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Quran-Burning Pastor Stirs Up Dearborn

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2011 Pastor Terry Jones, whose supervision of a Quran burning touched off deadly riots in Afghanistan early this month, has set his sights on a mosque in Dearborn, Mich. A judge has barred Jones from the mosque's property, and he now plans to protest in front of it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republicans and Planned Parenthood

Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant Mar 18, 2011 Dig deeper

Oklahoma Not OK With Shariah Law

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2010 Some people in Oklahoma are either able to predict the future or they're just anti-Muslim bigots. A measure on the ballot next week in the state will ask voters whether they want to pass, no joke, a constitutional amendment outlawing Shariah, or Islamic law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Newt Gingrich Is the Joe McCarthy of Muslim Bashing

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 21, 2010 Boy, one thing I really hate is when American judges try to impose harsh Islamic sharia law. You know, with all those grisly lashings, stonings and beheadings. What's that you say? No such thing is happening, and you wonder where I got such a crazy idea? Why, Newt Gingrich told me. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Showdown at Pakistan’s Red Mosque

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2007 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has intervened to defuse the explosive standoff at Islamabad's Red Mosque, which has resulted in at least 19 deaths over the last three days. The BBC reports that the mosque's religious leader, Maulana Abdul Aziz, was captured Wednesday after he tried to leave the scene shrouded in a burka. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Shootout at Islamabad’s ‘Red Mosque’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2007 A clash between Pakistani police and students associated with the Lal Masjid ("Red Mosque") in Islamabad resulted in nine deaths Tuesday, and 140 were reported wounded, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghan Could Get Death for Becoming a Christian

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 He converted to Christianity 16 years ago as an aid worker in Pakistan, an offense punishable by death under Sharia law. (Above: A judge holds the accused's Bible.) If you're shaking your head over this resurgence of religious fundamentalism, check out this earlier story on the Taliban's return to Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )