Islam
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Is Indonesia becoming a sharia state?
In Depth Jakarta set to pass extreme criminal code enforcing prison sentences for insulting president, sex outside marriage and black magic
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China ‘separates Muslim children from families’
Speed Read Internment camps and schools being built by authorities
By The Week Staff Published
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Home Office uses violent Bible verses to deny Christian asylum
Speed Read Refusal letter says the passages are ‘inconsistent’ with Iranian man’s claim to have converted to ‘peaceful’ religion
By The Week Staff Last updated
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‘Smug little minds’ lecturer Michael Blackburn quits
Speed Read Lincoln University academic triggered controversy with comments on female oppression, Islam and terrorism
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Tommy Robinson uses racial slurs and boasts about drug use in bizarre video
Speed Read Former EDL leader claims comments were ‘banter’ after proclaiming himself ‘King of the whole Islam race’ in leaked footage
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Swiss Muslim fined £178 for saying ‘Allahu akbar’
Speed Read Man says he was manhandled by armed police after using the phrase
By The Week Staff Published
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Asia Bibi: how blasphemy case divided Pakistan
In Depth Christian farm worker acquitted after eight years on death row for allegedly insulting Islam
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Five celebrities who converted to Islam
Speed Read Sinead O’Connor is the latest high-profile figure to become a Muslim
By The Week Staff Last updated
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What are the blasphemy laws and punishments around the world?
In Depth As Ireland votes on whether to remove blasphemy from the constitution, The Week looks at where it is still an offence
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China launches ‘spin campaign’ over internment of Uighur Muslims
In Depth Beijing sending ‘positive messages’ to foreign media in bid to quell concerns over mass incarceration camps in Xinjiang
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Man arrested for eating breakfast with woman in Saudi Arabia
Speed Read Egyptian hotel worker detained after ‘offensive’ video goes viral
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Did Manchester mosque imam really call for armed jihad?
Speed Read Police open probe into Mustafa Graf’s sermon at mosque attended by the Manchester Arena bomber
By The Week Staff Published
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Dutch far-right party to hold Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest
Speed Read Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party gets green light for competition from nation’s counterterrorism agency
By The Week Staff Published
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Is the Queen really a descendant of Prophet Mohammed?
In Depth Researchers claim Her Majesty’s lineage can be traced back to founder of Islam
By The Week Staff Last updated
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