Brandeis University withdraws degree offered to Ali after pressure from religious groups.
In an interview given to UNICEF, Laila, who was married at 13 years of age, speaks out against the horror of child marriage.
Allegations are traded about pro-al Qaeda sentiment and an anti-Islam witch hunt as the controversy about an Islamist plot to gain control of schools builds.
Saudi Arabia has passed a set of laws criminalising atheism, dissent, and activism of any kind
Sawan Masih was sentenced to death on March 27 for blasphemy after being accused of using derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad.
Lawmakers in Tunisia accepted Islam as their state religion but rejected amendments of the Koran serving as the primary source of law.
Human rights and protection under law remains precarious in most Asian and African nations, as well as Western nations.
Fusilier Lee Rigby's killer “loves” Al-Qaeda, describes killing as a “military operation.”
Three radical vigilantes patrolling “Muslim areas” wanted to implement Sharia law and were associated with Islamist preacher Anjem Choudhary.
In a reversal of freedom in Afghanistan, Islamic law and the Qur'an have been cited as reasons to return Taliban-era punishment.
