This month, 10 employees of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly, and two police officers were murdered by a band of masked gunmen who shouted "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," as they opened ...

Many Muslims upset by the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad published in Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical newspaper, argue that the issue is not about free speech but about the insult to a ...

"Prophet Muhammad Preaching" (c. late 16th century), Folio from a Maqtal-i Al-i Rasul of Lami'i Chelebi. The text to which this detached page once belonged, entitled "The Murder of the House of the ...

French officials are still trying to determine what caused gunmen to attack a satirical magazine in Paris, killing 12 people. But, according to French media, the gunmen yelled, “We have avenged the ...

Over at On Faith, American-Iranian Muslim Omid Safi points out that the idea that Islam forbids depicting the prophet Mohammed is wrong. That is actually not the case, and marks yet another example of ...

A former art instructor who showed images of the Prophet Muhammad in class has sued Hamline University, saying administrators defamed her and reneged on an offer to teach in the spring semester.

The Asia Society said the two images should not have been blurred, though it recognizes the need to display them in context since many Muslims object to depictions of Muhammad as sacrilegious. By ...

Download the MP3 audio version of this story here, or sign up for The Explainer’s free daily podcast on iTunes. Outrage over a series of Danish cartoons that depict the Prophet Mohammed continues to ...

(RNS7-SEP06) Officials of the Slidell City Court in Louisiana have erected more than a dozen pictures of historical lawgivers, including Islam's Prophet Muhammad, alongside a portrait of Jesus. The ...

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