Muslim News

Washington - A Washington Imam has become a local hero amongst the gay community as he quietly conducts marriage ceremonies for gay Muslim couples.

Rome - In what is being described as his most radical break with tradition so far, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 inmates at a juvenile detention center in Rome. Among the inmates were two women, an Italian Catholic and a Serbian Muslim woman.

Quetta - A bomb detonated in a predominately Shi'ite Muslim town in Pakistan has killed at least least 47 people according to preliminary reports.

Riyad - The prominent Saudi cleric accused of raping and torturing his 5-year-old daughter to death may not be released from prison as quickly as many believed.

Saddiq Long, a Muslim U.S. Air Force veteran, was barred on Wednesday from boarding a flight in Oklahoma to return back to Qatar, where his home is located.

Like volcanoes erupting a stream of lava, Islamic incidents, Jihads, appear as a human 'ring of fire' from Africa to the southern islands of the Philippines.

After failing to organize an international coalition to battle Muslim extremists in Mali, France has become embroiled in its own “war on terror” as Western allies offer meager support from a safe distance and nearby West African nations stay out.

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released a new analysis that says that the number of the 113th US Congress not identifying with a specific religions faith is larger than compared to the previous US Congresses.

Provocative French cartoonist Charlie Hebdo has published a new anti-Muslim comic strip titled "La Vie de Mahomet" (The Life of Mohammad).” It is likely that demonstrations against this anti-Islamic cartoon will occur in the Mideast soon.

Lhokseumawe - In the West, 21st Century women take their rights and freedoms for granted. 'Straddling a bike' may seem an odd thing to be restricted, and deemed male only, but in Indonesia that is what is about to happen.