Mosques

Passive European Muslims Partially To Blame for Swiss Minaret Ban

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 12.02.2009 | World


Sabria Jawhar

Switzerland's Muslims can remain silent and continue to be marginalized or they can involve themselves in government policy and the media to shape their future.

Swiss Ban Minarets In Surprise Vote

AP | ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 11.30.2009 | World


GENEVA — Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a ...

Minaret Ban In Switzerland Set For A Vote

AP | ELIANE ENGELER | Posted 11.27.2009 | World


GENEVA — The campaign posters are inflammatory: Minarets rising like missiles from the national flag. A proposal championed by right-wing parti...

Piaget Building Examined By Feds: Links Between Iran, Skyscraper Suspected

Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


UPDATE: Despite being known to some as the Piaget Building, luxury Swiss jeweler Piaget wrote in a statement that "the company does not own the buildi...

Muslim Day of Prayer Expected to Draw Some Unwanted Attention

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Sabria Jawhar

It's a wonderful thing to see Muslims wear their patriotism on their sleeve and demonstrate the deep love for their country. But the event also is turning into a religious war spurred by fringe groups.

Religion and Region

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York


Venkat Srinivasan

A trip to a mosque in Harlem and a church in the Bronx: there are no easy answers in religion, especially when mixed with nationhood.

Xinjiang Mosques Reopen For Friday Prayers

Associated Press | Posted 08.17.2009 | World


URUMQI, China (AP) - Mosques opened for worshippers in Urumqi on Friday, but shops nearby were forced to shut as security forces kept a tight grip on ...

Evil Among Us

Brittany Huckabee | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living


Brittany Huckabee

Ultimately, I don't believe the sermons given at the mosque in Morgantown represent anything more or less dangerous than those I heard in my church. They reflect the universal fare of conservative religion.

Will Friday Sermons Condemn Jihadist Plot to Blow Up New York Synagogues?

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 06.20.2009 | World


Rabbi Abraham Cooper

When Obama expands the limits of dialogue, the first red line he must draw is against the poison of state-sanctioned bigotry that is spawning not only hatred but criminal violence.

Terrorists, Pirates and Anarchy, Somalia Style

John Prendergast | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


John Prendergast

Somalia has become the poster child for transnational threats emanating from Africa.

Mosques, Moolah, and the Importance of Tradition

Victoria Lautman | Posted 05.02.2009 | Chicago


Victoria Lautman

El-Wakil is considered one of the most prominent proponents of contemporary Islamic architecture, making him a stimulating choice for the Driehaus Prize, which has thus far gone only to Western architects.

Eric Holder Must End FBI's Abuses Against American Muslims

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics


Parvez Ahmed

The planting of spies in mosques is just the latest in the FBI's long list of actions that have angered both civil libertarians and members of the American Muslim community.

Bangladesh Arms Cache Raises 'Concern' In UK

BBC | Posted 04.25.2009 | World


The British body responsible for overseeing charities says that it is "seriously concerned" over alleged UK links to an arms haul in Bangladesh....

We are like a city on a hill

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

This election will show the public's choice, its mandate for the type of leader it wants to deal with complex issues, like why people use terrorism as a tactic to dialogue with those in power.

Suicide attackers strike Shiite mosques, kill 24

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Suicide bombers struck two Shiite mosques in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens during celebrations m...

Suicide Bomber Kills Afghan Official

AP | NOOR KHAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in a mosque in southern Afghanistan, killing a deputy provincial governor and ...

Giuliani Security Adviser: "Too Many Mosques" In

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A homeland security adviser to Rudy Giuliani came under fire Thursday for claiming there were "too many mosques" in the United States -- and defended ...