Islam
Wednesday February 1, 2012
Hate Crimes • Islam • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
A Muslim teenager in England was kidnapped, beaten and threatened with hammers and knives by her brother and sisters after kissing a white man, a court heard yesterday. The barbarians deny kidnap, actual bodily harm and false imprisonment charges.
Saturday January 28, 2012
Islam • Netherlands • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
People wearing burqas, balaclavas or all-in-one motorbike helmets in public in the Netherlands will soon face fines. On Friday, government ministers voted to outlaw all clothing which covers the face. “People must be able to look each other in the face and be recognisable to one another. The wearing of face-covering clothing does not fit in with the Netherlands’ open society, in which participation in social traffic is actually crucial,” the cabinet said Friday.
Wednesday January 25, 2012
Boko Haram • Hate Groups • Islam • Nigeria • Religious Persecution: 
Early morning attacks in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi state on Sunday left at least seven Christians dead and a church building destroyed. The attack on the Evangelical Church Winning All Church 2 was carried out by area Islamic extremists alongside members of the Boko Haram sect, with the church building and surrounding houses bombed.
Friday January 20, 2012
Hate Groups • Homosexuality / Lesbianism / Bisexuality / Transgenderism • Islam • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
Three Muslim men in England have been found guilty of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation after distributing a leaflet that said Islam called for anyone caught committing homosexuality to be executed. Ihjaz Ali, Kabir Ahmed and Razwan Javed handed out the pamphlet, called The Death Penalty?, which showed an image of a mannequin hanging from a noose and quoted Islamic texts that said capital punishment was the only way to rid society of homosexuality.
Wednesday January 11, 2012
Hate Groups • Homosexuality / Lesbianism / Bisexuality / Transgenderism • Islam • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
Five Muslim men from Derby, UK, have gone on trial for allegedly handing out leaflets calling for gay people to be killed in the first ever prosecution under new legislation making such actions a hate crime. They are accused of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.
Thursday December 29, 2011
Hate Groups • Islam • Uganda: 
Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that have blinded one eye and threaten sight in the other. On Oct. 15, area Muslim leaders declared a fatwa against him demanding his death.
Thursday December 22, 2011
Islam • Judaism • Netherlands • Ritual Slaughter • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
The Dutch government said it will appoint a commission to study new tightened rules for ritual slaughter to satisfy animal rights activists without infringing on Jewish and Muslim traditions. Before voting in January, the Senate will review a compromise offer by Henk Bleker, state secretary for agriculture.
Wednesday December 21, 2011
Algeria • Islam • Religious Persecution: 
A judge’s decision this month to indefinitely postpone the appeal of a Christian sentenced under Algeria’s defamation and anti-proselytizing laws shows how the judicial system keeps Christians in limbo without officially punishing or acquitting them, according to sources.Tuesday December 13, 2011
Death Penalty • Human Rights Violations • Islam • RNB's Religion News Blog • Saudi Arabia: 
A Saudi woman has been executed for practising “witchcraft and sorcery”, the country’s interior ministry says. Amnesty International says the charge of sorcery has often been used in Saudi Arabia to punish people, generally after unfair trials, for exercising their right to freedom of speech or religion.
Saturday December 10, 2011
Al-Qaeda • Hate Groups • Islam • Turkey: A large-scale Al Qaeda plot to bomb “all the churches in Ankara,” as well as the Turkish Parliament and U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, was made public today. Prepared and filed by the Special Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara, the 50-page indictment outlined the militants’ revised “jihad” strategy to begin focusing their attacks against Turkey before waging war against the United States and other countries.
Wednesday November 9, 2011
Iran • Islam • Religious Persecution: 
A jailed pastor of one of Iran’s largest evangelical house church movements remains “strong in his faith” in Christ, despite facing execution before Christmas for refusing to return to Islam. He isn’t the only family member facing criminal charges for converting to Christianity.
Wednesday November 2, 2011
Hate Groups • Islam • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
In yet another Muslim attack on free speech the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo have been destroyed by a petrol bomb — a day after it named the Prophet Mohammed as its “editor-in-chief” for this week’s issue. The fiercely anti-clerical magazine said the move, which included renaming the publication “Sharia Hebdo”, was intended to “celebrate” the victory of Islamist party Ennhada in Tunisia’s election.
Monday October 31, 2011
Germany • Hate Groups • Islam • RNB's Religion News Blog: The German government’s attempts to unite different religious groups seem to be turning sour. Introducing lessons on Islam in schools was meant to help integrate the country’s three million Muslims.But the policy is having some undesired effects.
Saturday October 29, 2011
Islam • RNB's Religion News Blog: 
Lebanon’s Christian community is beginning to fear for its wellbeing amid signs that pro-democracy revolts could end up giving more power to less tolerant strands of Islam. Given the growing influence of Islamic movements in post-revolutionary North Africa, they are now beginning to question where their loyalties should lay.
Monday October 17, 2011
Christianity • Islam • Religious Persecution: 
In an Iraq torn by national and religious divides, there is no safe haven for Nuria’s family or other Arab families who convert from Islam. Muslim family members, neighbors or employers who discover they are converts can make their lives unbearable.
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Islam is a diverse religion with sects ranging from liberal to ultra-conservative. The media often roughly divides Muslims in those who follow a so-called ‘moderate Islam’ from those who condone, promote and/or engage in acts of violence and terrorism on behalf of Islam.
Like other religions Islam also has cults — movements whose teachings violate one or more of the essential tenets of Islam.
The vast majority of Muslims are people who have been born into the religion. Leaving Islam — in favor of another religion or of atheism — is difficult, as those who do so usually are rejected by family, friends and the larger community. In Islam, apostasy is punishable by imprisonment or death.
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