By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, Morocco, May 19, 2013 The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) condemns in the “utmost firmness the racist acts” which targeted, for the fourth time since 2012, the mosque of Limoges in the center of France Saturday, May 18, 2013. Around 4: 40 am, the manager of the mosque found the front doors of the mosque of Limoges profaned with a red liquid resembling ...

By Alison Lake Washington, May 08, 2013 Islam is to violent Islam as Christianity is to white supremacy, the Klu Klux Klan, and countless other misuses of religion for violent purposes. Penalizing or judging all Muslims for violence of self-proclaimed jihadists like the Tsarnaev brothers in Boston is like blaming all Christians for the Spanish Inquisition and for Protestant persecution of Catholics in medie ...

BERLIN, April 04, 2013 (AFP) Bare-breasted activists staged rallies in front of mosques and Tunisian embassies across Europe Thursday against what they called an Islamist crackdown on Arab women's rights. Protesters from the Ukrainian women's power group Femen held "International Topless Jihad Day" in capitals such as Berlin, Kiev and Paris and painted their torsos with slogans including "Bare breasts again ...

By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, Morocco, April 2, 2013 In a tolerance-laden move to put "love thy neighbor" into practice, St. John's Episcopal Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, warmly invited Muslims to use some corners of the building for their daily five prayers. The church took the initiative, particularly owing to the over-crowdedness of the neighboring mosque. "One day when I was walking p ...

 CAIRO, March 25, 2013 (AFP) A warning from President Mohamed Morsi that political figures could be sanctioned if found to have stirred up unrest in Egypt drew the ire of the opposition and newspapers on Monday. "If investigations prove that certain political figures are implicated, the necessary measures will be taken against them, whatever their status," Morsi said on his Twitter account on Sunday, also c ...

by Haitham El-Tabei CAIRO, March 22, 2013 (AFP) Opposition protesters clashed with Islamists near the headquarters of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood in the capital on Friday, injuring more than 120 people, state news agency MENA reported. The violence erupted after activists marched to the building guarded by police and Brotherhood members. More than 120 people were hurt as the two sides pelted each othe ...

Wednesday 21,2013 By Siham Ali Educating the population against extremist trends is a job that falls chiefly on the shoulders of politicians and religious leaders. For many Moroccans, it is time for action. Politicians need to encourage young people to embrace a culture of democracy and acceptance of differences, political analyst Salaheddine Mesmoudi said. "Although political parties do not have much credi ...

by Haitham El-Tabei CAIRO, Feb 13, 2013 (AFP) Senior Muslim clerics in Egypt believe Pope Benedict XVI's abrupt resignation could reopen the way for dialogue with the Catholic Church, severed after Benedict's controversial 2006 remarks on the Muslim prophet. But improved ties between the Church and Al-Azhar, the premier seat of Sunni Muslim learning, would depend on the next pope's approach to the Muslim wo ...

CAIRO, Feb 11, 2013 (AFP) Egypt's state prosecutor on Monday ordered an Islamic cleric to be brought in for questioning on suspicion that he called for the murder of opposition leaders, a judicial source said. The cleric, Mahmud Shaaban, sparked a backlash from opposition leaders and the Islamist government itself after he said the opposition activists deserved to be executed in line with Islamic law. His c ...

CAIRO, Feb 11, 2013 (AFP) Shawqi Ibrahim Abdel Karim was elected on Monday to take over as Egypt's next mufti, the government's top interpreter of  Islamic law, the highest Sunni Muslim institute in Islam announced. President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood is to formally ratify the vote by senior Muslim clerics to replace outgoing Mufti Ali Gomaa. "One candidate has been nominated, Dr Shawqi Abdel ...

 CAIRO, Feb 7, 2013 (AFP) Egypt's interior minister on Thursday ordered extra security around opposition leaders Mohamed ElBaradei and Hamdeen Sabbahi after a religious edict calling for their deaths, a ministry spokesman said. Mohammed Ibrahim issued the order to boost protection around the homes of leading dissident and former UN nuclear watchdog chief ElBaradei as well as former presidential candidate Sa ...

By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, Morocco, February 4, 2013 By Resorting to YouTube videos, hard-liners verbally attacked people who walk at the Tower Hamlets area of London. In response to this extremist ‘Muslim Patrol’, the mainstream Muslim community instantly deigned the attacks. Although small, this group of extremists has caused a scandal by targeting drinkers, gays and women who dress r ...