A prestigious Indonesian Islamic theologian is traveling to Europe to promote the country's tolerant, pluralist interpretation of Islam and counter the violent ideology of radical extremists. The tour is organized by groups that promote pluralism and...
The prayers from a Sunni mosque carry through the streets of this Baghdad neighborhood ... competing with or, perhaps, complementing the prayers from a Shi'ite mosque nearby. Above both comes the heavy beat of military helicopters, patrolling the cit...
African Union Official Hopes for a More Peaceful and Democratic Continent in 2010 The U.S. human rights monitoring group Freedom House says Africa ranks as the bleakest region in a bleak year in terms of political rights and civil liberties in 2009....
For the second time in three days, police in Mauritania have used clubs and tear gas to disperse demonstrators calling for the re-instatement of the country's president, who was deposed in a military coup d'etat. The crackdown has heightened tension...