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Topic: Prophet Muhammad

August 5, 2013
10:23 am

Muslims praying near the Dome of the Rock on Sunday night. (photo credit: Sliman Khader/Flash90)

Teenager dies after falling into Temple Mount dig

Palestinian killed as holy site sees large crowds for Muslim holiday; police do not suspect foul play

By Times of Israel staff

August 3, 2013
4:23 pm

A view of Amman, with the Jordanian flag flying high over the city (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich/Times of Israel)

When Ramadan settles over the hills of Amman

During the month-long cycle of fasting and then breaking that fast, the Jordanian capital transforms from quiet solemnity by day to nonstop revelry by night

By Michal Shmulovich

July 19, 2013
1:18 pm

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, arrives to participate in a press conference with Iraqi Vice President Khudier al-Khuzaie, not shown, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 18, 2013. Iran's outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has landed in Iraq on his second visit as head of government, highlighting the growing ties between the two Shi'ite-led neighbors. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)

Ahmadinejad visits Iraq on pilgrimage

Outgoing Iranian president visits holy Shi’ite city of Najaf amid tight security before heading for shrine in Karbala

July 15, 2013
12:54 pm

In this Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 file photo, Mohammed Badie speaks during a press conference at the group's parliamentary office in Cairo, Egypt. (photo credit: AP)

‘Brotherhood chief suspends Ramadan fast’

Tweets purported to be from Mohammed Badie say fight for control of Egypt will be waged later this month

By Elhanan Miller

July 2, 2013
6:02 am

Kuwaiti MP Hammad al-Dosari (image capture: MEMRI)

Kuwaiti legislator says he ‘loves’ Israel for helping keep his country safe

In rare pro-Israel comments, two MPs defend trade with Jewish state, cite the Prophet Muhammad’s dealings with Jews

By Times of Israel staff

June 10, 2013
8:18 am

Jabhat al-Nusra fighters bearing arms and the group's flag after an attack on a Syrian army convoy in March. (photo credit: image capture/YouTube)

Islamists said to execute 15-year-old Syrian boy for heresy

From the web Reuters: Aleppo teen shot after he was overheard making comments against the Prophet Muhammad

May 18, 2013
5:06 pm

The mother of 24-year-old school teacher Dimyana Abdel-Nour, who is accused of insulting Islam while teaching fourth graders history of religions, talks about her daughter in her home in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor, Egypt, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Ibrahim Zayed)

Egyptians face growing threat of blasphemy charges

Copts, Christians of the Nile Valley, increasingly targeted since Cairo criminalized religious slander in December

March 13, 2013
7:46 pm

Germany bans three Islamic groups

Police raid 22 apartments and a meeting room belonging to al-Nusra, DawaFFM and Islamic Audios

March 12, 2013
6:15 pm

The Dome of the Rock, March 1, 2013 (Photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

On the Temple Mount, a battle brews over Jewish prayer

Religious Jews are paying more attention to the sacred enclosure in Jerusalem’s Old City. The effects could be dramatic

By Matti Friedman

February 13, 2013
5:02 am

Border Police officers recorded chanting ‘Muhammad is dead’

From the web Ynet: Cop sentenced to 35 days in prison for uttering racist epithets while on duty in Jerusalem

February 9, 2013
2:58 pm

'Innocence of Muslims' on YouTube. (screen capture)

Cairo court orders YouTube banned for a month

Egypt blocks video-sharing website for 30 days for showing parts of controversial amateur film denigrating Muhammad

January 29, 2013
6:43 pm

Egypt's outgoing Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa (photo credit: public domain via Wikimedia Commons)

Egypt’s grand mufti affirms death sentences for filmmakers

Verdict handed down in absentia for Copts living in the United States who produced the anti-Islam film ‘Innocence of Muslims’

By Times of Israel staff and AP

January 4, 2013
5:30 am

Publishing director of the satyric weekly Charlie Hebdo, Charb, displays the front page of the newspaper as he poses for photographers in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (photo credit: AP/MIchel Euler)

Charlie Hebdo publishes ‘Halal’ Prophet Muhammad comic book biography

From the web Huffington Post: Despite previously being firebombed, French satirical magazine releases comic book biography of the Prophet Muhammad

November 30, 2012
5:26 pm

Egyptian protesters chant anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans as they attend a rally in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 30 (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)

Protests erupt across Egypt after Islamist-led assembly passes new constitution; Morsi may call a referendum Saturday

Cleric compares president to Prophet Muhammad, much to the displeasure of Morsi and worshippers

By Aya Batrawy and MAGGIE MICHAEL

November 28, 2012
11:02 pm

This September 27, 2012, file courtroom sketch shows Mark Basseley Youssef (right), talking with his attorney Steve Seiden in a hearing at the US District Court in Los Angeles (photo credit: AP Photo/Mona Shafer Edwards)

Egypt court sentences 8 to death over prophet film

With defendents absent, trial over ‘Innocence of Muslims’ is largely seen as symbolic

By Sarah El Deeb

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