The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrives in Libya to discuss the case of Col Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam, indicted for crimes against humanity.

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ICC prosecutor arrives in Libya

The head of Egypt’s election commission says 10 presidential hopefuls, including the country’s ex-spy chief and key Islamists, have been disqualified from running.

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10 Egyptian Presidential Hopefuls Barred From Race

Although I would rather the Muslim community had been a bit more cautious before rushing to judge the Alawadi case as a hate crime, the reason so many Muslims and non-Muslims hastily attributed the murder to Islamophobia is that we all recognize that anti-Islamic rhetoric in America today is vociferous enough to lead to this kind of tragedy. Alawaidy’s murder followed at the heels of the tragic death of Trayvon Martin, and we began to question whether racial and religious stereotyping had gone too far.

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On Shaima Alawadi, Family Violence, and Hate Crimes

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Parliament unanimously demanded Thursday that the United States end its long campaign of drone strikes inside Pakistani territory, a vital component of the Obama administration’s strategy against al-Qaeda and other militant groups. Read full article > >

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Pakistan calls for end to U.S. drone attacks

A court in Egypt suspends the Islamist-dominated assembly appointed last month to draft the country’s new constitution.

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Egypt constitution panel halted

Aminul Islam, who was found murdered outside Dhaka last week, was a leader who had fought against low wages in the country’s garment industry.

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Bangladeshi Labor Organizer Is Found Killed

CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate said Sunday that he reluctantly stepped into the race to cement the political ascendancy of Egypt’s most historic Islamist group amid fears that the country’s ruling military chiefs could hijack the transition to democratic rule. Read full article > >

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Muslim Brotherhood candidate says he is running to cement the group’s rise in Egypt

Sheik Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, an ultraconservative Islamist at the front of Egypt’s presidential race, may not be able to run because his mother became an American citizen before she died.

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Mother’s U.S. Citizenship May Disqualify Egyptian Candidate

Crackdown on radical Islamists.

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France Arrests 10 Suspected Militants

The leader of an Islamist group whose members were targeted in a series of French police raids denies any contact with Toulouse gunman Mohammed Merah, lawyer Philippe Missamou said Saturday.

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Lawyer: French arrests misdirected

The passing of a bill in Turkey allowing parents to move their children into Islamic schools earlier prompts scuffles in parliament.

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Turkish MPs fight over school law

Nineteen people have been arrested in a series of police raids on suspected Islamists, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told French radio Friday morning.

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19 arrested in French police raids

Police in France arrest 19 Islamist suspects, including some in Toulouse where gunman Mohamed Merah operated.

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France arrests Islamist suspects

Islamist cleric Mullah Krekar is sentenced to five years in prison for making death threats against Norwegian officials and others.

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Norway jails Kurd cleric Krekar

A brother of Islamist gunman Mohamed Merah denies helping him mount his deadly attacks in Toulouse and Montauban, a police source says.

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Police quiz ‘proud’ Merah brother