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February 14, 1989: The fatwa against Salman Rushdie

Friday's knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah.

AFPAugust 12, 2022

New Mexico police are investigating the murders of four Muslim men from Pakistan and Afghanistan they believe are linked

World

US police say killings of four Muslim men may be linked

Police in the US state of New Mexico said Saturday they are investigating the murders of three Muslim men.

AFPAugust 6, 2022

Many of the worshippers on the hajj on Thursday set off on on foot to Mina, seven kilometres (four miles) from Mecca's Grand Mosque

World

Muslim pilgrims stream out of Mecca for hajj high point

Hundreds of thousands of hajj pilgrims began streaming out of Mecca Thursday ahead of the highlight of the annual rites, which have attracted huge...

AFPJuly 6, 2022

One million people are allowed to participate in this year's hajj after two years of drastically curtailed numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic

World

‘Unbelievable feeling’: Overseas hajj pilgrims rejoice after 2-year Covid absence

Of the hundreds of thousands of Muslims arriving in Mecca this week for the annual hajj pilgrimage.

AFPJuly 5, 2022

More than 100 deaf children from across Indonesia are learning the Koran by heart at a school on the outskirts of Yogyakarta

World

Inside Indonesia’s Islamic boarding school for deaf children

At an Islamic boarding school in a sleepy neighbourhood on the outskirts of the Indonesian city Yogyakarta, the sound of Koranic recitation is nowhere to be heard....

AFPJuly 4, 2022

Jashoda Sahu Teli holds a picture of her slain husband Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal, who was allegedly killed by two Muslim men for supporting a former spokeswoman of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party party for her remarks about the Prophet Mohammed

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Prophet row murder sparks fury on Indian social media

The gruesome killing of a Hindu tailor has inflamed religious tensions in India and sparked a furious response on social media.

AFPJune 30, 2022

Police have increased their presence in Rajasthan cities after the Udaipur murder, including in nearby Ajmer

World

Lockdown in Indian city after gruesome sectarian killing

Hundreds of police were deployed in an Indian city on Wednesday following the murder of a Hindu tailor allegedly by two Muslim men after comments by...

AFPJune 29, 2022

Protests against the remarks by the BJP leader were held in cities across India, including Ahmedabad, where many shopkeepers shut their stores on Friday

World

Two killed in India protests over remarks against Prophet

Indian police shot dead two protesters and arrested more than 130 others during street rallies sparked by a ruling party official’s remarks about the...

AFPJune 11, 2022