Posts Tagged ‘prophet’

Blogger Flees Twitter Fatwa

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

After tweeting about Prophet Muhammad.

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Blogger Flees Twitter Fatwa

Millions of Muslims start annual hajj pilgrimage rites near Mecca, many praying for peace

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

MOUNT 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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Mumbai accused ‘in Danish plot’

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

An 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, 2011

A 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, 2011

A 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, 2010

Four 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, 2010

Eric 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, 2010

An 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, 2010

A 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, 2010

On 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, 2010

Relatives 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, 2010

An 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, 2010

Three 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, 2010

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

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Merkel defends Danish cartoonist