The Nigerian army reportedly stopped 278 Muslim pilgrims, who were headed for the Umrah pilgrimage, from boarding a plane that was scheduled to take off from Maiduguri.
At the start of the holy month of Ramadan, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia condemned religious extremists, saying he would not allow a handful of radicals to terrify Muslims.
Georgia May Jagger, daughter of Mick Jagger, has outraged a group of fanatic Muslims after making an appearance in a saucy perfume ad for Just Cavalli.
Saudi authorities warned it would oust non-Muslim foreigners who smoke, drink or eat in public a few days before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan was expected to begin.
A Christian therapist who works for the National Health Service was disciplined and banned from discussing her faith at the workplace after she allegedly bullied a Muslim colleague.
Thousands of LGBT rights activists and supporters participated in the sixth yearly Pink Dot rally in Singapore despite religious leaders and radical groups protesting against the festivity in the island nation.
Since a startling video of an aspiring medical student encouraging fellow British Muslims to travel to Iraq and Syria to fight for ISIL was released, Muslim parents in Cardiff are fearful of their children being radicalized.
Maronite patriarch Beshara Rai urged Muslims and Christians to cooperate and work towards a tolerant, pluralistic society in Lebanon but he conveniently left out atheists from the equation.