Religious controversies
Jewish Headstones Overturned Amid Anti-Semitism Rise
Five tombstones were overturned in an historic Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn, the latest in a spate of apparently...
‘Algeria’s Orwell’ Urges Writers To Fight Fundamentalism
Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose novel "2084" depicted a dystopian state governed by religious law, says writers...
Muslim, Christian Clerics Say Don’t Link Islam To Terrorism
Leading Muslim and Christian clerics in the Middle East issued a statement Wednesday urging against linking Islam to...
Australian Arrested Over IS Missile-Design Plot
An Australian was charged Tuesday with helping the Islamic State group develop high-tech weapons, including long-range...
Kidnapped Ex-Nigerian Spy ‘survived On Cashew Nuts’
A former senior official at Nigeria's intelligence agency, the State Security Service, has been recalling his ordeal...
Five Dead In Quebec City Mosque Shooting
Five people were killed after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque's president...
Somalia’s Presidential Elections Postponed Again
The elections have been postponed to a later date Somalia’s presidential elections scheduled for November 30 have...
Sacked Recruits Free To Join ISIS, Boko Haram
The 501 army recruits who were dismissed by the Ghana Armed Forces in 2015 are free to decide wherever they want to go,...