Gunmen shot dead at US show of Islamic cartoonsTwo gunmen opened fire on Sunday at an art exhibit in Garland, Texas, that was organized by an anti-Islamic group and featured caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad and were themselves shot dead at the scene by police officers, city officials and More… |
Iran ‘must call off death for Facebook posts’Iran’s judiciary should vacate the death sentence of a 30-year-old man who faces imminent execution for Facebook posts linked to his account, Human Rights Watch, the international non-governmental organisation said today (December 2). More… |
Doha firm plans $1bn series on the ProphetQatar-based company Alnoor Holding has said it will raise the budget for a planned movie series on the life of Prophet Mohammed to $1 billion from the $1.5 million announced three years ago. The biopics will be produced as a serie More… |
Muslims decry French cartoon as new insultMuslim leaders criticised a French magazine's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday as another Western insult to their faith and urged France's government to take firm action against it. "We rej More… |
Anti-US fury sweeps Mideast, embassies attackedFury about a film that defames Prophet Mohammed tore across the Middle East after weekly prayers on Friday with protesters attacking US embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions. More… |
Danish cartoonist attacker had ‘terror links’Danish police said on Saturday they shot and wounded a Somali man with al Qaeda links when he tried to break into the home of a cartoonist whose 2005 caricatures of Prophet Mohammad sparked global Muslim outrage. The 28-year-old man, armed More… |