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Clashing Perspectives Mark 'Draw Mohammad Day'

By David KnowlesMay 20th 2010 – 9:04PM

(May 20) -- From professional cartoonists to American Muslims, foreign governments to average Facebook users, it seems everyone has something to say about the spontaneous online event known as "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day." The event has its roots in a decision last month by Comedy Central, which had received...

Creators Out, But Muhammad Drawing Protest Is On

By David MoyeApr 27th 2010 – 12:35PM
Molly Norris

Molly Norris

(April 27) -- An event calling on North Americans to draw the Islamic prophet Muhammad is not only drawing controversy, it's also drawing in participants -- even as the organizers drop out of the picture. After hearing about the threats made against "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker by Muslim activists for...

12-Year-Old Saudi Girl Wins Divorce From Husband, 80

By David KnowlesApr 22nd 2010 – 2:45PM

(April 22) -- In a case that could spur the kingdom of Saudi Arabia to set minimum age limits for marriage, a girl who was wed at age 11 to an 80-year-old man has been granted a divorce. In exchange for a dowry of about $22,000, the girl, now 12, was forced to marry her father's cousin last year. After the girl protested...

'South Park' Episode Censored After Threat

By Dana ChivvisApr 21st 2010 – 6:27PM
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Comedy Central

NEW YORK (April 22) -- After a radical Islamic group issued a thinly veiled threat against the creators of "South Park," the network aired an episode with references to and depictions of the Prophet Muhammad blocked out. A note on the show's website said Comedy Central had inserted "numerous additional audio bleeps...

Jihad Jane: The Irish Connection

By Theunis BatesMar 10th 2010 – 2:47PM
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AFP / Getty Images

LONDON (March 10) -- Seven Muslims, including an American woman, were arrested in Ireland on Tuesday for allegedly plotting with Pennsylvania housewife Colleen LaRose (aka Jihad Jane) to kill a Swedish cartoonist who sketched the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. Police said the four men and three women were...

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Pakistan to Twitter: 'Yes We Ban!'

May 29th 2012 - 10:38AM

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and conveniences, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

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Geert Wilders, Marked For Death: A Muslim's Response

By Qasim Rashid May 23rd 2012 - 05:33PM

Expelled from Britain, banned from Indonesia, denounced by the UN Secretary General ...

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Pakistan Blocked Twitter Access on Everybody Draw Mohammed Day

By Graeme McMillan May 21st 2012 - 05:17PM

May 20 was the third annual Everybody Draw Mohammed Day , the event in which artists depict the Prophet Mohammed in cartoon form to protest censorship and extremist threats (The event was created by cartoonist Molly Norris in 2010 in response to the death threats received by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone...

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Ali A. Rizvi: Misogyny in the Middle East: The Real Elephant in the Room

By Ali A. Rizvi May 01st 2012 - 04:47PM

A swarm of criticism has been leveled against Mona Eltahawy's recent Foreign Policy cover story on the state of women in the Arab world.

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Man's Tweets About Muhammad End In Arrest

By Ileana Llorens Mar 28th 2012 - 03:38PM

A man was arrested in Kuwait Tuesday for allegedly Tweeting negative remarks regarding the Prophet Muhammad.

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