Posts Tagged ‘prophet’
Millions of Muslims start annual hajj pilgrimage rites near Mecca, many praying for peace
Saturday, November 5th, 2011MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — Wearing white robes to symbolize purity and equality under God, millions of Muslims began their annual hajj pilgrimage Saturday by climbing a rocky desert hill outside Mecca. Vast crowds of pilgrims started at dawn to ascend the Mountain of Mercy at Arafat, 12 miles (19 kilometers) outside Mecca, where Islam’s Prophet Muhammad is said to have delivered his farewell sermon. Read full article > >
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Millions of Muslims start annual hajj pilgrimage rites near Mecca, many praying for peace
Mumbai accused ‘in Danish plot’
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011An alleged plot to attack a Danish newspaper that published controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad is outlined in a Chicago court.

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Mumbai accused ‘in Danish plot’
Danish cartoonist attacker guilty
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011A Somali who targeted a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad is convicted of attempted murder and terrorism.

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Danish cartoonist attacker guilty
Cartoonist ‘faced certain death’
Thursday, January 20th, 2011A Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad tells a court a man who broke into his home meant to kill him.

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Cartoonist ‘faced certain death’
Danes hold four ‘in cartoon plot’
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010Four men are arrested in Denmark for a suspected plot to attack a newspaper which published Prophet Muhammad cartoons, police say.

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Danes hold four ‘in cartoon plot’
SCOTT HORTON—Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Six Questions for Eric Metaxas
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010Eric Metaxas, whose best-selling biography of William Wilberforce, Amazing Grace, provided the framework for an important motion picture, is now out with a thick review of the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and theologian who played a key role in one of the attempts to kill Adolf Hitler. I put six questions to Metaxas about Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: . . .
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SCOTT HORTON—Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Six Questions for Eric Metaxas
Stockholm Hit by Blasts After E-Mail Warning
Sunday, December 12th, 2010An e-mail sent before the explosions appeared to link them to anger over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Stockholm Hit by Blasts After E-Mail Warning
Pakistan probe: Woman falsely accused
Monday, November 22nd, 2010A preliminary investigation shows that a Pakistani Christian woman has been falsely accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammed, a government official said Monday.
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2.5M Muslims Begin Pilgrimage
Sunday, November 14th, 2010On Sunday, almost 2.5 million Muslims will embark on the annual hajj pilgrimage to an encampment near the holy city of Mecca, retracing the Prophet Muhammad’s journey some 1,400 years ago. Over five days, the pilgrims, traveling by foot, public…
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Pakistani death sentence appeal
Friday, November 12th, 2010Relatives of a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad say they will appeal against her conviction.

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Pakistani death sentence appeal
Man pleads guilty in ‘South Park’ threat
Thursday, October 21st, 2010An American-born man accused of posting an online attack against the creators of the animated TV series “South Park” due to a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to providing material support to terrorists and other charges.
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Man pleads guilty in ‘South Park’ threat
Norway suspects ‘in cartoon plot’
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010Three men held in Norway are suspected of planning attacks avenging cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, police say.

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Merkel defends Danish cartoonist
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose drawings of the Prophet Muhammad caused outrage in 2006.

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