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Protesters in New York City hold posters to express their opinions about the proposed Islamic Center to be built near the site of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, 22 Aug 2010 Opponents of the proposed Islamic center near the site of the 2001 te
Palestinian fishermen prepare their boat ahead of the expected arrival of a flotilla of hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists trying to sail into the Gaza Strip, in Gaza city, 28 May 2010 A confrontation is looming between the Israeli navy and intern
President Obama says an al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen was apparently behind the failed attempt to blow up a jetliner bounded for Detroit last week. Mr. Obama said today he thinks about the nation's security every moment of every day. NPR's Renita Jablo
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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 June 2007 The foreign affairs secretary for Somalia's ousted Islamic Courts Union has confirmed to VOA that he has received an invitation from the country's western-backed transitional government to attend peace talks next mo
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 March 2007 Judges sentenced Islamic militant Hasanuddin to 20 years in prison for masterminding the grisly beheadings of the three teenage Christian schoolgirls three years ago, buying the machetes used to kill them
On Sunday, the remote pirate stronghold of Hobyo in the Galmudug region of central Somalia fell to Islamist militants. The growing strength of Islamist groups in the coastal area may be tied to local anger over piracy and deepening poverty. A pirate
Photo: AP Security guards man a gate outside the bombed Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 Jul 2009 The United States Embassy in Jakarta has warned Americans that an attack may occur on the resort island of Bali on New Year's Eve. According
The political opposition in Iran says hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri. The dissident cleric, who died Sunday at the age of 87, had been a spiritual guide for opponents of the governm
Ahmadiyah woman followers walk outside An-Nur Mosque after prayers at Manislor village in Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia, 30 Jul 2010. The minority Islamic sect told followers Friday to prepare for war after rock-throwing mobs attacked one of their m
Government aims to create finance hub for nearly one billion Muslims in Asia-Pacific region Phil Mercer | Sydney 15 February 2010 Islamic finance is already a growth industry in Malaysia. A passenger waits for bus in front of a Malaysian Islamic Bank
The Committee to Protect Journalists lists 25 journalists from around the world who were murdered this year because of their work. And countless others face threats, prison time and harassment. Each year, the U.S.-based Committee honors journalists w
The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, is attending the 39th Pacific Islands Forum. This year, it is being held on Nuie, a small Pacific island with a population of only about 1,500 people. The annual forum started in 1971 and there are now 16 member count
By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 June 2007 The biggest exhibition of Islamic art seen in Australia has opened in Sydney. It features 350 rare works from the renowned Khalili Collection. The Arts Of Islam features Korans and prayer rugs as well as secular obj
China announces geographic codes for Diaoyu Islands The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Saturday released a string of geographic coordinates of the Diaoyu Island and some of its affiliated islets, in a new move to affirm China's sovereignty. Th
China Protests Japan Buying Diaoyu Islands China's Foreign Ministry has lodged a strong protest against Japan's decision to buy part of China's Diaoyu Islands. Media reports claim that the Japanese government agreed a deal on Monday with the islands'
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 01 August 2006 The rise of hardliners in Somalia's Islamist group is fueling regional and western concerns that a Taleban-style regime will be established and the country will become a breeding ground for terrorists. The grou
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 15 January 2007 Many residents of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, say they fear deploying foreign peacekeepers to re-establish security there after the fall of the country's Islamist movement may cause more instability, not les
Said Ali al-Shihri, deputy chief of al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen in a 2009 file photo taken from undated video posted on a militant-leaning Web site, and provided by the SITE Intelligence Group A Yemen-based al-Qaida group is calling for regional coo
Judith Latham 05 February 2010 Since 2001, Islamic radicalism has been largely associated with the Arab world and South Asia. But in the past few years, some analysts have raised concerns about radical and militant groups in the five Central Asian st