The Latest Breaking News from Islam

The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s.

Some short excerpts from yesterday's long opinion in State v. Darraji (Wash. App.), written by Judge Tracy Staab and joined… The post Washington Court Holds (2-1) Prosecutors Didn't Improperly "Play[] into Religious or Cultural Prejudices" in Trial of Iraqi Immigrant Husband for Murdering Wife appeared first on Reason.com.

A government report on the Muslim Brotherhood in France will be presented at a Defence Council meeting – chaired by President Emmanuel Macron – on Wednesday. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the report warns of “a very clear threat” to the country.

Concern grows over religious hardliners exploiting fragile law and order situation to curtail women’s rights

Islamophobia is rampant in France. Official denial, even of the word itself, is driving the hatred, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The massacre by government forces and pro-government militias led to reprisal killings by Islamist fighters, according to the NGO.

Reform’s success at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in recent local elections has triggered speculation that it is on course for significantly more representation in parliament at the next general election.

From Hilsenrath v. School District of the Chathams, decided yesterday by the Third Circuit (Judge Thomas Hardiman, joined by Judge… The post Third Circuit: No Establishment Clause Violation in School Lessons on Islam appeared first on Reason.com.

Pope Francis’ pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought more active engagement with Muslims, particularly in the Middle East.

Turkish president at odds with thousands of Turkish Cypriots who object to his attempts to undermine their secular way of life

Several thousand demonstrators gathered in the northern half of the ethnically divided capital of Nicosia to protest against what they say is an attempt by Turkey to erode their secular roots and strengthen the hold of political Islam over their society.