Pakistani cleric announces big reward for killing Prophet cartoonist 10:54:59 EST Feb 17, 2006 ...
If ever there was an instance where a small but hurtful act had worldwide implications, it was when a Danish newspaper hit the streets on Sept. 30, 2005. The paper featured caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, one of them depicting him wearing a turban in the form of a time bomb. The 12 cartoons were commissioned by the conservative paper Jyllands-Posten. Since then, the caricatures have caused an uproar in the Muslim world and sparked a new battle over freedom of speech, religiou...
Annan: Media should respect religion by Thursday 02 February 2006 8:50 PM GMT The UN chief voiced concern over the Muhammad cartoon row Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, has said that freedom of the press should not be an excuse for insulting religions and expressed concern about the controversy over a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Stephane Dujarric, the UN's chief spokesman, said on Thursday: "H...
Rare Islamic texts to go online by Monday 12 December 2005 2:48 AM GMT Handwritten Islamic documents are about to go online A treasure trove of information about life in the early Islamic world is to go online, enabling Muslims, scholars and the merely curious to peer into a window on the faith's rich history. Numbering more than 10,000 texts, Princeton University's collection of handwritten Islamic documents, books and letters is the la...
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