World news about “Islam” published by euronews.
Bangladesh: clashes over blasphemy law – nocomment More than 20 people have been killed in the Bangladeshi capital after police clashed with Islamic activists who were calling for a new anti-blasphemy law. 06/05/2013
Serbian President kneels for forgiveness over Srebrenica massacre ‘On bended knee’, Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic has apologised for the Srebrenica massacre committed by Serbian forces in 1995. The admission comes… 25/04/2013
Historical minaret in Aleppo is latest casualty in Syrian conflict The fighting in Syria is taking a toll on the country’s cultural sites. UN cultural agency UNESCO says five out of Syria’s six World Heritage sites have been… 25/04/2013
Turkish pianist convicted of insulting Islam In Turkey world-renowned pianist Fazil Say has been handed a suspended 10-month jail sentence on charges of insulting Islam. The court found the 43-year-old… 15/04/2013
Femen stages topless protest in Brussels – nocomment Five Femen activists organized an action in front of Brussels Great Mosque today to show their support to Amina, a Tunisian woman who is now locked up by her… 04/04/2013
Guantanamo hunger strike numbers soar says prisoner A hunger strike at the US prison camp at Guantanamo has grown to include 130 of the 166 inmates, according to the lawyer for one of the prisoners. Clive… 01/04/2013
Turkey’s Cemal Uşak hails new pope as ‘new hope’ Leading Turkish intellectual Cemal Uşak believes the election of Pope Francis brings “new hope” for inter-faith relations. Uşak is Secretary General of… 16/03/2013
Hope in Turkey that new pope ‘will be better for Muslim world’ The new Pope Francis will be closely scrutinised by non-Christians – including in Turkey. Comments made by his predecessor in 2006 quoting historical… 14/03/2013
Egypt’s Christians may find hope in new pope One of the challenges facing the new pope and the Catholic Church is how best to help and bring comfort to Christians who feel persecuted in North Africa and… 13/03/2013
Clashes in Jerusalem as tensions rise prior to Obama visit After Friday prayers in Jerusalem clashes broke out between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters just outside the al-Aqsa Mosque. Police… 08/03/2013
Pakistani celebrate Eid al-Adha – nocomment Pakistani pray and celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of the Sacrifice which commemorates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to 27/10/2012
A man prays during Eid al-Adha in New DelhiA Muslim man offers prayers during Eid al-Adha at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi in India. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal 27/10/2012
Last trip for camel sacrificed for Eid al-AdhaA camel purchased by a customer is lifted on to a vehicle at a market near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid… 26/10/2012
Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray ahead of the end of annual Hajj pilgrimageMuslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, ahead of Eid al-Adha which marks… 23/10/2012
Philippines anti-Islam film protests – nocomment A convoy of Filipino Muslim protesters drove through the busy streets of Manila to demand an online ban of “Innocence of Muslims”, an anti-Islam film that has… 27/09/2012
Islamic art at the Louvre The Louvre has dedicated a new wing entirely to Islamic art. In a project which has cost nearly 100 million euros and taken 10 years to complete, the world… 21/09/2012
Pakistan observes ‘Love the Prophet day – nocomment As widespread protests against a defamatory video of the Prophet Mohammad continued across Pakistan, the government announced a day of reverence for the… 20/09/2012
Muslim anger mostly for America Questions about American policy failure to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace and the Arab Spring have grown increasingly harsh with the Muslim backlash… 18/09/2012
Angry protests spread over anti-Islam video – nocomment Violent clashes sparked by an American-made film which mocks the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, portraying him as a fool and a womaniser have continued around the… 18/09/2012
Anti-Islam film sparks demos in Afghanistan – nocomment Hundreds gather in the Afghan capital and the western city of Herat to protest against a film on the Prophet Mohammad. 16/09/2012
Deadly hate protests follow smears of Mohammed Violent protesters in Muslim cities around the world have been blaming the United States for a film made there which they say insulted the Prophet… 14/09/2012
Crowd attack US embassy in Cairo – nocomment Heavy security was in place around the United States Embassy in Cairo on Thursday, after a crowd attacked the building to protest against an anti-Islamic film… 13/09/2012
Pakistan: child accused of blasphemy freed – nocomment The young Christian girl accused of burning pages from the Koran in Pakistan has been freed and was taken by an army helicopter from prison to an undisclosed… 09/09/2012
Fasting for longer: the challenge of Ramadan in Europe“Oh people! A great month has come over you; a blessed month; a month in which a night is better than a thousand months; a month in which Allah has made it… 06/08/2012
Kashmiri Muslims pray at the start of RamadanIn the city of Srinagar, India, Muslims offer prayers on a road outside a mosque at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. REUTERS/Danish Ismail 21/07/2012
Belgium right-wingers back a ‘burqa bounty’ In the wake of riots triggered by the arrest of a Muslim woman who refused to remove her niqab, right-wingers in Belgium have intervened. Filip Dewinter of… 06/06/2012
Sarajevo – a city under siege from its past? Sarajevo is a city which over the centuries has been called the Jerusalem of Europe – a symbol of multi-cultural and ethnic unity where those of Muslim… 23/03/2012
What will the role of women be in the new Egypt? From January to November, Egypt’s revolution has brought the many faces of the country together on the famed Tahrir square. And women, of all ages and… 02/12/2011
Radical Islam in Europe With ISPI – the Institute for International Political Studies ispi Victor, from Fontainebleau in France, asks: I’d like to know if the countries of the… 01/12/2011
Sharia law and the Arab Spring More democracy is bringing more political Islam in the countries of the Arab Spring. The strong showing of Tunisia’s moderate Islamists in Sunday’s election… 26/10/2011
Libya ponders Sharia law The new Libya is considering how it will live by Islamic Sharia law, which includes some traditional practices which some countries consider inhumane. Many… 25/10/2011
Is the European Union a ‘Christian club’? In this edition of U talk Ali, from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, asks: “…if the European Union is a “Christian club” and that’s why you don’t… 06/10/2011
French movie shines light on role of Muslims in the resistance French movie, “Les hommes libres,” – ‘The Free Men’ – brings to the big screen the little known story of Muslim men and women who saved the lives of Jews… 29/09/2011
New York Muslims recall 9/11 backlash Freedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right in the US, a principle of government for hundreds of years. While this principal has been subjected… 05/09/2011
Fighters, protesters and refugees among the Muslims marking Ramadan Across the Arab world signs are going up in shops and restaurants, just one of the many indications it is the start of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting… 01/08/2011
Kazakhstan a model for progress: foreign minister When most think of the leading Muslim nations it is probably safe to say that Kazakhstan does not usually spring to mind. Yet the sprawling Central Asian… 10/06/2011
Thinly veiled attacks as Turkey and France row over veil ban After an accusation by Turkey’s prime minister that France violates freedom of religion, a member of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly rejected… 13/04/2011
Iran’s ex-President Banisadr talks to euronews Dr Abolhassan Banisadr was one of the leading lights of the Islamic revolution in Iran and was close to the Ayatollah Khomeini. In 1980, a year after the… 14/02/2011
Profile: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Tahrir Square is the symbol of a divided nation. Events in Egypt live And, as the battle for Egypt rages, increasing attention is turning to what is seen… 04/02/2011
Blasts across Baghdad in Shi’ite muslim areasDozens of people have been killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Iraqi police say 28 people are dead and 800 were wounded in attacks in mainly Shi’ite… 17/02/2013
Number of dead rises in Pakistan bombingThe number of dead in Saturday’s bomb that ripped through a crowded market place in a Shi’ite Muslim area of Quetta in Pakistan has risen to at least 79 with… 17/02/2013
Muslim leaders urge Syria dialogueThree-way talks aimed at finding a solution to the Syria conflict have been held on the sidelines of a meeting of Muslim countries. The leaders of Egypt… 07/02/2013
Arab leaders focus on Syria at Islamic summitThe Syria issue dominated the first sessions of a two-day summit of Islamic nations in Cairo. Together the delegates of the 57-member organisation drafted a… 06/02/2013
Satirical French mag rethinks approach to IslamThe satirical French weekly magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has released a special edition about Islam that may trigger fresh protests. It is publishing a comic… 02/01/2013
Death sentences for seven over anti-Islam videoSeven Egyptian Christians have been sentenced to death in their absence by a court in Cairo, for taking part in an anti-Islam video that prompted violent… 28/11/2012
Pakistan blasphemy case against Christian girl dismissedA Pakistani court dismissed a blasphemy case against a Christian girl accused of burning pages of the Koran. The case against Rimsha Masih who is thought… 21/11/2012
Ethnic violence destroys whole villages in MyanmarA wave of ethnic violence in western Myanmar has devastated a whole region, burning villages and communities to the ground and leaving scores dead. Most of… 28/10/2012
Suicide bomber in deadly attack on Afghan mosqueThere has been a deadly attack on a mosque in northern Afghanistan. A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people as worshippers gathered for prayers marking… 26/10/2012
Muslim faithful gather at Arafat for HajPilgrims from around the world have been arriving at Mount Arafat near the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca for the Day of Arafat, part of the annual Haj. The… 25/10/2012
Security tight as Haj pilgrimage beginsAuthorities in Saudi Arabia have stepped up security for the annual Haj pilgrimage, which begins today. Officials are worried about possible protests as… 25/10/2012
Syrian UN mediator confident of holiday ceasefireThe international envoy to Syria says the government has agreed to a ceasefire during the Islamic holiay of Eid al-Adha, which begins on Friday. President… 24/10/2012
Muslims pray for peaceMillions of people have arrived in Mecca for the annual Islamic haj pilgrimage to the site. Haj is a religious duty for all Muslims, both Sunni and Shi-ite… 24/10/2012
Turkish musician faces Twitter blasphemy chargesProtesters in Istanbul are rallying in support of musician Fazil Say’s right to express himself. The leading Turkish pianist and composer is facing blasphemy… 18/10/2012
Circumcision in Germany stays legalThe German cabinet has approved a draft law that protects the right to circumsise young boys. The move is designed to end the uncertainty after a local… 10/10/2012
Mohammed film banned by Russian judgeA judge in Russia has banned the film that has sparked worldwide protests over its portrayal of the Prophet Mohammed. Judge Yevgeney Komissarov described “The… 02/10/2012
Buddhist villages ransacked by angry MuslimsMuslim protestors have attacked several Buddhist villages in Bangladesh after an image said to show a burnt Koran was posted on a social website. Homes and… 01/10/2012
Man linked to anti-Islam film jailed for probation violationThe man linked to an anti-Islam film, which has sparked riots across the Muslim world has been jailed. A federal judge ruled that Nakoula Basseley Nakoula… 28/09/2012
French minister warns Islamic extremistThe French Interior Minister has issued a stark warning to Islamic extremists and radicals as he attended the inauguration of the biggest mosque in the… 27/09/2012
Anti-Islam film protests in GreeceHundreds of Muslims took to the streets of Athens to protest against the so-called ‘anti-Islam’ film. Authorities considered blocking the route to the … 23/09/2012
Government-sanctioned Pakistan protests against ‘blasphemous’ filmA cinema in the northwestern city of Peshawar bore the brunt of protesters’ anger in Pakistan, as many tok to the streets in a day of government-sanctioned… 21/09/2012
France faces Muslim storm over cartoonsFrance has tightened security around the world wherever its nationals may face danger from Muslims outraged at blasphemous cartoons published in Paris. In… 21/09/2012
French embassies on alert over Prophet picturesFrench diplomatic missions remain on alert after a satirical weekly’s decision to publish pictures of the Prophet Muhammad. This week’s Charlie Hebdo is… 20/09/2012
France increases security at interests abroadThe French government has increased security at its official sites abroad after a Paris-based satirical magazine published obscene caricatures of the Prophet… 20/09/2012
French embassies shut over new Prophet Mohammad cartoonsFrance has closed its embassies in 20 countries after the publication of naked cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a satirical magazine. The decision by the… 19/09/2012
YouTube under fire over anti-Islam filmYouTube is coming under pressure from governments worldwide over the film said to insult Islam. Parent firm Google has already rejected a request from the… 19/09/2012
Pakistan declares national holiday for film protestsPakistan’s government has declared Friday a national holiday to allow protests against the anti-Islam film. The announcement came hours after hundreds of… 19/09/2012
France steps up security as new Prophet Mohammad cartoons are publishedFrance has sent riot police to guard the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after it published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. The… 19/09/2012
Palestinians rage against anti-Islam film as Pakistan blocks You TubeHundreds of Palestinians have clashed with Israeli border guards in yet more protests over an anti-Islam film. As the demonstrators approached the crossing… 19/09/2012
Egypt plans to sue backers of anti-Islam filmMuslims across the world on Tuesday continued their protests against the film deemed to be insulting to the Prophet Muhammad. Demonstrations were held in… 18/09/2012
Anti-film protests echo Salman Rushdie furoreThe deep anger that’s been felt across the Muslim world over the controversial anti-Islam film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ echoes similar demonstrations more than… 18/09/2012
World reactions to anti-Islam videoViolent clashes sparked by an American-made film which mocks the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, portraying him as a fool and a womaniser have continued around the… 18/09/2012
Anti-Islam film: Protests across the worldAnti-American clashes sparked by a US-made film which mocks the Prophet Muhammad continue across the Muslim world. In Indonesia hundreds of demonstrators… 17/09/2012
France to ban anti-US protests as film fallout spreadsFrance has moved to ban any further anti-US demonstrations sparked by the film that has caused deadly protests across the Muslim world and beyond. As many… 17/09/2012
Airstrike inflames anti-US feeling in AfghanistanIn Afghanistan a NATO airstrike that killed eight women and girls has added fuel to already widespread anti-American feeling. Villagers in the remote… 16/09/2012
Libya: Investigators hunt al-Qaeda suspectsInvestigators in Libya are trying to track al-Qaeda sympathisers, who are thought to be responsible for turning a demonstration over an anti-Islamic film into… 16/09/2012
Protester killed as violence hits the streets of TripoliOne protester has been killed and two others wounded in clashes with police on the streets of Tripoli. The fatality happened as demonstrators stormed a… 14/09/2012
World seeks maker of incendiary filmThe film nobody saw on its release yet gained a second life on the internet as a 13 minute trailer has now made its director one of the world’s most wanted… 13/09/2012
German foreign minister backs circumcisionGerman Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told a Jewish conference on Thursday that he supports the community’s right to carry out circumcision. “Religious… 13/09/2012
Anti-US film protests spread to YemenThe American embassy in Sana’a, Yemen is the latest outpost of Washington’s to come under attack from Islamic extremists outraged by a blasphemous film. At… 13/09/2012
Demonstrators storm US embassy in YemenHundreds of demonstrators stormed the U.S. embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Thursday. Security guards fired into the air to scare the protesters… 13/09/2012
Protests spread over Prophet Muhammad filmThe anti-Islam film which apparently led to the attack on the US embassy in Benghazi has sparked further protests across the Muslim world. Hundreds of… 12/09/2012
Circumcision unites German Jews and MuslimsA group of several hundred people, mainly Jews but also including Muslims and Christians, has demonstrated in Berlin for the right to circumcise. The rally… 09/09/2012
Blasphemy suspect flown to safety by Pakistani armyBlasphemy suspect Rimsha Masih has finally left prison in Pakistan. She was taken in an armoured car to Rawalpindi on Saturday, where she was evacuated by an… 08/09/2012
Girl held on blasphemy charges bailed in PakistanA Christian girl held on blasphemy charges has been bailed by a court in Islamabad. Rimsha, 14, was arrested three weeks ago after an angry mob accused her… 07/09/2012
Pakistani Muslim cleric arrested for framing girl in custody for blasphemyPolice in Pakistan have arrested a Muslim cleric over claims he framed a Christian girl who has been held for several weeks under controversial anti-blasphemy… 02/09/2012
Pakistani court orders handicapped girl to stay in jailA Pakistani court has ordered a mentally handicapped Christian girl – accused of defaming Islam – to spend another two weeks in custody. The young girl, who… 01/09/2012
Pakistan inquiry as disabled girl arrested for ‘blasphemy’President Zardari of Pakistan has asked the interior ministry to investigate after a Christian girl with reported mental disabilities was jailed for… 20/08/2012
Islamic world marks end of RamadanMillions of Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. The Saudi royal family… 19/08/2012
Anti-Islam protest goes ahead in GermanyMore than 100 officers from Berlin’s police force were put on alert for an anti-Islam march by the extreme-right group Pro Deutschland. Standing outside… 18/08/2012
Millions on the move as Ramadan ends, Eid beginsAs the Holy Month of Ramadan comes to an end, millions of Muslims are returning home from large cities to celebrate Eid al-fitr. Most countries expect to… 18/08/2012
Islamic summit suspends SyriaIn a move reflecting the growing isolation of the Syrian regime, Muslim leaders have formally suspended the country from their Organisation of Islamic… 16/08/2012
Islamic body agrees to suspend SyriaForeign ministers at a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation have backed a motion to suspend Syria. The move came ahead of Tuesday’s full … 14/08/2012
Russian sect kept children underground for yearsProsecutors in Russia have revealed details of a reclusive Islamic sect in Tartarstan that kept up to 27 children underground in dark unheated cells for… 09/08/2012
Merkel supports circumcision as a rightGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed the Muslim and Jewish communities’ right to carry out circumcision. Her spokesman said the operation carried out… 13/07/2012
German court bans ritual circumcisionGermany’s top Jewish leader has described a court ruling in Cologne that would make ritual circumcision for boys a criminal act as “outrageous”. Initially a… 27/06/2012
Turkish pianist to go on trial over Twitter commentsAn internationally-acclaimed Turkish pianist is to go on trial, accused of insulting Muslim religious values in comments posted on Twitter. Fazil Say is… 02/06/2012
Hamas leader: West will not accept results of ‘free and fair’ electionsA founding member of the islamist group Hamas has been speaking to euronews about Europe’s stance on its control of Gaza. The EU, Israel and the US do not… 14/05/2012
Koran hand out fearsIslamic fundamentalists will try to hand out Korans in 30 German cities today as part of a project to distribute 25 million copies of the holy book in… 14/04/2012
Conference for Muslims underway amid French scrutinyHundreds of Muslims began a four day Islamic congress in Paris on Friday, as fears grew of a religious backlash following the Toulouse killings. More than… 07/04/2012
French Muslims fear post-Toulouse repercussionsFrance’s five-million strong Islamic community fears it may be subject to repercussions after it emerged the main suspect in the killing of seven people –… 21/03/2012
