Facebook page that mocked Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, actions that sparked sectarian violence.

Norwegian held over cartoonist plot

2011-09-17 16:17

Norwegian police have arrested a suspect who was preparing a deadly attack against a Danish cartoonist behind a controversial caricature of the Prophet Muhammad, a report says.

US Muhammad cartoonist in hiding

2010-09-16 08:28

An American cartoonist, whose satirical work led to the controversial "Everybody Draw Muhammad" page on Facebook, has gone into hiding over apparent death threats.

Zapiro to respond by cartoon

2010-05-27 12:08

Cartoonist Zapiro is to respond to the offence caused by his depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in a new cartoon.

Muslim committee wants M&G apology

2010-05-24 18:14

A newly-formed committee representing Muslims offended by a Zapiro cartoon on the Prophet Muhammad want an apology from the Mail & Guardian, they have said.

Zapiro cartoon 'quite gentle'

2010-05-22 09:18

Muslim organisations across SA have slammed a Zapiro cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, but the cartoonist says he thought it was "quite gentle".

M&G defends Muhammad cartoon

2010-05-21 14:13

The Mail & Guardian has received a flood of angry calls after publishing a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, but has defended the cartoon.

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