South Asia
Pakistan upholds death in blasphemy killing
Pakistan's Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of a former police guard for killing politician Salmaan Taseer over his support for a woman convicted of blasphemy.
Tag: struggle within Islam
North Africa
Jihadist militant sent to ICC in Timbuktu attacks
An Ansar Dine militant was turned over to the International Criminal Court, accused of destruction of religious monuments and other war crimes committed in Timbuktu.
North Africa
ISIS complains about jihadist rivals in Libya
The latest edition of the English-language ISIS magazine Dabiq includes a tirade against Qaeda-aligned forces in Libya, amid an internecine war of jihadist factions.
Iraq
Kurdish diva wages culture war on ISIS
Kurdish-American pop singer Helly Luv is facing death threats from ISIS after travelling to the frontline in northern Iraq to produce a music video cheering on the Peshmerga.
Iran
Iran: hundreds flogged for Ramadan
At least 500 people have been arrested and the majority sentenced to flogging in Shiraz, Iran, for failing to observe the daytime fast during the holy month of Ramadan.
South Asia
Bangladesh upholds death sentence for Islamist
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the death sentence of Islamist opposition leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for crimes committed during the 1971 War of Liberation.
North Africa
ISIS in Libya: now a three-sided war
Both the Islamist-led Libyan Dawn coalition that controls Tripoli and the more secular "official" government now exiled to Tobruk are battling ISIS forces in Libya.
Greater Middle East
Saudi Court upholds lashing for blogger
A Saudi court upheld the sentence of 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for pro-secular blogger Raif Badawi for "insulting Islam through electronic channels."
Iran
Iran: artist gets 12 years for political cartoon
Iranian artist Atena Farghadani was sentenced to 12 years for a cartoon that satirized parliamentarians who voted for a law that restricts women's access to contraception.
Afghanistan
Pakistan: women disenfranchised, persecuted
In a deal with village elders, women are being denied the vote in northwest Pakistan's local elections—as clerics call for military action against "immodest" dress.
Greater Middle East
Syria: Nusra Front announces drive on Damascus
Islamist rebels led by al-Qaeda affiliate Nusra Front have seized new territory in northwestern Syria, and issued a pledge to take Damascus and topple the regime.
North America
Christian terror plot on Catskill Muslims
A Sufi cleric who is a vocal critic of fundamentalist Islam is targeted by a fundamentalist Christian preacher who sought to massacre the Sufi's community in upstate New York.