An imam slated to be sworn in Friday as the second Muslim chaplain in Fire Department history said he questioned whether 19 hijackers were responsible for the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and suggested a broader conspiracy may have brought down the Twin Towers and killed more than 2,700 people.

Federal Grand Jury Charges Two N.Y. Mosque Leaders With Conspiring to Support Terrorists

A radical Muslim cleric who was held under house arrest on suspicion of fomenting terrorism is being investigated for repeated breaches of the terms of his control order.

An imam who wrote a book on how to beat your wife without leaving marks on her body has been ordered by a judge in Spain to study the country's constitution.

Firebrand Islamist cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed -- banned from Britain since August -- has urged Muslims to leave Europe.

Met demands to see full interviews with radical Muslim preachers

DAMASCUS - In the past year or so, Barbie dolls have all but disappeared from the shelves of many toy stores in the Middle East. In their place is Fulla, a dark-eyed doll with, as her creator puts it, "Muslim values."

'He kissed our child goodbye and crept off to blow up King's Cross'

LONDON, England (AP) -- A British Muslim convert who was arrested near the Channel Tunnel was convicted Friday of two counts of possessing items of use to terrorists.

Middlesex University has suspended the president of its student union and revoked his studentship until further notice after he refused to cancel a debate with the controversial Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Muslim students feel isolated following the attacks of July 7 and the row over extremism on campus is further alienating them from university life, a survey showed today.

Former pop star Yusuf Islam - previously known as Cat Stevens - has opened a faith centre focusing on Islam and Muslims in Britain.

PARIS - France's main Muslim organization has appointed its first national chaplain for prisons, an effort to root out the causes of deadly religious extremism and prevent the spread of Islamic militancy behind bars.

An Islamic scholar who has been accused of supporting suicide bombers was likened by Ken Livingstone, the London mayor, yesterday to Pope John XXIII.

McGuinty rejects Ontario's use of Shariah law and all religious arbitrations

CLICHY-SOUS-BOIS, FRANCE – Beholding the two steaming hamburgers before her, Marika Karboia's eyes gleam with joy beneath her head scarf. "You can't imagine how this feels!" she exclaims. "For the very first time in my life, I'm eating a hamburger!"

Ontario wrestles with regulation

DAYTONA BEACH -- A Muslim woman who wanted to wear a veil in her driver's license photo must follow a Florida law that requires a picture of her full face, according to a state appeals court.

ROME (Reuters) - A well-known Muslim cleric accused by government officials of sympathising with Islamic militants was expelled from Italy on Tuesday after Rome invoked special powers to protect national security.

A teenager who was born in Uzbekistan has become the first Muslim beauty contestant to be crowned Miss England.

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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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