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A member of Algeria's small Ahmadi community sits at a house in Tilpasi, west of Algiers, near a photo of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement, on June 30, 2017. (AFP Photo/Ryad Kramdi)
August 25, 2017, 8:05 am
Algeria’s Ahmadis, an ‘Israeli plot,’ forced to worship behind closed doors
Pacifist Muslim sect, which operates freely in Israel, is accused by Algerian government minister of working with Israel to destabilize country
By Amal Belalloufi
Yosef Salomon, 70, his daughter Chaya Salomon, 46, seen at a recent family celebration. They were stabbed to death on July 21, 2017 in a terrorist attack at Halamish. (Courtesy)
July 23, 2017, 2:48 pm
A time for Jewish rage
It's an ethical obligation to the Palestinians to insist that they reclaim their humanity before God
By Francis Nataf
Illustrative photo of a bride and groom holding hands at a Muslim wedding in Morocco. iStock photo/Getty images)
July 17, 2017, 4:36 am
Muslim woman writes Halal guide to ‘mind-blowing’ sex
Umm Muladhat, an alias, says her taboo-busting book's message is for women to enjoy and initiate physical contact
By TOI staff
Imam Johari Abdul-Malik (YouTube screenshot)
June 10, 2017, 9:59 am
Mosque leader quits after imam’s genital mutilation comment
Shaker Elsayed described the practice as a way to avoid 'hypersexuality' and 'the honorable thing to do if needed'
By Matthew Barakat
Illustration: Pakistani Muslims pray before breaking their fast on the start of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Peshawar on May 27, 2017. (AFP/Abdul Majeed)
June 1, 2017, 10:48 pm
4 Tunisians jailed for eating during Ramadan
Sentencing comes ahead of planned demonstration to defend rights of those who decline to fast
By AFP
Imam Hassan Qazwini. (CC BY-SA 3.0 Greg Peterson (YOOPERNEWSMAN/Wikimedia)
May 22, 2017, 8:11 am
New US Islamic institute prioritizes outreach, education
Shiite leader wants to build bridges through interfaith outreach, via preachers who understand American culture
By Jeff Karoub
US President Donald Trump (R) and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN)
May 21, 2017, 10:26 am
Trump meets with Arab leaders ahead of major Islam speech
Phrase 'radical Islamic terrorism' not in draft of address to Muslim leaders; text refrains from addressing human rights, democracy
By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace
Stephen Miller, White House senior adviser for policy, at a county sheriff listening session with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Feb. 7, 2017. (JTA/Andrew Harrer – Pool/Getty Images)
May 20, 2017, 4:56 am
Controversial WH adviser reportedly writing Trump’s speech on Islam
Stephen Miller has been called 'one of chief architects' of executive order banning citizens of 7 predominantly Muslim countries from entering US
By Josefin Dolsten
Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan (L) carries a large stone slab with Samaria Regional Council rabbi Elyakim Levanon at Joseph's tomb in Nablus on May 10, 2017. (Courtesy: Samaria Regional Council)
May 11, 2017, 10:00 pm
Activists given special entry to Joseph’s Tomb
Visitors clean site in West Bank city of Nablus ahead of annual commemoration expected to attract thousands
By Jacob Magid
UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova addresses the World Jewish Congress' 15th Plenary Assembly in New York on April 24, 2017. (Shahar Azran)
April 25, 2017, 12:01 am
UNESCO head calls Temple Mount ‘holiest place in Judaism’
In address to World Jewish Congress, Irina Bokova defends links of all three monotheistic religions to Jerusalem
By TOI staff
French bar owner Amar Salhi poses for a picture outside his bar in Sevran, northeast of Paris, April 13, 2017. (AFP/Adam PLOWRIGHT)
April 20, 2017, 10:27 am
How an ‘Islamic’ bar became a French election scandal
Footage showing hostility to women at Jockey Club in Sevan has come to symbolize threat of Muslim culture to society
By Adam PLOWRIGHT
British DJ DAX J, being sought by Tunisian authorities on suspicion of ‘offending public morality‘ for mixing the Muslim call to prayer into a nightclub music set. (YouTube screenshot)
April 7, 2017, 6:41 pm
DJ who used Muslim call to prayer in remix sentenced to year in jail
British DJ Dax convicted by Tunisian court in absentia for ‘offending public morality' by putting muezzin call in his mix
By TOI staff
British DJ DAX J, being sought by Tunisian authorities on suspicion of ‘offending public morality‘ for mixing the Muslim call to prayer into a nightclub music set. (YouTube screenshot)
April 5, 2017, 12:12 am
DJ to be charged in Tunisia for Muslim prayer remix
British DJ faces six months jail if convicted of ‘offending public morality‘ for use of Muslim call to prayer in nightclub set
By AFP
An Iranian couple walk in a park in the capital Tehran on March 14, 2017. (AFP/ATTA KENARE)
March 19, 2017, 6:33 am
Iranian pre-nups land thousands of men behind bars
With families demanding grooms pay traditional gold coins after divorce, and those failing to come up with ever-increasing sum thrown in jail, reformers say system must change
By Eric RANDOLPH and Ali Noorani
March 18, 2017, 12:44 pm
Can you be religious and unethical?
It is vital to embrace the notion that none of the religious traditions of the world is absolutely perfect
By Shmuly Yanklowitz
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