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Thousands of Islamists have rallied in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, urging Muslim countries to cut diplomatic ties with New Delhi over remarks by two officials from India's ruling party that were derogatory to the Prophet Muhammad

The ready set of templates India has used to push back the West has been blunted in the West Asian backlash

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The Taliban have detained a popular Afghan fashion model and three of his colleagues, accusing them of disrespecting Islam and the Quran, the Muslim holy book

Thomas Partey has decided to change his name following his decision to convert to Islam

After the diplomatic hue and cry following a BJP spokesperson's comments on the Prophet during a news debate, India's information commissioner has come up with a novel plan on where India should go from here.

On October 5, 1988, when India became the first country to ban the import of Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses, some commentators chose to take a potshot at former diplomat and politician Syed Shahabuddin. They ranked him as the world’s most influential literary critic, their point being that his…

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has taken on the name Yakubu as part of his conversion to Islam - but will still be referred to as Partey when he plays for the Gunners and will continue to wear Thomas on his shirt.

The subtitle to the controversial film The Lady of Heaven is “the untold story” and it looks as though it’s going to remain untold, at least in Britain, now that Cineworld has pulled the film out of concern for the safety of its staff. The latest outbreak of censorship is…

‘We have a right not to be insulted,’ demonstrator claims as Cineworld fears for workers’ safety

Police in northern India arrested a youth leader from the Hindu nationalist ruling party for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about the Prophet Mohammad led to a diplomatic furore, officials said on Wednesday.