Religious leaders in Australia issued a message of love and support for their Muslim counterparts in an attempt to counter divisiveness in the country.
ISIL released a video that shows the beheading of American journalist James Foley, calling it the result of the United States’ ongoing military operations in Iraq.
While Muslim leaders condemn the barbarism displayed by ISIL, describing it as “un-Islamic,” Egypt says it wants to handle extremists and atheists in the same manner.
Earlier this month, Israeli police stopped more than 200 conservative protesters from wrecking the wedding ceremony of a Muslim man and a Jewish woman.
ISIL recently released a video in which dozens of abducted Yazidis can be seen converting to Islam. Before the release, ISIL was seeking converts amidst the Ferguson protesters.
The Commission for the Promotion and Prevention of Vice in Saudi Arabia orders the interior ministry to arrest several individuals on grounds of atheism and apostasy.
Ateizm Dernegi filed a lawsuit against Islamic scholar Nihat Hatipoglu saying he had infringed upon the rights of atheists by blaming them for revering Satan.