Islam

Egypt Businessman Faces Blasphemy Trial Over Mickey Mouse Cartoon

By The World ⋅ January 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

One of Egypt’s richest men is to face trial for blasphemy after tweeting cartoons of Mickey and Minnie Mouse wearing conservative Muslim attire.

Muslim Woman Wants to Appear Veiled in Canadian Court

By The World ⋅ December 8, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

The Supreme of Canada has heard the case of a Muslim woman who wants to appear veiled in court while she testifies against the two men she has accused of sexual assault.

Bridging the Religious Divide in Thailand

By Andrea Wenzel ⋅ November 30, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Imam Yako Minha and Abbot Prakru Sopitpotikhun (Photo: Andrea Wenzel)

Southern Thailand is riven with clashes between ethnic Malay Muslims and Thai Buddhists. The conflict takes place on a local level but the Muslim imam and the Buddhist abbot in one town are childhood friends.

Lawsuit Brought Against Egyptian Military for Alleged ‘Virginity Tests’

By Matthew Bell ⋅ November 29, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Samira Ibrahim (Photo: Tahrir Diaries YouTube page)

An Egyptian woman is suing the Egyptian military for conducting so-called “Virginity Tests.” The military allegedly arrested female protesters and sorted them into two groups — one for virgins, one made up of non-virgins. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.

Pakistanis React to NATO Airstrike at Border Post

By Fahad Desmukh ⋅ November 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Reporter Fahad Desmukh has a story on the reaction to a NATO airstrike on a Pakistani border post over the weekend.

Pushing For Police Reform in Egypt

By Ursula Lindsey ⋅ November 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Egyptian Police (Photo: Al Jazeera/Flickr)

The demonstrations in Egypt started because of police brutality. For many there, that’s no surprise. As Ursula Lindsey reports, in addition to the removal of former president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s revolution 10 months ago also sought to reform the police.

Fresh Clashes At Cairo’s Tahrir Square

By Matthew Bell ⋅ November 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Clashes erupt again in Cairo after a weekend of violence, with reports of more than 20 people killed and hundreds wounded in protests at military rule.

The Power of Egypt’s Military

By The World ⋅ November 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Egyptian Tank in Cairo in January (Photo: Joseph Hill/Flickr)

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Robert Springborg, on expert on the Egyptian military, about the military’s power in Egyptian politics.

Lebanese Writer Joumana Haddad’s Call to Arab Women

By The World ⋅ November 4, 2011 ⋅ 10 comments ⋅ Transcript

Joumana Haddad (Photo: joumanahaddad.com)

Lisa Mullins talks with Joumana Haddad, the founder of the first erotic magazine published in Arabic for women in the Islamic world.

Egypt’s Soccer ‘Ultras’

By Ursula Lindsey ⋅ September 12, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Egyptian soccer fans (Photo: 3chimal/YouTube)

A driving force behind the recent violence in Egypt is a group of soccer fans.

Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr

By The World ⋅ August 31, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Cameroonian women celebrating the end of Ramadan (BBC photo)

Muslims around the world have been marking the end of Ramadan.

Making the Case for Muslim Liberty

By The World ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

In the new book Islam Without Extremes: a Muslim Case for Liberty, Turkish author Mustafa Akyol argues that a quiet Islamic reformation is creating the demand for liberal democracy across the Muslim world.