Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of a prominent Pakistani cleric who was killed in a knife attack at his home in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. Continue reading →

A seventh-century Buddha statue that was severely damaged by Taliban insurgents in 2007 has been restored to near-original condition. Continue reading →

An al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in Mali has claimed responsibility for an attack on French troops in the northern town of Gao on Sunday. Continue reading →

A suspected Islamist radical who once served as Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard, was detained in Germany on Monday, police said. Continue reading →

Movie theaters will not be segregated by gender like most other public places in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom Continue reading →

The charities are considered to be fronts for terrorist groups, according to the U.S. and India. Continue reading →

The Pakistani government has blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and ordered private news channels off the air, as Islamist protests that began in the capital Islamabad began to spill into other parts of the country.  Continue reading →

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, although the Islamist al Shabaab group has carried out regular attacks. Continue reading →

Similar programs emerged after 9/11, when many Muslims felt the need to engage with their fellow Americans to dispel negative perceptions of their faith. Continue reading →

Boko Haram extremists have claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing of a procession of hundreds of Shiite Muslims in Nigeria. Continue reading →